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Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ironton, Ohio Public 4-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Located in Ironton, Ohio, Ohio University-Southern Campus is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 1,716 students in fall 2024. It is part of Ohio University.

Ohio University-Southern Campus offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 154 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Social Work, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 69 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,716
Students enrolled
54%
First-year retention
69
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
154
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 154

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 11
Education 10
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 4
Business, Management and Marketing 18
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 7
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Communications Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 5
History 1
Psychology 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9
Communication and Journalism 6
Engineering 10
Engineering Technologies 2
English Language and Literature 4
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Physical Sciences 6
Social Sciences 6
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Visual and Performing Arts 20

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
54%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
34
Associate degrees
35

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,716
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,716
Full-time, fall 2024
20%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,502
Full-time, 2024-25
12%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
68%
Men
32%
White
84%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
59%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Ohio University
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Dean of Campus and Community Relations
Deborah Marinski
Services and opportunities
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

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