Meet Otterbein’s Newest Cardinals!
Here’s a look at the
Class of 2027
Otterbein welcomed
519 first-year students
from 18 states
to campus this fall!
Incoming Class Overview
Men 37% Women 63%
36% Students of Color
48% Already have college credit
38% Pell-eligible students
Significant Retention Gains
82.4% Entering Fall Students +3.9%
82.8% Men +8.5%
80.8% Students of Color +11%
78.7% Pell-Eligible Students +7.1%
86.7% Columbus City Schools +24.2%
78.8% First-Generation Students +2.5%
Academic majors: 24% STEM • 13% Health and Sport Sciences • 12% Business, Accounting, and Economics • 12% Nursing