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2023 Average Net Price
$19,575
After Financial Aid
2023 Acceptance Rate
50.8%
70,028 Applicants
2023 Enrolled Students
60,046
86.5% Full-Time
2023 Graduation Rate
87.7%
6,314 Graduates

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Costs

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $19,575.

Average Net Price

$19,575
2023 Value
0.0357%
1 Year Growth

In 2023 Ohio State University-Main Campus had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $19,575. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Ohio State University-Main Campus grew by 0.0357%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$12,979
Room and Board

The average yearly cost of room and board at Ohio State University-Main Campus was of $12,979 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 2.42% between 2022 and 2023.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

62%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
30%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

62% of undergraduate students at Ohio State University-Main Campus received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 13.9% with respect to 2022, when 72% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Admissions

Ohio State University-Main Campus received 70,028 undergraduate applications in 2023, which represents a 7.42% annual growth. Out of those 70,028 applicants, 35,588 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 50.8% acceptance rate.

There were 60,046 students enrolled at Ohio State University-Main Campus in 2023. 14% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Ohio State University-Main Campus has an overall enrollment yield of 22.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

50.8%
Acceptance Rate in 2023
35,588
Accepted Out of 70,028

In 2023, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Ohio State University-Main Campus was 50.8% (35,588 admissions from 70,028 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2022, which was 52.7%. Between 2022 and 2023, the number of applicants grew by 7.42%, while admissions grew by 3.54%.

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SAT Scores

14%
Submission Percentage (2023)
1,151
Scores Submitted (2023)

14% of enrolled first-time students at Ohio State University-Main Campus in 2023 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Ohio State University-Main Campus had a total enrollment of 60,046 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Ohio State University-Main Campus is 51,944 students and the part-time enrollment is 8,102. This means that 86.5% of students enrolled at Ohio State University-Main Campus are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Ohio State University-Main Campus, both undergraduate and graduate, is 59.9% White, 9.31% Asian, 7.67% Black or African American, 5.72% Hispanic or Latino, 4.35% Two or More Races, 0.0616% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.04% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Ohio State University-Main Campus in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (31.6%), followed by White Male (30.7%) and Asian Male (4.84%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (33.9%), followed by White Male (19.3%) and Asian Female (4.88%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

86.5%
Full-Time Enrollment

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Retention Rate over Time

94%
2023 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Ohio State University-Main Campus was 94%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (84%), Ohio State University-Main Campus had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)
  1. White
    35,995 enrolled students
  2. Asian
    5,590 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    4,605 enrolled students

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,859 students (3.1%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Ohio State University-Main Campus is General Finance (817 degrees awarded), followed by Experimental Psychology (646 degrees) and Speech Communication & Rhetoric (478 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

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Most Common Job

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

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Highest Paying Job

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Common Industries by Major

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

7,809
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2023
9,028
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2023

In 2023, 7,809 degrees were awarded to men at Ohio State University-Main Campus, which is 0.865 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (9,028).

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Most Common Male Majors

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Most Common Female Majors

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)
  1. White Female
    5,816 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    4,866 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    705 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Ohio State University-Main Campus is white female (5,816 degrees awarded). There were 1.2 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (4,866 degrees).

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Operations

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts
  1. $484M - Federal
  2. $102M - State
  3. $29.8M - Local

As of 2023, Ohio State University-Main Campus received $484M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $102M from state grants and contracts, and $29.8M from local grants and contracts.

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Occupations by Share

Professor
Most Common Instructor
959 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Ohio State University-Main Campus were Professor with 959 employees, Associate professor with 757 employees, and Assistant professor with 610 employees.

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