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VISIT
Ready to see how you fit with Otterbein? We invite you to take a closer look and see which one of our visit options will ensure you and your family have the visit experience that fits your schedule and your interests.
Learn more and plan your in-person or online visit today: www.otterbein.edu/visit
ADMISSION
Admission at Otterbein is based on a student’s overall potential for academic success. Decision are made after a holistic review of grades and other criteria.* Otterbein places more emphasis on the academic transcript, as we believe it is one of the best indicators of student success and college preparation. Students are also considered for the unique talents and contributions they will offer the Otterbein community.
*Otterbein offers a test optional admission policy. You can learn more at www.otterbein.edu/testoptional.
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WE ARE the guide to your future.
WE ARE committed to affordability
WE ARE a school that believes in opportunity.
WE ARE making a 21st century education affordable.
🧭 WE ARE the guide to your future.
Even during a pandemic, 96 percent of surveyed students were either employed or enrolled in graduate school within six months of graduation.
According to U.S. News & World Report, Otterbein is a TOP 10 school for “Best Undergraduate Teaching.”
We have enrolled the most diverse class in Otterbein’s history for 7 consecutive years.
According to U.S. News & World Report, Otterbein is a TOP 10 school for “Best Undergraduate Teaching.”
We have enrolled the most diverse class in Otterbein’s history for 7 consecutive years.
📝 WE ARE committed to affordability
We believe in recognizing talent. That’s why 99% of first-year students receive merit and/or need-based aid.
Otterbein Aid — including merit-based scholarships as well as need-based aid—is the single largest source of support in how our students get help in paying for college.
Otterbein’s full array of merit and need-based scholarships are renewable for up to four years.
The Opportunity Scholarship helps Ohio residents whose families earn $60,000 or less or who are federal Pell grant recipients.
Total tuition transparency. The cost of college can be daunting enough without worrying if tuition will increase — and if it does, by how much. That’s why Otterbein will tell you — before you enroll — what you’ll pay for each year of your degree. No surprises. No jacked-up costs. Just total transparency.
Otterbein Aid — including merit-based scholarships as well as need-based aid—is the single largest source of support in how our students get help in paying for college.
Otterbein’s full array of merit and need-based scholarships are renewable for up to four years.
The Opportunity Scholarship helps Ohio residents whose families earn $60,000 or less or who are federal Pell grant recipients.
Total tuition transparency. The cost of college can be daunting enough without worrying if tuition will increase — and if it does, by how much. That’s why Otterbein will tell you — before you enroll — what you’ll pay for each year of your degree. No surprises. No jacked-up costs. Just total transparency.
👍 WE ARE a school that believes in opportunity.
Otterbein believes there are many pathways to success.
If you’re thinking about starting at a community college, then Otterbein has programs and partnerships for you to explore. Otterbein’s Dual Admission Program with Columbus State Community College and its Guaranteed Admission Program with any partnering institution means you can earn two degrees for less than half the cost of a single, four-year degree at an Ohio public university.
Otterbein University welcomes undocumented and DACA students to apply for admission and is committed to working with all students to explore how best to make Otterbein affordable.
Otterbein’s Pathway program is designed to allow those students who wish to become proficient in the English language to take language courses and then move right into their degree program.
If you’re thinking about starting at a community college, then Otterbein has programs and partnerships for you to explore. Otterbein’s Dual Admission Program with Columbus State Community College and its Guaranteed Admission Program with any partnering institution means you can earn two degrees for less than half the cost of a single, four-year degree at an Ohio public university.
Otterbein University welcomes undocumented and DACA students to apply for admission and is committed to working with all students to explore how best to make Otterbein affordable.
Otterbein’s Pathway program is designed to allow those students who wish to become proficient in the English language to take language courses and then move right into their degree program.
📝 WE ARE making a 21st century education affordable.
We believe a college education is a right all students deserve. We also believe that students who work to earn that right deserve an opportunity they and their families can afford.
We also believe that what happens for students here — their entire experience — proves that an Otterbein education is not only worth it, it is a better, smarter way to be prepared.
We also believe that what happens for students here — their entire experience — proves that an Otterbein education is not only worth it, it is a better, smarter way to be prepared.
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