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Ohio State University - Main Campus Data & Information Overview

434 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
57% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Ohio State University - Main Campus Ranked?

#69 Best Colleges in Nation
#2 Best Colleges in OH
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Ohio State University - Main Campus was awarded 434 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical/medical laboratory science.

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Overall Quality

Ohio State landed the #69 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Ohio State held the #94 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Ohio State is also ranked #2 out of 96 schools in Ohio.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Ohio State?

57% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
21% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Ohio State University - Main Campus has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Ohio State.

Average Test Scores

About 21% of students accepted to Ohio State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 630 and 740.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Ohio State University - Main Campus  ( 620 to 700 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Ohio State University - Main Campus  ( 630 to 740 )
200
800
Ohio State received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 26 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for Ohio State University - Main Campus  ( 26 to 32 )
1
36

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Ohio State University - Main Campus Faculty

18 to 1 Student to Faculty
66% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Ohio State University - Main Campus is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Ohio State University - Main Campus is 66%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  66 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Ohio State University - Main Campus

94% Freshmen Retention
62% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 94% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Ohio State University - Main Campus enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  94 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Ohio State for first-time, full-time students is 62%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  62 out of 100
0
100

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Ohio State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

42,734 Full-Time Undergraduates
24.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
49.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 46,984 undergraduates at Ohio State with 42,734 being full-time and 4,250 being part-time.

How Much Does Ohio State University - Main Campus Cost?

$16,845 Net Price
38% Take Out Loans
$31,168 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Ohio State is $16,845. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Ohio State

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,068 $8,581 $13,273 $21,575 $24,870

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Ohio State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Ohio State, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $7,792 a year. That adds up to $31,168 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Ohio State is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Ohio State Graduates Make?

$55,332 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Ohio State make around $55,332 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Ohio State graduates since it is 30% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Ohio State University - Main Campus

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42,734 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Ohio State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-292-6446
Website: www.osu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/osu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OhioState

Ohio State University - Main Campus Majors

141 Majors With Completions
11,497 Undergraduate Degrees
4,520 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 141 majors graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Of these students, 11,497 received undergraduate degrees and 4,520 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 635 $30,355
Communication & Media Studies 565 $37,353
General Biology 482 $27,470
Computer Engineering 461 $76,749
Marketing 427 $49,885
Accounting 367 $57,105
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 366 $28,914
Nursing 305 $61,744
Sustainability Science 288 NA
Economics 288 $42,908

Learn more about the majors offered at Ohio State University - Main Campus along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Ohio State

77% Take At Least One Class Online
8% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 47,479 students took at least one online class at Ohio State University - Main Campus. This is a decrease from the 57,521 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 47,479 5,186
2019-2020 57,521 18,410
2018-2019 21,150 2,749
2017-2018 20,321 2,284
2016-2017 16,439 1,718

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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