Ohio University

Athens, OH · Public research
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Acceptance rate
85.2%
23,085 admitted
SAT · 50th
1200
Range 1100–1280
6-yr grad
65.3%
Retention 84.1%
Undergrads
19,888
18:1 S-F
Admissions
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88.3% / 77.8%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications27,105
Overall admit rate85.2%
In-state admit rate88.3%
Out-of-state admit rate77.8%
Enrolled4,345 · 18.8% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1200
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1100–1280 · 12.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W550600650
Math540590640
Comp110012001280
ACT
255075
Comp222528
Cost & aid
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$12,840
in-state tuition
out-of-state $22,810
Tuition (in-state)$12,840
Tuition (out-of-state)$22,810
Room & board$12,172
Books$918
Avg need-based grant$10,997
% need met62.6%
Avg debt at graduation$26,739
Academics
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18 : 1
student-faculty ratio
84.1% retention
Student-faculty18 : 1
Retention84.1%
4-year graduation50.1%
6-year graduation65.3%
Enrollment
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19,888
undergraduates
17.0% out-of-state · 33 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates19,888
First-year4,484
Transfer340
Full-time84%
Female62%
Out-of-state17.0%
International (freshmen)33
Rankings
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#118
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Nursing Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#11826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#15026
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#19826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#21226
NicheBest Colleges in America#26826
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#47526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#47526
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, 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 conferenceMid-American Conference6
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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$50
application fee
waivable
Regular decision2/1 → Rolling → 1-May
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/15 → Rolling after 9/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 2 Sci, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://www.ohio.edu/admissions/apply
Admissions emailadmissions@ohio.edu
Admissions phone(740) 593-4100
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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Ohio State Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Ohio State University OH · Public49.2%138046K
Miami University OH · Public75.4%130016K
University of Cincinnati OH · Public15.2%125034K
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 University-Main Campus

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