- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OHCity: largeZIP 43201Founded 1870
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Campuses
- 6
- Website
- www.osu.edu
- Member of
- CUMU
OhioPublic
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Ohio State University-Main Campus is a public university in Columbus, Ohio, with 45,638 undergraduates. It admits 61% of applicants, graduates 87% within six years and costs $17,269 a year after aid.
87%graduate
Admission rate61%
Retention94%
4-year graduation71%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans29%
$17,269net price / year
61%admission rate
1387average SAT
87%graduate in 6 years
$67,080median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#480 of 1,704 for earnings#657 of 1,739 for lowest net price#96 of 1,738 for graduation rate#379 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,162tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,641
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,423
- Average net price
- $17,269national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,061
$30,001–48,000$5,538
$48,001–75,000$9,708
$75,001–110,000$18,203
$110,001+$27,873
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 61%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1387
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 640–720
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 670–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college61%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college94%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college87%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 87%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 71%
- First-year retention
- 94%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 83%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,889
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,080middle 50%: $44,278–$97,861
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,861
Median, Ohio State University-Main Campus$67,080
Lower quarter$44,278
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 45,638
- Part-time
- 5.9%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 63%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,386 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $23,612
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,903,034,629
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White60%
Hispanic5.8%
Black7.9%
Asian11%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident7.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown3.1%
27 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Engineering15%
Health professions11%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.4%
Social sciences7.4%
Psychology5.2%
Communication & journalism4.7%
Education3.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | $24,917 | 75% | $60,832 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | $20,666 | 65% | $61,938 |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $20,294 | 51% | $51,178 |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $29,447 | 81% | $63,814 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | $21,453 | 66% | $52,269 |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $16,406 | 58% | $55,537 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | $17,330 | 85% | $74,314 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | $16,486 | 85% | $77,810 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | $16,600 | 90% | $80,330 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | $16,754 | 91% | $93,897 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $18,554 | 89% | $81,694 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204796. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q309331.