Surprise, AZ · Private nonprofit
At a glance
78.1%
Acceptance rate
978
SAT Average
$35,081
Avg net price
768
Enrollment
Academic profile
SAT Average978
SAT Reading/Writing440–590
SAT Math400–570
ACT Composite16–21
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 146Master’s 29 |
| Bachelor’s 46Master’s 24 |
| Bachelor’s 46Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 20Master’s 2 |
| Bachelor’s 17Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s 2 |
| Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 1 |
College athletics
Athletic participation
777 unique student-athletes · 30 varsity teams
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $32,380
- Required fees
- $3,500
- Food and housing
- $16,500
- Books and supplies
- $1,300
- Other expenses
- $5,366
- Total
- $59,046
- $47,1702019–2019–20
- $50,6022020–2120–21
- $52,6002021–2221–22
- $52,6002022–2322–23
- $55,2402023–2423–24
- $59,0462024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $35,081 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation17%
6-year graduation23%
Retention rate44%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$55,552
Median debt$21,500
Campus
Enrollment768
Student-faculty ratio12:1
SettingSuburb
HSI
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Ottawa University-Surprise. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
43.6% of Ottawa University-Surprise’s first-years return for a second year and 22.5% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03