Ottawa, Kansas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Ottawa University-Ottawa is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Ottawa, Kansas. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 999 students in fall 2024, including 870 undergraduates and 129 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is American Baptist.
Ottawa University-Ottawa offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Applied Psychology, Business Administration and Management, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 232 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
999
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
232
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 49
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
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
192
Master's degrees
40
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
999
Undergraduates, fall 2024
870
Graduate students, fall 2024
129
Full-time, fall 2024
93%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,025
Undergraduates, 2024-25
890
Graduate students, 2024-25
135
Full-time, 2024-25
93%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
37%
Men
63%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
12%
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
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
American Baptist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Campus President
Dr. Bambi Burgard
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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