unitid 203678 · Lima, OH · public 4-year · rural (fringe)
James A. Rhodes State College
- enrollment 2023
- 4,247
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,590
20th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
15%
undergrads on Pell grants
7th pctl among public 4-years
completion
47%
finish within 150% time
52nd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,578
15th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$8,757
after aid, aided students
25th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,855
after entry, Title IV students
21st pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$12,000
19th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,461 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k22%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $31,967
- First-generation students
- 47%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,560
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 181 | $39,977 | $18,464 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 78 | $66,098 | $22,000 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 73 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 52 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 37 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 29 | $50,591 | $16,949 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 25 | — | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 21 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 21 | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 20 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 18 | $50,139 | $18,010 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.