Ohio University - Campus Life

• The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
• The campus area is 1700 acres.
• Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.

Description:

1,700-acre campus in Athens (population: 21,000), 75 miles from Columbus;

branch campuses in Chillicothe, Ironton, Lancaster, St. Clairsville, and

Zanesville. Major airport serves Columbus; airport serves Parkersburg,

W.Va. (50 miles); train serves Huntington, W.Va. (83 miles). Public

transportation serves campus.

Types of Housing

• Coed Dorms are used by 61% of the on-campus students.
• Women's Dorms are used by 19% of the on-campus students.
• Men's Dorms are used by 10% of the on-campus students.
• Sorority housing are used by 4% of the students.
• Fraternity housing are used by 3% of the students.
• School-owned/operated Apartments.
• On-campus Married-student housing.
• Off-campus Married-student housing.
• 95% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
• 44% of all students live in school housing of some type.
• 56% of all students live off campus or commute.
• On average, 85% of all students are on campus during the weekend.

• All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.

• 10% of all students have cars on campus.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus, even to those students of legal drinking age.

Other Policies

• Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
• Hazing Prohibited

• 16% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
• Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $1500 per year working part-time on campus.
• This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
• Institutional employment is available.
• Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
• Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.