Ohio Christian University

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Summary

We are committed to offering a complete education that develops students intellectually, professionally, and spiritually. We achieve this by providing accredited degree programs for residential undergraduate students, graduate students, adult, and online students. In addition, our Trailblazer Academy allows high school students to complete college classes. All of our programs are designed to equip students to become leaders in their careers, communities, families, and the world.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Ohio Christian University
1476 Lancaster Pike
Circleville, OH 43113

Website: ohiochristian.edu

Phone: 1-877-762-8669

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 310971599

CEO/President: Dr. Ronald E. Smith

Chairman:

Board size: 11

Founder:

Ruling year: 1979

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 06/30

Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:


Purpose

Preparing world-impacting Christian servant leaders.


Mission statement

Ohio Christian University prepares students to serve effectively in the church and society by providing a holistic, Christ-centered, biblically integrated education in the Wesleyan tradition.


Statement of faith

We believe in one God, self-existent in three Persons, co-equal and co-eternal; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the Bible, God's infallible Word, fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, the supreme authority for faith and practice.

We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, who became man, being conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life and died a substitutionary death as a complete sacrifice for the sins of all mankind. He arose bodily from the dead and ascended to the right hand of the Father where He is now our interceding High Priest.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person who reveals Christ, both in a ministry to the world by restraining evil and by convicting of sin, and in a ministry to the Church by indwelling, empowering, guiding, and teaching all Christians.

We believe that man was made in the image and likeness of God and by transgression incurred guilt before God, depravity of soul, and spiritual death. We believe in the universal atonement Christ provided for all mankind and that they who do repent and believe on Him are justified and regenerated from the guilt and practice of sin.

We believe in entire sanctification as a definite crisis experience subsequent to regeneration. It is wrought on the basis of faith and consecration through the infilling of the Holy Spirit by which the believer is cleansed from all sin and to which the Spirit testifies. We believe in the progressive growth in grace toward Christian maturity through a consistent Christian life of good works which springs from faith in God and obedience to His Word. This growth we believe to be a necessary complement to the above mentioned crisis experience.

We believe in the true universal Church as the Body of Christ and Temple of the Holy Spirit. It is composed of all true believers in Christ. It was created by Him for worship and fellowship and is commissioned by Him to publish the Gospel to all the world.

We believe in the personal return of Christ who shall come with power and great glory to gather the Church to Himself, to establish His millennial kingdom, and to judge the quick and the dead. We believe in the resurrection of the just, who shall enter into an actual eternal heaven, and the resurrection of the unjust, who shall go away into an actual and eternal hell.

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Transparency grade

C

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Colleges/Universities

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating595 of 110193 of 129
Fund acquisition rating694 of 110293 of 129
Resource allocation rating450 of 110258 of 129
Asset utilization rating583 of 110182 of 129

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
9%12%6%27%35%31%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
2%2%1%2%2%2%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
22%18%24%6%5%6%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
2%2%1%2%1%2%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
78%82%76%94%95%94%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
84%85%77%87%91%91%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
95%99%102%99%109%95%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
77%84%79%86%99%86%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
5%1%-2%1%-9%5%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
5%1%-2%1%-8%6%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
13%13%21%11%7%7%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
0.510.480.550.550.790.80
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
2.613.974.054.366.164.96
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.401.892.212.394.853.97
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
8.6319.9819.149.494.783.61
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.120.050.050.110.210.28
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
7.376.025.144.491.962.19
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20222021202020192018
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
24%25%26%25%27%26%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
11%21%22%19%19%16%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
151%158%135%137%93%93%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20222021202020192018
Cash$8,865,985$10,334,141$8,051,709$3,771,033$3,685,152
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$2,790,289$1,570,745$2,671,726$3,810,503$6,368,394
Short-term investments$0$0$0$0$0
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$11,656,274$11,904,886$10,723,435$7,581,536$10,053,546
Long-term investments$6,579,751$7,304,937$5,931,729$5,274,830$5,036,198
Fixed assets$27,078,282$27,843,742$28,893,249$32,654,998$33,444,234
Other long-term assets$981,249$1,105,838$1,160,997$1,213,200$1,293,960
Total long-term assets$34,639,282$36,254,517$35,985,975$39,143,028$39,774,392
Total assets$46,295,556$48,159,403$46,709,410$46,724,564$49,827,938
 
Liabilities20222021202020192018
Payables and accrued expenses$549,995$607,866$793,278$877,471$1,385,783
Other current liabilities$33,436$14,089$337,164$708,419$1,396,451
Total current liabilities$583,431$621,955$1,130,442$1,585,890$2,782,234
Debt$9,901,115$10,835,754$8,945,037$9,073,763$7,899,688
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$920,622$1,096,110$1,524,267$1,733,626$2,124,126
Total long-term liabilities$10,821,737$11,931,864$10,469,304$10,807,389$10,023,814
Total liabilities$11,405,168$12,553,819$11,599,746$12,393,279$12,806,048
 
Net assets20222021202020192018
Without donor restrictions$28,011,355$27,538,076$27,492,473$27,752,215$30,649,791
With donor restrictions$6,879,033$8,067,508$7,617,191$6,579,070$6,372,099
Net assets$34,890,388$35,605,584$35,109,664$34,331,285$37,021,890
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20222021202020192018
Total contributions$3,983,848$6,190,715$1,615,714$1,541,766$2,467,987
Program service revenue$17,946,550$19,148,231$24,559,219$32,073,572$38,530,398
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$350,679$305,759($153,144)$243,756$1,028,749
Other revenue$46,750$68,960$0$33,480$17,053
Total other revenue$18,343,979$19,522,950$24,406,075$32,350,808$39,576,200
Total revenue$22,327,827$25,713,665$26,021,789$33,892,574$42,044,187
 
Expenses20222021202020192018
Program services$18,669,779$20,369,490$22,314,452$33,612,343$36,208,664
Management and general$2,932,327$5,573,961$2,889,136$2,628,505$2,901,341
Fundraising$474,927$380,120$432,526$536,013$763,707
Total expenses$22,077,033$26,323,571$25,636,114$36,776,861$39,873,712
 
Change in net assets20222021202020192018
Surplus (deficit)$250,794($609,906)$385,675($2,884,287)$2,170,475
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$250,794($609,906)$385,675($2,884,287)$2,170,475

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
Dr Jon KulagaPresident$356,785
Ted W PerryVice-President$117,088

Compensation data as of: 6/30/2022


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History

More than seventy years ago the Council of the Churches of Christ in Christian Union determined to establish a Christian college. After months of preparation, in September 1948, what we now know as Ohio Christian University (OCU) was opened as Circleville Bible College at 469 East Ohio Street in Circleville, Ohio. As the college grew it was becoming increasingly clear that the Ohio Street location would no longer be adequate, so more than forty acres was purchased just three (3) miles east of Circleville on US Route 22.

OCU was founded in 1948 as Circleville Bible College for the purpose of educating clergy for the Churches of Christ in Christian Union. While remaining true to its founders' vision, Ohio Christian University has expanded its outreach by becoming accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, by being affiliated with the Association for Biblical Higher Education and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and by adding certificate, associate, bachelor, and master's degree programs in multiple disciplines. Choose between all of our campus programs, or programs offered entirely online.


Program accomplishments

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