True College Verdict
D

Ohio University-Eastern Campus

Saint Clairsville, OH · 298 undergraduates · 10% receive Pell Grants
PublicMainly bachelor's degrees

Below average. Ask hard questions before enrolling. It ranks 1,288 of 1,755 four-year colleges on student outcomes, with an overall score of 35.5 out of 100.

Is it affordable?
Yes
Average net price $5,949 a year after grants. Typical for similar colleges: $19,899.
Will most students finish?
About half
42% graduate within 8 years. Typical for similar colleges: 59%.
Is it worth the price?
Likely
Graduates owe a typical $20,475 against earnings of $61,938, a ratio of 0.33. Under 0.4 is comfortable; over 0.7 is heavy.

These three answers are rules of thumb from the numbers below, not advice for any one student or major.

What do students really think?

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Would you choose it again? That is the first question the rating form asks.

Why it is good

  • Affordable: the average student pays about $5,949 a year after grants, cheaper than 97% of four-year colleges.

Why it is bad

  • Only 42% of students graduate. 82% of four-year colleges do better.
  • It falls short of expectations: it graduates 33 points fewer students than is typical for a college enrolling the same share of low-income students (42% against an expected 74%; the estimate is rough, with a typical error of about 16 points).
  • Many students leave early: only 63% of first-year students return for a second year.
  • Earnings trail expectations by about $15,278 a year for a college with its student mix (the estimate is rough, with a typical error of about $15,000).

The numbers

What these figures measure

Graduation rate: share of all students, full-time or part-time, who finish within 8 years. Return for year 2: share of first-time, full-time students who come back for a second year. Earnings: median pay about 10 years after starting, for students who received federal aid. Debt: median federal loan debt among those who finish. Net price: average yearly cost after grants and scholarships. All from the U.S. Education Department College Scorecard, institution file dated November 2, 2026.

Graduation rate
42%
Better than 18% of similar colleges. Typical: 59%
Return for year 2
63%
Better than 16% of similar colleges. Typical: 77%
Earnings after 10 years
$61,938
Better than 59% of similar colleges. Typical: $58,912
Debt at graduation
$20,475
Better than 62% of similar colleges. Typical: $21,609
Net price per year
$5,949
Better than 97% of similar colleges. Typical: $19,899
Published tuition
$6,552
Out of state: $9,788

Programs and early earnings

Bachelor's degrees: largest programs

FieldGraduates a yearEarnings, 2 yrs afterDebt
Social Work10$32,806$17,805
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing7$62,463$15,475

Associate degrees: largest programs

FieldGraduates a yearEarnings, 2 yrs afterDebt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities8$24,615$13,000

Earnings are the median pay two years after completing, for graduates who were working and not enrolled again. The federal government hides figures for small programs, shown as n/a. Fields are broad groups, so a college may offer several majors inside one.

Students and reviews

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The grade reflects outcomes for the average student compared with other four-year colleges. Individual majors can be much better or worse.