Denison vs Ohio University-Main Campus

Compare two rival schools - Denison University and Ohio University-Main Campus with tuition and admission information where Denison is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) located in Granville, OH and Ohio University-Main Campus is a four-years, public located in Athens, OH.
The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.
  • Denison is a private (not-for-profit) and Ohio University-Main Campus is a public school and both are four-years schools.
  • Denison has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,000) than Ohio University-Main Campus ($24,114).
  • It is harder to admit to Denison than Ohio University-Main Campus.
  • Denison has a higher submitted SAT score (1,380) than Ohio University-Main Campus (1,190).
  • Denison has higher submitted ACT score (31) than Ohio University-Main Campus (25).
  • Ohio University-Main Campus has more students with 24,145 students while Denison has 2,416 students.
  • Denison has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Ohio University-Main Campus's ratio is 18 to 1.
  • Ohio University-Main Campus has more full-time faculties with 1,007 faculties while Denison has 247 full-time faculties.
The following table compares the two rival schools - Denison University and Ohio University-Main Campus.
Denisonvs.Ohio University-Main Campus
Granville, OhioLocationAthens, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)School Typefour-years, Public
Bachelor's degreeHighest Degree OfferedDoctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & SciencesCarnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
$64,0002024 Tuition & Fees
In-State$13,746
Out-Of-State$24,114
96%% Receiving Financial Aid76%
$35,067Average Amount of Financial Aid$7,966
16.93 %Acceptance Rates84.76 %
25.77 %Yield (Enrollment Rates)21.13 %
1,380SAT Score1,190
31ACT Score25
84 %Graduation Rate65 %
13 %Transfer-out Rate27 %
90 %Retention Rate79 %
2,416Student Population24,145
247Number of Faculties1,007
9 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio18 to 1
ROTC, Study AbroadSpecial Learning OpportunitiesDistance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement servicesOn Campus Student ServicesAcademic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services