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# Ottawa University-Surprise

Small private baccalaureate college in suburban Phoenix focused on business and management programs.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 33.628923, -112.368233

### Summary

Small private baccalaureate college in suburban Phoenix focused on business and management programs.

### Description

Ottawa University-Surprise is a small, private four-year institution located in Surprise, Arizona, a suburb northwest of Phoenix. The university emphasizes business, management, marketing, and related support services as its primary undergraduate focus, serving a student body of 836 undergraduates.

Tuition is $32,380 annually, with total cost of attendance including room and board at $48,213. The college admitted approximately 40% of applicants in its most recent cohort. Admitted students typically scored at the 75th percentile with an SAT Math score of 520 and SAT Reading score of 530, or an ACT Composite score of 21.

This school works best for students seeking a career-focused undergraduate education in business fields within a small-college setting. For more information about admissions, financial aid, and program offerings, visit www.ottawa.edu/ouaz/home.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 464,226
- **State**: AZ
- **City**: Surprise
- **Address**: 15950 N. Civic Center Plaza
- **Zip Code**: 85374
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: www.ottawa.edu/ouaz/home
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Suburb
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $32,380
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $32,380
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $48,213
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $48,213
- **Room and Board**: $15,833
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 836
- **Acceptance Rate**: 39.9%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 530
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 520
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 21
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Not Classified in SAEC
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services