Ohio State University: Statistics

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#18 of 2,597 In North America
#17 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 90 In Ohio
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Acceptance rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Aid receiving
83%
Undergraduates
47,106
Graduates
14,571
Male:Female Ratio
48:52
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.osu.edu

Ohio State University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Ohio State University has an acceptance rate of 57% and is among the top 18% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 57% 55% 59%
Applicants 58,180 27,987 30,193
Admissions 33,269 15,518 17,751
Freshmen enrolled full time 8,398 3,873 4,525
Freshmen enrolled part time 25 16 9

42,293 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

5,186 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,773 or 21%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1250
or below

75% of them
had 1440
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Ohio State University are 1250-1440 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
5,370 or 64%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 26
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Ohio State University are 26-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school rank Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 38579 (63%)
Nonresident Alien 5583 (9%)
Asian 4963 (8%)
Black or African American 4526 (7%)
Hispanic 3391 (6%)
Two or more races 2520 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 2043 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 30 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$11,830
Students receiving aid
83%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $11,018$11,560
Tuition in-state $11,018$11,560
Tuition out-of-state $34,101$37,512
Fee in-district $918$865
Fee in-state $918$865
Fee out-of-state $918$865

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 15,129
Combined charge for room and board $13,392

Ohio State University majors

Ohio State University has granted 11,529 bachelor's degrees across 154 programs, 2,828 master's across 107 programs, and 1,723 doctorate degrees across 91 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Ohio State University.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Finance, General 755
Psychology, General 616
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 305 246 56
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 549 8 7
Computer Engineering, General 461 73 28
Social Work 165 356 5
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 451
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 422
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other 366
Accounting 358
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 177 107 48
Mechanical Engineering 234 67 24
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 262 32 11
Education, General 208 73
Political Science and Government, General 218 14 10
Pharmacy 118 121
Neuroscience 209 12 9
Mathematics, General 203 13 12
Business Administration and Management, General 5 190 8
Medicine 203
Chemical Engineering 163 19 18
Public Health, General 98 89 6
Human Development and Family Studies, General 172 5 7
Law 179
Civil Engineering, General 146 20 8
Public Administration 83 82 5
Animal Sciences, General 154 11 4
English Language and Literature, General 132 16 20
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management 168
Industrial Engineering 129 24 9
International Relations and Affairs 158
Veterinary Medicine 153
Audiology & Audiologist 104 32 10
History, General 120 6 14
Criminology 134
Agricultural Engineering 116 14 2
Operations Management and Supervision 114
Computer and Information Sciences, General 113
Materials Engineering 73 20 19
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 85 16 10
Biochemistry 101 1 7
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 107
Financial Mathematics 106
Physics, General 59 21 26
Apparel and Textiles, General 102
Dentistry 102
Chemistry, General 57 14 29
Sociology, General 82 7 11
Architecture 71 23
Environmental Science 94
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General 76 15 2
Art & Art Studies, General 79 14
Zoology & Animal Biology 77 5 10
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 50 40
Actuarial Science 75 6
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 81
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 29 51
City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 38 29 6
Human Nutrition 66 6
Anthropology, General 59 4 7
Agricultural Economics 59 3 7
Engineering, Other 48 20 1
Agricultural & Animal & Plant & Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other 67
Optometry 65
Molecular Genetics 52 6 6
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 28 27 9
Statistics, General 14 41 9
Computational Mathematics 63
Management Information Systems, General 63
Family Resource Management Studies, General 61
Elementary and Middle School Administration & Principalship 56
Linguistics 44 5 5
Management Science 53
Experimental Psychology 28 21
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 49
Dental Hygiene & Hygienist 44 4
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 47
Microbiology, General 39 3 5
Physical Therapy & Therapist 47
Journalism 46
Spanish Language and Literature 46
Business & Managerial Economics 44
Music, General 7 18 19
Pharmacology 44
Junior High & Intermediate & Middle School Education and Teaching 43
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 23 13 7
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 42
Agricultural Teacher Education 22 18 1
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 22 13 5
Sustainability Studies 30 9
Aviation & Airway Management and Operations 38
Biomedical Sciences, General 25 13
Food Science 19 10 9
Geography 30 2 6
Plant Sciences, General 36 2
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 37
Hotel & Motel Administration & Management 37
Special Education and Teaching, General 37
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other 35
Dance, General 25 6 3
Medical Radiologic Technology & Science - Radiation Therapist 34
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 1 32
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 30
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 30
Astronomy 19 8 2
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 29
Women's Studies 20 6 3
Art Teacher Education 12 16
Athletic Training & Trainer 28
Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine 15 13
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 27 1
Geology & Earth Science, General 10 4 14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 25 3
Philosophy 21 1 6
Dental Clinical Sciences, General 26 1
Elementary Education and Teaching 27
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator 27
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 27
Respiratory Care Therapy & Therapist 20 7
Engineering, General 25 1
Japanese Language and Literature 26
Cell & Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other 12 13
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 16 9
Bioethics & Medical Ethics 24
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 8 7 9
Engineering Physics & Applied Physics 23
International Business & Trade & Commerce 23
Music Teacher Education 22
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 20 1
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 20
Public Policy Analysis, General 20
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 19
Ecology 16 2
German Language and Literature 11 4 3
Real Estate 18
Interior Design 17
Plant Pathology & Phytopathology 2 7 8
Industrial and Product Design 16
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 16
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 14
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 11 3
Design and Visual Communications, General 14
Dietetics & Dietitian 14
Music Performance, General 14
Aeronautics & Aviation & Aerospace Science and Technology, General 13
Chinese Language and Literature 13
African-American & Black Studies 9 1 2
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 12
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 10 2
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 8 3 1
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other 12
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6 3 2
Business Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences 4 7
Genetic Counseling & Counselor 11
Horticultural Science 7 4
Learning Sciences 11
Social Sciences, General 11
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 10
Anatomy 5 5
Film & Video and Photographic Arts, Other 10
French Language and Literature 10
Vision Science & Physiological Optics 10
Biophysics 6 3
Fine and Studio Arts Management 2 7
Mathematics, Other 9
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5 4
Nuclear Engineering 3 6
Entomology 3 3 2
Medical Anthropology 8
Nutrition Sciences 8
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management 8
Surveying Technology & Surveying 3 5
Foreign Language Teacher Education 7
Jazz & Jazz Studies 6
Korean Language and Literature 6
Arabic Language and Literature 5
Portuguese Language and Literature 1 1 3
Russian Language and Literature 5
Biostatistics 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 3
Comparative Literature 3
East Asian Studies 3
Foodservice Systems Administration & Management 3
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 3
Middle & Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1 2
Religion & Religious Studies 3
Applied Mathematics, Other 2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 2
Health and Wellness, General 2
Insurance 2
Italian Language and Literature 2
Music Theory and Composition 2
Technical Teacher Education 2
Atomic & Molecular Physics 1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 1
History, Other 1
International & Globalization Studies 1
Livestock Management 1
Music History, Literature, and Theory 1
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Social Sciences, Other 1
Grand Total 2 11,529 2,828 1,723

Ohio State University has a graduation rate of 88%, which is among the 6% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 88% 86% 90%
  • Full-time retention rate - 94%
  • Part-time retention rate - 63%

Publications & Citations

Ohio State University is a world-class research university with 267,222 scientific papers published and 6,725,241 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.

Publications
267,222
Citations
6,725,241

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
144,611 / 4,277,424
Medicine
118,723 / 3,292,603
Chemistry
117,536 / 3,531,195
Engineering
106,937 / 2,654,344
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
104,606 / 2,346,079
Physics
102,433 / 2,671,323
Computer Science
94,226 / 2,625,503
Environmental Science
89,856 / 2,291,517
Genetics
75,897 / 2,538,724
Biochemistry
67,942 / 2,315,323
Psychology
65,112 / 1,701,983
Quantum and Particle physics
64,272 / 1,770,153
Organic Chemistry
52,913 / 1,513,406
Mathematics
48,408 / 1,303,077
Political Science
48,254 / 1,040,220
Geology
48,011 / 1,340,054
Materials Science
47,470 / 1,204,403
Philosophy
46,938 / 1,028,782
Pathology
46,541 / 1,464,413
Sociology
45,361 / 1,027,071
Geography and Cartography
45,185 / 1,082,445
Law
43,822 / 995,315
Ecology
35,883 / 1,043,032
Business
34,750 / 866,312
Statistics
33,891 / 1,079,051
Paleontology
31,730 / 940,406
Surgery
31,547 / 869,588
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
30,652 / 750,533
Psychiatry
30,235 / 868,594
History
29,895 / 586,708
Economics
27,953 / 678,384
Optical Engineering
27,296 / 691,796
Immunology
25,739 / 909,822
Linguistics
24,401 / 544,411
Neuroscience
23,451 / 706,923
Archaeology
22,754 / 552,678
Metallurgical Engineering
20,327 / 559,070
Oncology and Cancer research
20,296 / 786,778
Electrical Engineering
19,762 / 430,932
Botany
19,378 / 569,165

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 3210 19687
1991 3279 22470
1992 3411 24503
1993 3443 26427
1994 3529 28459
1995 3498 31470
1996 3804 35280
1997 3765 38281
1998 3916 43078
1999 3720 47493
2000 4005 54000
2001 4162 62220
2002 4334 69214
2003 4543 80169
2004 4807 89787
2005 5351 106089
2006 5841 121755
2007 6241 139893
2008 6621 159804
2009 7132 182787
2010 7480 204468
2011 7940 232510
2012 8325 263168
2013 8480 294304
2014 9063 318350
2015 9513 338505
2016 9699 346756
2017 10122 372719
2018 9326 380866
2019 9751 431010
2020 10984 497936
2021 12129 619417
2022 9952 568272
Academic rankings

Ohio State University alumni

  1. Jesse Owens

    Jesse Owens
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-1980 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    athletics competitorsprinterlong jumper
    Biography

    James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

  2. J. K. Simmons

    J. K. Simmons
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    film actorvoice actorstage actoractortelevision actor
    Biography

    Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor. He is considered one of the most eminent character actors of his generation. He has appeared in over 200 films and television roles since his debut in 1986. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

  3. Tyler Joseph

    Tyler Joseph
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    guitaristpianistsingerrappersinger-songwriter
    Biography

    Tyler Robert Joseph is an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside bandmate Josh Dun. He has been nominated for six Grammy Awards as a member of Twenty One Pilots, of which he has won one.

  4. Joe Burrow

    Joe Burrow
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 27)
    Enrolled in Ohio State University
    2015-2018 graduated with bachelor's degree
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Joseph Lee Burrow is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with Ohio State, Burrow played college football at LSU, where he won the Heisman Trophy and the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a senior. He was selected by the Bengals first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

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General info

Alternative names OSU
Founded 1870
Motto Disciplina in civitatem
Education for Citizenship
Colors scarlet, gray
Academic calendar September to August (September - December; January-March; April-June; June-August)
Total FTE staff 32,535
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 190 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
United States
City population 906,000
Phone 6142926446

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