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Otterbein University

Westerville, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Otterbein University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Westerville, Ohio. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 2,332 students in fall 2024, including 2,211 undergraduates and 121 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

Otterbein University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 77 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Biology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 588 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

2,332
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
588
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
77
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 77

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

Business, Management and Marketing 9
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Health Professions 11
Education 9
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Social Sciences 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 4
Engineering 4
English Language and Literature 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Physical Sciences 3
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
488
Master's degrees
61
Professional doctorates
37
Post-master's certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,332
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,211
Graduate students, fall 2024
121
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,504
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,326
Graduate students, 2024-25
178
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
36%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ohio Athletic Conference
President
John L. Comerford
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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