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Ohio State University

Columbus, OH · CDS 20232024 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
50.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
22.6%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
71.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$54,760
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
16:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$19,105

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates45,728
Total all graduate10,337
Grand total all students56,065

Admissions

Total applicants70,028
Total admitted35,588
Total enrolled8,062
Overall admit rate50.8%
Admit rate — women52.0%
Admit rate — men49.6%
Yield rate22.6%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT21.0%
% submitting ACT46.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile620
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile640
SAT Math 75th %ile750
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class67.0%
% in top 25% of HS class95.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$13,244
Tuition — out-of-state$40,022
Required fees$0
Room and board$14,738
Total cost — in-state$27,982
Total cost — out-of-state$54,760

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$15,188
Avg % of need met71.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$7,398
Avg loan debt at graduation$19,105

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,596
# admitted from waitlist556
Waitlist admit rate79.3%
Transfer applicants (total)3,774
Transfer admit rate86.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio16:1
% faculty full-time76.7%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)60.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$17,339Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)88.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)80.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate94.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$70,682Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan30.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full13.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress25.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted4.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time5.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white59.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian10.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women48.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men51.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white64.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian17.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services19.9%
Engineering15.0%
Health Professions And Related Programs11.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences8.4%
Social Sciences7.4%
Psychology5.2%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs4.7%
Education3.7%