College Viability Inspection Report

Ohio Christian University

Ohio · Private, not-for-profit

Ohio Christian University is a private, nonprofit institution in Ohio. This report benchmarks Ohio Christian University's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Ohio Christian University Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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Estimated campus visit cost
$500+
flights, hotel, meals, time off work
Estimated four-year college cost
$100K+
tuition, room and board, fees
Estimated spirit shop haul on a visit day
$75+
hoodies, mugs, and the "we're-here!" photo op
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Admissions Counselor
Sample question
What happens if I'm off-track to graduate at the end of sophomore year? Walk me through exactly who contacts me and what the support process looks like.
Financial Aid Representative
Sample question
How much of my first-year package is renewable for all four years, and what specifically would cause it to change?
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Sample question
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Data Summary

Ohio Christian University — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Ohio Christian University. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate42.0%+44.8%53rd
Six-Year Graduation Rate43.0%+16.2%28th
Full-Time Retention Rate62.0%-1.6%15th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate46.4%+54.1%47th
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap9.4pp-74.3%52nd
Pell Share of Cohort66.1%+16.4%87th

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio0.88×-16.4%7th
Total FTE Enrollment739-31.4%28th
Endowment Value$6.6M+11.6%16th
Net Assets (End of Year)$34.2M-0.3%30th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %25.6%-27.1%22nd
Student Support Spending %18.1%+33.0%71st
Administrative Spending %24.9%+22.2%74th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio1.75×-26.6%23rd
Average Net Price$20,490-18.3%58th
Net Price: $0-30K Income$18,474-31.3%72nd
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$18,072-20.7%69th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$22,425-5.0%78th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$23,042-16.1%63rd
Net Price: $110K+ Income$22,776-3.3%41st

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 PointsStudent OutcomesTriggered
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0Financial HealthTriggered
Enrollment Declined 5% or MoreFinancial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%Financial HealthTriggered
High Cost, Low CompletionValue for MoneyTriggered
Spending on Students Below the National MedianValue for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling OutcomesValue for MoneyCleared