The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

The Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

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Undergrad Diversity

Tuition & Fees

$15,929

$41,435

not including housing and food

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undergraduateRatios

50%

male

50%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Selective

52%

acceptance rate

Accepted 34,370
Declined 30,819
Total Received 65,189
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Public

46,123

undergraduate students

14,417

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1870, The Ohio State University is a public four-year land-grant university that is known for its large size and its diverse academic programs. It is located on a 1,665-acre campus in Columbus, Ohio.

Official website Visit website
Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 60,540
Established in 1870
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

Social Networks

1,665-acre campus in Columbus (population: 879,170); regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and CFAES Wooster (ATI). Served by air and bus. School operates transportation on campus and to some nearby neighborhoods. Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Major city

The Ohio State University
281 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH
43210

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
33%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
93%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
no
Students may not have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
60%
Top 1/4
93%
Top 1/2
99%
Bottom 1/2
1%
Bottom 1/4
0%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
720
25th
640
75th
760
25th
670
75th
34
25th
28
75th
32
25th
27
75th
32
25th
29

Admissions Facts

Application fee $60
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Neither
Application deadline (final deadline) January 15
School has early action program Yes
Early action program application deadline November 1

Selective

52%

acceptance rate

Accepted 34,370
Declined 30,819
Total Received 65,189

Admissions Factors

Required

Secondary School GPA
Secondary School Rank
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

Not Reported

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders

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Financial Aid

83%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$11,125

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $12,859
Housing & Food $14,272
Additional fees $3,070
Books & supplies $1,030
Total $31,231
Average Financial Aid - $11,125
Total with Avg. Aid $20,106

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Financial Aid Office


P: 614-292-0300
buckeyelink@osu.edu

Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Diving yes yes
Fencing yes yes
Field hockey yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Gymnastics yes yes
Ice hockey yes yes
Lacrosse yes yes
Rowing yes
Soccer yes yes
Softball yes
Swimming yes yes
Synchronized swimming yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes yes
Wrestling yes

Club Sports - Men's

archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, cricket, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting

Club Sports - Women's

archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, boxing, cheerleading, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, racquetball, rowing, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee), volleyball, water polo, weight lifting

Intramural/Recreational Sports

corn hole, disc golf, dodgeball, flag football, ice hockey, inner-tube water polo, Kan Jam, kickball, racquetball, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, spikeball, squash, table tennis, tennis, ultimate disc, volleyball (indoor/sand)

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes yes
Actuarial Science yes yes
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General yes
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General yes yes yes
Agricultural Engineering yes yes yes
Agricultural Teacher Education yes yes yes
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other yes
Anatomy yes yes
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects yes
Anthropology, General yes yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General yes yes yes
Applied Economics yes
Applied Mathematics, Other yes
Arabic Language and Literature yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes yes
Art/Art Studies, General yes yes
Astronomy yes yes yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes yes yes
Atomic/Molecular Physics yes yes
Audiology/Audiologist yes yes yes
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations yes
Biochemistry yes yes yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Bioethics/Medical Ethics yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biophysics yes yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes yes
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other yes
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences yes yes
Business/Commerce, General yes
Business/Managerial Economics yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chinese Language and Literature yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist yes yes
Comparative Literature yes
Computational Mathematics yes
Computer Engineering, General yes yes yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes
Criminology yes
Dance, General yes yes yes
Dental Clinical Sciences, General yes yes
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist yes yes
Design and Visual Communications, General yes
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other yes
Dietetics/Dietitian yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes yes
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes yes
Ecology yes yes
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics yes yes yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education, General yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship yes
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics yes
Engineering, General yes yes
Engineering, Other yes yes yes
Engineering/Industrial Management yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Entomology yes yes yes
Environmental Health yes yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering yes
Epidemiology yes yes
Exercise Science and Kinesiology yes yes
Experimental Psychology yes yes yes
Family Resource Management Studies, General yes yes yes
Film/Cinema/Media Studies yes yes
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other yes
Finance, General yes yes
Financial Mathematics yes
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other yes
Fine and Studio Arts Management yes yes yes
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education yes
French Language and Literature yes
General Studies yes
Genetic Counseling/Counselor yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes yes
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator yes
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other yes yes
Health and Wellness, General yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management yes
Hebrew Language and Literature yes
History, General yes yes yes
History, Other yes
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management yes
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management yes yes yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes yes yes
Human Nutrition yes yes yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General yes yes yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes yes yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes yes
Industrial and Product Design yes yes
Information Science/Studies yes
Insurance yes
Interior Design yes
International Business/Trade/Commerce yes
International Relations and Affairs yes
International/Globalization Studies yes
Islamic Studies yes
Italian Language and Literature yes yes
Japanese Language and Literature yes
Jewish/Judaic Studies yes
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching yes
Korean Language and Literature yes
Learning Sciences yes
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other yes
Linguistics yes yes yes
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management yes
Management Information Systems, General yes
Management Science yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Materials Engineering yes yes yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mathematics, Other yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Medical Anthropology yes
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist yes
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry yes yes
Medieval and Renaissance Studies yes
Microbiology, General yes yes yes
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes yes
Modern Greek Language and Literature yes
Molecular Genetics yes yes yes
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other yes yes yes
Music History, Literature, and Theory yes
Music Performance, General yes
Music Teacher Education yes
Music Theory and Composition yes
Music, General yes yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes yes
Nuclear Engineering yes yes
Nutrition Sciences yes yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist yes yes
Operations Management and Supervision yes
Optics/Optical Sciences yes
Pharmacology yes
Pharmacy yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes
Physical Therapy/Therapist yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology yes yes yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Portuguese Language and Literature yes yes yes
Psychology, General yes
Public Administration yes yes yes
Public Health, General yes yes yes
Public Policy Analysis, General yes
Real Estate yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist yes yes
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes yes yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Social Sciences, General yes
Social Sciences, Other yes
Social Work yes yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General yes yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Surveying Technology/Surveying yes yes yes
Sustainability Studies yes yes
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor yes
Technical Teacher Education yes
Vision Science/Physiological Optics yes yes
Zoology/Animal Biology yes yes yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Finance
  2. Biology
  3. Psychology

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Self-designed majors
  • Weekend College

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Agriculture
  • Art
  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Health Professions
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science
  • Technologies
  • Vocational Arts

Pre-professional Programs

  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-veterinary science

60,540

total students

67%

in-state

33%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

76%

46,123
students

Female
50%
23,109

Male
50%
23,014

24%

14,417
students

Female
58%
8,419

Male
42%
5,998

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

92%

42,360
students

Female
50%
21,318

Male
50%
21,042

8%

3,763
students

Female
48%
1,791

Male
52%
1,972

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Student Break-down

6%
Nonresident aliens
7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
9%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5%
Hispanic/Latino
63%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 2.00
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: May 1

Spring: October 1

Summer: March 1

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 66
Countries most often represented Canada
China
India
Malaysia
South Korea
Taiwan
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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