Ohio Northern University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Ohio Northern University, also referred to as ONU, is located in Ada, Ohio, United States. The university was established in the year 1871 by Henry Solomon Lehr. It is a United Methodist Church-affiliated, private university offering enrollment to more than 3,000 students every year. ONU has five colleges under it. These are:

• Claude W. Pettit College of Law
• Getty College of Arts and Sciences
• James F. Dicke College of Business Administration
• Rudolph H. Raabe College of Pharmacy
• T.J. Smull College of Engineering

Ohio Northern University sponsors a large number of student organizations and clubs. These include societies such as Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Phi Sigma, Black Student Union, International Business Club, and Sigma Tau Delta. The university's sports teams are known as the Polar Bears, and they participate in volleyball, baseball, basketball, swimming, tennis, cross country, soccer, track and field, wrestling, softball, golf, and football.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in medicine, law, engineering, and science.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,721 in 2009-2010 (4,037 full-time equivalent).

About 54% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 46% of the class.

Undergrads are 74% of enrolled students and graduate students are 26%.

Students under 25 years old represent 93% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Ohio Northern University provides on-campus housing for 2,210 of its 4,037 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Ohio Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Ohio Northern University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (105 awarded)

• Accounting
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Science
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (38 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (73 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (20 awarded)

• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

LAW (109 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (32 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (168 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (34 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (25 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (57 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Molecular Biology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (17 awarded)

• Psychology