Ohio Valley University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Ohio Valley University, OVU, is a 4-year, private Christian university in Vienna, West Virginia that was chartered in 1958 and officially opened in 1960. OVU, which was given its present name in 2005, is situated on two different campuses totalling more than 250 acres. OVU offers bachelor’s degrees in more than 10 subject areas including bible, accounting, bible & ministry, business administration, English, and history.

Ohio Valley University has social clubs which include Theta, Delta, Sigma, and Kappa. The sports teams of OVU, which are known as the Fighting Scots, are members of the NCAA's Division II, and participate in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

OVU’s publications include Penumbra - the literary magazine of the university, and The Highlander - the student newspaper.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and science and laboratory technician.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Selective admissions.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 515 in 2009-2010 (501 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Ohio Valley University provides on-campus housing for 272 of its 501 (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

The school is in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 14 male students received the aid (men were 74% of those receiving aid) and 5 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 26% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Ohio Valley University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (44 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (26 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Public Health

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology