Ohio State University

Columbus, OH · Public research
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Acceptance rate
49.2%
40,047 admitted
SAT · 50th
1380
Range 1300–1440
6-yr grad
87.0%
Retention 93.0%
Undergrads
46,627
13:1 S-F
Admissions
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45.1% / 46.4%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications81,392
Overall admit rate49.2%
In-state admit rate45.1%
Out-of-state admit rate46.4%
Enrolled8,248 · 20.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist2,049 of 5,358
Very important factorsGPA, Class rank, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, First-gen, Recs, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1380
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1300–1440 · 25.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W640680720
Math650700740
Comp130013801440
ACT
255075
Comp273032
Cost & aid
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$12,545
in-state tuition
out-of-state $41,327
Tuition (in-state)$12,545
Tuition (out-of-state)$41,327
Fees$1,096
Room & board$16,222
Books$1,020
Avg need-based grant$17,907
% need met72.0%
Avg debt at graduation$26,869
Academics
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13 : 1
student-faculty ratio
93.0% retention
Student-faculty13 : 1
Retention93.0%
4-year graduation72.3%
6-year graduation87.0%
Enrollment
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46,627
undergraduates
22.0% out-of-state · 538 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates46,627
First-year8,248
Transfer1,960
Full-time93%
Female50%
Out-of-state22.0%
International (freshmen)538
Rankings
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#4
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Supply Chain Management/Logistics#526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#1226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#1526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#2826
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#3526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#3926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingOhio colleges15
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$60
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionJanuary 15 → March 31 → May 1
Early actionNovember 1 → January 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired to be considered for admission
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/freshmen…
Admissions emailaskabuckeye@osu.edu
Admissions phone(614)292-3980
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Mich…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Michigan MI · Public16.4%147035K
Indiana University IN · Public——37K
Penn State University Park PA · Public—1340—
Purdue University IN · Public43.4%136043K
University of Illinois Urbana IL · Public36.6%144236K
Michigan State University MI · Public83.2%121041K
University of Wisconsin WI · Public40.8%145039K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Ohio State University

12 years of Ohio State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.