Ottawa University

Location and Contact Information

1001 South Cedar
Ottawa, KS 66067-3399
USA
Main Tel: (785) 242-5200
Web Site

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

Overview

Ottawa University was officially established in 1865. The residential campus of Ottawa University is located in Kansas. However, classes are also held in campuses across Arizona, Wisconsin and Indiana. The university is a private, not-for-profit, educational institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in areas like music, sociology, psychology, business administration and history.

The students at Ottawa University are involved in a variety of clubs and organizations, including The Whole Earth Club, Christian Faith in Action, the National Scholastic Societies, Champions of Character and the Anthropology Club. Ottawa University also sponsors teams in various sports like football, track and field, baseball, soccer and golf. Students can earn various academic scholarships according to their merit and ability.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • American Baptist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, media, and business and management.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High male/female ratio.

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.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 19,450
Room$ 3,932
Board$ 3,564
Books and supplies$ 1,100
Other$ 2,930

Financial Aid

Ottawa University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 100% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant100%$12,238
Institutional Grant100%$10,073
Federal Grant38%$4,596
Pell Grant38%$3,403
Other Federal Grant32%$1,413
State or Local Grant24%$1,651

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan84%$5,763
Federal Loan84%$5,300
Other Loan5%$7,775

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor7822

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  11
Without tenure; working toward tenure  6
Without tenure; tenure not available  10

Students

Student enrollment was 553 in 2009-2010 (499 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men69%
Women72%
All71%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal420-540
Math440-510
Writing370-500

Room and Board

Ottawa University provides on-campus housing for 386 of its 499 (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 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 154 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

International Study

International applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

  • Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

  • Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (4 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (0 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

  • Psychology