Ohio State University – Main Campus: Ranking & Review

Columbus Rank	Rank	World Rank
1	39	52 Top 1%

Ohio State University - Main Campus Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	48%	45%	51%
Applicants	47,782	24,282	23,500
Admissions	22,964	10,946	12,018
Enrolled undergraduates	7,209	3,504	3,705
Enrolled total (including graduate students)	59,837	30,143	29,694

16,439 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,718 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Application fee for undergraduates - $60. Application fee for graduates - $60.

Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school rank	Required
Secondary school record	Required
Completion of the college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission test scores	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)	Required

Number of students submitting SAT scores	2,101
Percent of students submitting SAT scores	29%
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	655
Math	700

Number of students submitting ACT scores	6,223
Percent of students submitting ACT scores	86%
ACT Composite	29
ACT English	30
ACT Math	29

Total cost for students living	In-state	Out-of-state
On-campus	$27,037	$46,141
Off-campus	$26,125	$45,229
The total cost includes tuition and fees, books, supplies, on-campus room and board payment of $12,292 and other expenses per full academic year.

Ohio State University - Main Campus provides on-campus housing with total dormitory capacity of 15,198 students.

Average Tuition and fees for academic year programs
	In-state	Out-of-state
Tuition for Full-time undergraduates	$9,718	$28,822
Fees for full-time undergraduates	$874	$874
Per credit hour charge for part-time undergraduates	$405	$1,201
Tuition for Full-time graduates	$11,560	$33,032
Fees for full-time graduates	$865	$865
Per credit hour charge for part-time graduates	$723	$2,065

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral	Total
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services		1,917	527	15	2,459
Engineering		1,697	491	173	2,361
Health Professions and Related Programs		902	562	721	2,185
Social Sciences		1,034	44	46	1,124
Biological and Biomedical Sciences		936	80	106	1,122
Education		362	270	75	707
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs		611	8	6	625
Psychology		512	31	21	564
Public Administration and Social Service Professions		224	319	10	553
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences		449	57	38	544
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences		424	13	7	444
Visual and Performing Arts		286	68	21	375
Physical Sciences		153	52	79	284
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics		178	40	28	246
Mathematics and Statistics		160	57	17	234
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies		202	24	7	233
English Language and Literature & Letters		195	25	10	230
Natural Resources and Conservation		183	34	7	224
Legal Professions and Studies			29	165	194
Architecture and Related Services		117	66	8	191
History		123	10	20	153
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services		61			61
Philosophy and Religious Studies		31		5	36
Transportation and Materials Moving		36			36
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies		19	12	4	35
Multi & Interdisciplinary Studies		20	4	5	29
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	2	8	3	5	18
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields			4	2	6
Grand Total	2	10,840	2,830	1,601	15,273

A total of 10,842 2-year associate's and 4-year bachelor's degrees conferred across undergraduate programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

At the master's and doctor's level 4,431 degrees were conferred in the graduate programs.

	Total	Men	Women
Graduation rate	83%	79%	87%
Full-time retention rate - 94% Part-time retention rate - 71%

Alternative names	OSU
Founded	1870
Motto	Disciplina in civitatem Education for Citizenship
Religious affiliation	Not applicable
Colors	scarlet, gray
Academic Calendar	Semester
Total FTE staff	30,336
Instructional FTE	4,408
Research FTE	103
Sector of institution	Public, 4-year or above
Control of institution	Public
Carnegie Classification	Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Official Website	www.osu.edu
Address	190 N. Oval Mall Columbus, Ohio, 43210 United States
Urbanization level	City: Large
City population	500,000 - 1,000,000
Phone	6142926446
Fax	+1 (614) 292 9474

Rank 🏆	University name	Country & City	Acceptance rate Acc. rate
31	University of California-San Diego	La Jolla	34%
32	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	16%
33	University of Chicago	Chicago	9%
34	University of California - Davis	Davis	43%
35	University of Arizona	Tucson	84%
36	Arizona State University - Tempe	Tempe	84%
37	University of Virginia - Main Campus	Charlottesville	27%
38	University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign	Champaign	62%
39	Ohio State University - Main Campus	Columbus	48%
40	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh	51%
41	Boston University	Boston	25%
42	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	80%
43	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Blacksburg	70%
44	University of Massachusetts - Amherst	Amherst	58%
45	University of Missouri - Columbia	Columbia	78%
46	Iowa State University	Ames	89%
47	Washington University in St Louis	St. Louis	16%