Ohio University-Main Campus is a public four-year institution based in Athens, Ohio. The campus sits in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 26,323, made up of 20,444 undergraduates and 5,879 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Ohio University-Main Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 266 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Psychology, General, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 7,864 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 44 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
26,323
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
7,864
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
266
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 266
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
4,278
Associate degrees
144
Master's degrees
1,756
Doctoral degrees (research)
122
Professional doctorates
329
Certificates under 1 year
844
Postbaccalaureate certificates
391
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
26,323
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,444
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,879
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
29,927
Undergraduates, 2024-25
22,867
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,060
Full-time, 2024-25
70%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
63%
Men
37%
White
77%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
44
Programs with a fully online option
38
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mid-American Conference
President
Dr. Lori Stewart Gonzalez
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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