One Otterbein College
Westerville, OH, 43081

Otterbein College is a four-year liberal arts college located in Westerville, Ohio offering a diverse range of academic programs. More than 45 majors and 36 minors are offered at the college. Undergraduate degrees include Bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A), Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science in education and many more. Graduate degrees include a Master of Arts in Education, a Master of Science in nursing and more.

Otterbein has been awarded many distinctions and among them is the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" 2008 ed., where Otterbein College earned the ninth highest peer assessment (academic reputation) score in the Universities - Master's (Midwest) category.

Otterbein College is located in Westerville Ohio and was founded in 1847. The town of Westerville offers numerous off campus recreational and cultural activities for students to take advantage of. Westerville was also voted one of the top 100 best places to live according to cnnmoney.COM. The town is also not far from the major city of Columbus, Ohio.

On campus students can take advantage of Otterbein's numerous student clubs and organizations as well as awarding winnings athletics. Clubs and organizations range from the Asian Student interest group to the International Students Association. NCAA division III Athletics are also offered including basketball, tennis, baseball and football.

Otterbein College boasts a 140-acre campus with more than 49 buildings and state-of-the-art facilities including a planetarium and observatory, an equine facility, art galleries and much more. Among the more recent additions is the $3.2 million stadium, Memorial Stadium, featuring seating for more than 2,000 people as well as others features. Also on campus at Otterbein is the Frank and Vida Clements Recreational and Fitness Center, which includes an 80,000 square-foot field house, a 200-meter indoor track and much more.

Quick Facts:

Otterbein College offers a numerous scholarship and financial aid opportunities to students. Roughly 95% of Otterbein students receive financial aid and Otterbein awards over 17 million a year in aid.

Otterbein College received the Presidential Award for General Community Service.

Otterbein is constantly growing and recently was awarded $700,000 by Nationwide Foundation for funding a classroom/laboratory suite within the schools new science center.

Enrollment ranges upwards of 3,000 students representing a diverse range of states and countries.

With a student to faculty ratio of 12 to one, students can take advantage of small class sizes and expert faculty of which 95% have the highest degree offered in their field.




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