Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public · 16,656 undergrads (large, town) · website ↗

Test-optional
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$16,015
$30,000 – $48,000	$18,193
$48,000 – $75,000	$23,806
$75,000 – $110,000	$29,048
Over $110,000	$31,431
All incomes (average)	$28,384

Sticker tuition and fees: $18,161 in-state, $41,221 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Miami University-Oxford's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,154
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$17,154
Books and supplies	$1,290
Other expenses, on campus	$3,940
Other expenses, off campus	$3,940

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (4,028 of them) in 2022–23; 98% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	95%	$12,685
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	13%	$5,153
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	94%	$11,659
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	41%	$5,304

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1317
Median ACT: 27
Students with Pell grants: 13%
Graduation rate (6yr): 80%
Freshman retention: 90%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $55,076
Median debt at graduation: $23,000
International undergrads: 610 (3.7%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 16 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 100%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 610–690
SAT Math: 610–700
ACT composite: 25–30

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 34,498
Admitted: 28,319
Enrolled: 3,937

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business30%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Kinesiology & Sports Science8%

Communications & Media7%

Education7%

Social Sciences7%

Psychology6%

Engineering5%

Computer Science5%

Health & Nursing3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (71)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Finance and Financial Management Services	330	$72,332	$110,406national $83,343	$19,500
Marketing	326	$61,235	$86,919national $69,303	$20,500
Psychology, General	265	$40,511	$58,255national $50,706	$20,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	256	$46,719	$70,919national $54,562	$20,500
Biology, General	168	$37,248	$72,037national $57,214	$19,500
Computer Science	149	$81,718	—national $107,009	$20,999
Political Science and Government	145	$45,871	$75,374national $63,293	$22,101
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	137	$43,056	$45,704national $47,382	$20,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	135	$54,655	$79,710national $63,560	$19,500
Accounting and Related Services	112	$72,121	$101,808national $76,194	$20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	100	$67,782	$95,796national $68,257	$20,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	91	$41,910	$49,054national $51,389	$21,500
Mechanical Engineering	90	$75,074	$87,343national $92,135	$20,000
Statistics	89	$70,272	$90,388national $92,425	$23,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	84	$53,569	$82,411national $50,497	$21,030
Human Resources Management and Services	73	$64,503	—national $68,069	$18,250
Economics	72	$64,840	$90,742national $82,686	$20,500
Business/Managerial Economics	66	$73,533	$101,674national $77,981	$20,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	60	—	$62,575national $58,928	$19,500
Computer Engineering	58	$79,253	$96,840national $109,015	$20,725
Zoology/Animal Biology	58	$32,154	$42,883national $44,055	$23,875
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	55	$41,295	$61,474national $48,471	$23,250
Social Work	54	$40,190	$49,572national $51,790	$19,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	54	$75,077	$102,249national $86,176	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	48	$55,209	—national $70,074	$20,000
Communication and Media Studies	47	$42,193	$55,919national $56,359	$20,000
Public Health	46	$44,251	$56,955national $58,808	$21,250
History	45	—	$50,199national $50,680	$20,000
International Relations and National Security Studies	44	$44,271	$67,301national $66,596	$17,613
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	39	$70,134	$89,052national $93,451	$22,000
Management Information Systems and Services	38	$80,517	$111,158national $83,290	$19,500
Journalism	37	—	$60,974national $56,278	$18,851
Computer Programming	37	—	—national $83,439	$20,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	32	$74,043	$77,451national $88,910	$22,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	31	—	—national $65,466	$27,000
Chemical Engineering	30	$80,172	$96,025national $98,158	$25,000
Sociology	29	$47,425	$61,149national $52,657	$17,925
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	26	—	$58,750national $55,000	$19,125
Music	26	—	$50,680national $42,892	$23,417
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	25	$36,808	$59,558national $60,190	$21,000
Area Studies	24	$42,873	$79,449national $56,625	$19,642
Design and Applied Arts	24	$53,973	$67,981national $51,490	$20,500
Fine and Studio Arts	24	$30,217	$55,891national $41,367	—
Mathematics	22	—	$58,387national $69,562	—
Interior Architecture	21	$55,451	—national $60,369	$22,980
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	21	—	$77,163national $62,582	$20,500
Chemistry	21	—	—national $65,120	$13,000
Anthropology	20	$36,036	$33,527national $46,676	$19,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	19	$50,992	$61,145national $55,693	—
Special Education and Teaching	18	$42,690	$47,226national $50,499	$24,370
Botany/Plant Biology	16	—	—national $49,245	$21,500
Engineering-Related Fields	14	—	$99,473national $89,619	—
Public Administration	14	$49,319	—national $65,093	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	11	—	$54,215national $39,775	—
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	11	$40,376	—national $48,240	$22,164
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	3	$38,545	$51,919national $53,072	$26,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	1	$23,774	—national $48,460	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	1	—	$48,266national $48,568	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	—	—	$46,632national $55,012	$18,876
Architecture	0	—	$61,466national $66,914	—
Computer and Information Sciences, General	0	$66,691	$94,001national $92,374	$19,927
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	—	—	$44,270national $42,259	—
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	—	$73,362	$89,862national $80,526	$19,229
English Language and Literature, General	0	$32,831	$46,269national $48,590	$17,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	—	—	—national $62,451	$22,609
Sustainability Studies	—	$40,127	$59,660national $57,887	$20,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	—	$44,602	$57,868national $55,378	$23,743
Geography and Cartography	0	$43,323	—national $57,853	$15,259
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	—	$33,030	$72,484national $61,911	$22,000
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	0	$51,944	$60,381national $55,753	—
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	0	$54,517	$67,193national $61,027	$24,000

Associate degrees (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Data Processing	—	—	$62,707national $51,859	$21,200
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	—	—	$86,537national $64,773	—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	0	$38,018	$45,250national $44,125	$16,168
Business Administration, Management and Operations	—	$46,816	$56,692national $48,733	$19,000

Master's degrees (15)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	196	$57,164	$61,506national $69,830	$20,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	56	$90,371	$142,034national $103,485	$38,128
Social Work	49	$52,333	$58,826national $65,123	$34,600
Educational Administration and Supervision	46	$71,070	$69,676national $71,685	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	41	$56,418	$62,717national $63,707	$15,125
Accounting and Related Services	39	$79,273	$110,884national $95,833	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	34	$51,569	$61,507national $62,033	$21,250
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	29	$56,338	$67,850national $67,030	$40,689
Special Education and Teaching	28	$52,311	$58,745national $64,397	$30,322
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	22	—	$66,494national $65,184	—
Educational/Instructional Media Design	21	$56,141	$62,832national $70,644	—
English Language and Literature, General	21	$54,834	$61,269national $55,512	—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	14	$57,916	$58,386national $74,607	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	14	$50,973	$67,761national $60,111	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	10	—	$65,408national $55,035	—

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	25	$116,024	—national $100,573	—
Psychology, General	10	—	$87,501national $98,707	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 121 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed. These figures are calculated for all 3 campuses that share this college's federal student-aid ID, so a branch campus shows its institution's figures.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 501 East High St, Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: (513) 529-1809
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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