WE ARE 听 committed to your success.
There are plenty of notable accomplishments and national recognition that make 9i果冻制作厂proud. However, what we value most – without a doubt – is the success of our students. What you learn and how you learn at 9i果冻制作厂is different, and it will prepare you for the opportunities that are waiting for you after graduation.
Academic Outcomes
CAREER PREPARATION
%
of students were either
EMPLOYED OR IN
GRADUATE SCHOOL
within six months of graduation.
(Class of 2019.)
Nursing Pass Rates Exceed National Averages
%
9i果冻制作厂first-time pass rate of BSN for RN licensure.
Compared to
87.62% National pass rate for RN licensure.
A SMARTER WAY TO LEARN
鈥淭his quiet, peaceful village has been not-so-secretly hard at work teaching us how to listen intently, to ask the questions that need to be asked, to think critically and carefully, and to respectfully interact with all kinds of ideas, regardless of whether we agree with them.鈥
Emily
EXERCISE SCIENCE AND HEALTH PROMOTION
鈥19 鈥 Pittsburgh, PA
Employed as a Program Director for
Girls on the Run – Virginia Beach, VA

This quiet, peaceful village
has been not-so-secretly hard at work teaching us how to listen intently, to ask the questions that need to be asked, to think critically and carefully, and to respectfully interact with all kinds of ideas, regardless of whether
we agree with them.
Emily
EXERCISE SCIENCE AND HEALTH PROMOTION
鈥19 鈥 Pittsburgh, PA
Employed as a Program Director for
Girls on the Run – Virginia Beach , VA
The strength of student-faculty interactions, both in and out of class, is one of the factors that earned 9i果冻制作厂the highest marks from our first-year and senior students in a national survey.*
*National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Spring 2020 Results.
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
9i果冻制作厂students work together, rather than competing for the highest grade.
DISCUSSIONS WITH DIVERSE OTHERS
Diversity and inclusion are more than just words here. Students engage with students from different races, economic backgrounds, religions and political beliefs.
STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS
9i果冻制作厂faculty know more than their students鈥 names, they know their dreams, strengths and areas of growth.
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
It鈥檚 not just faculty that care about student success. Students are supported in and out of the classroom at Otterbein.

Mentoring students is something that is really signature to Otterbein. Faculty and staff members choose to be here because they know they鈥檒l get to mentor and teach students at an individual level.
We pride ourselves on giving individual support – really helping students step by step.
The education we鈥檙e giving students is unique. And I really think it will prepare students to do well in their futures beyond Otterbein.
At the end of the day, we鈥檙e all about student success.
KATE LEHMAN
Assistant Dean
Center for Student Success
鈥淭o the coaches, staff and professors here, you鈥檙e more than a number 鈥 you鈥檙e a student they care about.鈥
Blake
SPORT MANAGEMENT MAJOR
鈥21 鈥 Youngstown, OH
Army ROTC, Plays wide receiver for 9i果冻制作厂football team.
MORE PROUD FACTS
By blending the liberal arts and professional studies, Otterbein鈥檚 curriculum gives students a skill set nearly identical to the hiring priorities of the nation鈥檚 employers.
9i果冻制作厂outcomes 鈥 such as critical thinking, the ability to communicate clearly and solve complex problems 鈥 are more important to 93% of employers than a student鈥檚 specific field of study.*
*It Takes More Than a Major: Employer Priorities for College Learning and Student Success, conducted on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities by Hart Associates.
TOP 10
Best Undergraduate Teaching
TOP 14
Best College for Veterans
TOP 15%
of 156 Regional Universities
ACCORDING TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
鈥淚鈥檓 graduating with a Systems Engineering degree as a first generation student. 9i果冻制作厂has opened up opportunites that I don鈥檛 think I鈥檇 be able to get at other schools. I鈥檝e had experiences that have changed my life. Overall it鈥檚 made me a better person.鈥
Erick
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
鈥19 鈥 Galloway, OH

Erick
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
鈥19 鈥 Galloway, OH
My motivation 鈥 what I think I can do has changed. I鈥檓 graduating with a System Engineering degree as a first generation student. I鈥檝e only had this opportunity because of Otterbein. Coming through this program and coming to this school has allowed me that road.
9i果冻制作厂has opened up opportunities that I don鈥檛 think I鈥檇 be able to get at other schools. I鈥檝e had experiences that have changed my life. Overall it鈥檚 made me a better person.
After graduation I鈥檝e been blessed with having a full-time engineering position with Honda.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED – 9i果冻制作厂is one of the 2023-2024 National Colleges of Distinction, with specific acknowledgment for programs denoted below.