Ohio State University
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
44,617
Men / Women
50% / 50%
White
59%
Asian
11%
Black
9%
International
8%
Hispanic
6%
Mixed
5%
Native American
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences
25%
Business & Economics
24%
Engineering, Computing & Math
20%
Arts
4%
Education
3%
Professional
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$13,641
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$42,423
Est. In-State Cost
$17,646
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$54,878
10-Year ROI
$187,000
ROI Percentile
77th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
94%
4-Year Graduation Rate
72%
6-Year Graduation Rate
88%
Transfer-Out Rate
7%
Weather
Comfortable Days
110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
2,305 (17th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
227 (15th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
53%
Yield (Unbound)
22%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $300M | #17 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $1,136M | #17 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $30M | #56 |
Graduate Degrees
| Life & Natural Sciences | 1,096 | #3 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 197 | #20 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 422 | #37 |
Honors College
Name
University Honors & Scholars
Students
4,157 (9%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
test_required
Submitted Test Scores
48%
SAT Range
1,310
–
1,480
ACT Range
28
–
32
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Arts and Sciences | 3,962 | 42% / 58% | 7% | $70,111 | |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 20 +10 | 45% / 55% | 5% | — | |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 43 +1 | 56% / 44% | 19% | — | |
| Computer and Information Science | 138 +2 | 79% / 21% | 28% | $119,507 | |
| Data Analytics | 30 +3 | 70% / 30% | 0% | — | |
| Mathematics | 127 +6 | 65% / 35% | 54% | $82,577 | |
| Optics | |||||
| Physics | 35 +13 | 91% / 9% | 20% | $121,280 | |
| Statistics | 48 +4 | 60% / 40% | 29% | — | |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 15 — | 73% / 27% | 7% | — | |
| Biochemistry | 114 +5 | 60% / 40% | 2% | $77,066 | |
| Biology | 489 +1 | 36% / 64% | 2% | $72,996 | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 21 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $72,996 | |
| Chemistry | 44 +2 | 59% / 41% | 7% | $107,693 | |
| Earth Sciences | 24 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $54,873 | |
| Entomology | 3 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,397 | |
| Evolution and Ecology | 85 +1 | 27% / 73% | 1% | $52,397 | |
| Microbiology | 50 +2 | 42% / 58% | 4% | $71,029 | |
| Molecular Genetics | 56 +6 | 30% / 70% | 0% | $68,215 | |
| Neuroscience | 274 — | 36% / 64% | 1% | $68,830 | |
| Planetary Science | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Plant Pathology | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Actuarial Science | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | — | |
| Economics | 184 +17 | 76% / 24% | 29% | $79,186 | |
| African American and African Studies | 7 +6 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $56,134 | |
| Anthropology | 41 +2 | 15% / 85% | 2% | $48,500 | |
| Arabic | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 20% | — | |
| Chinese | 6 +3 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $48,870 | |
| Classics | 6 +1 | 17% / 83% | 0% | — | |
| Criminology | 162 +13 | 39% / 61% | 1% | $62,461 | |
| Diversity and Identity Studies Collaborative | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| English | 130 +14 | 35% / 65% | 2% | $49,696 | |
| French | 10 +6 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $64,134 | |
| French and Francophone Studies | 1 +1 | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Geographic Information Science | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $67,875 | |
| Geography | |||||
| German | 4 +3 | 75% / 25% | 0% | — | |
| History | |||||
| History | 100 +13 | 62% / 38% | 1% | $74,086 | |
| Humanities | 14 +1 | 21% / 79% | 14% | $51,646 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 7 — | 86% / 14% | 0% | $49,423 | |
| International Studies | 106 +17 | 40% / 60% | 7% | $71,448 | |
| Islamic Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Italian | 5 +2 | 40% / 60% | 0% | $64,134 | |
| Japanese | 17 +2 | 53% / 47% | 0% | $48,870 | |
| Jewish Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Korean | 11 +5 | 45% / 55% | 0% | $48,870 | |
| Linguistics | 24 +4 | 29% / 71% | 8% | $58,045 | |
| Medical Anthropology | 25 +2 | 8% / 92% | 0% | $48,500 | |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Modern Greek | 1 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Philosophy | 20 +1 | 60% / 40% | 5% | $52,011 | |
| Physical Anthropology | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $48,500 | |
| Political Science | 278 +25 | 48% / 52% | 1% | $72,727 | |
| Portuguese | |||||
| Psychology | 683 +39 | 22% / 78% | 4% | — | |
| Religious Studies | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Romance Studies | 7 +1 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $64,134 | |
| Russian | 4 +9 | 25% / 75% | 0% | — | |
| Social Sciences | 33 +9 | 48% / 52% | 0% | — | |
| Sociology | 52 +9 | 33% / 67% | 4% | $57,000 | |
| Spanish | 41 +15 | 39% / 61% | 0% | $64,134 | |
| Sustainability | 35 — | 43% / 57% | 3% | — | |
| Translation and Interpreting | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $58,045 | |
| Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies | 12 +4 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $56,134 | |
| Art | 54 +3 | 35% / 65% | 6% | $38,902 | |
| Arts Management | 14 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | $38,902 | |
| Dance | 40 — | 2% / 98% | 5% | $43,489 | |
| Film Studies | 35 +3 | 49% / 51% | 9% | $41,809 | |
| History of Art | 9 — | 44% / 56% | 0% | $38,902 | |
| Industrial Design | 19 — | 37% / 63% | 0% | $75,452 | |
| Interior Design | 18 — | 11% / 89% | 6% | $75,452 | |
| Jazz Studies | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $52,009 | |
| Moving-Image Production | 20 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $41,809 | |
| Music | 19 +2 | 63% / 37% | 11% | $52,009 | |
| Music Education | 24 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $53,593 | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | |||||
| Music Performance | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 14% | $52,009 | |
| Music Theory and Composition | |||||
| Theatre | 20 +1 | 35% / 65% | 5% | $41,347 | |
| Visual Communication Design | 16 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $75,452 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Dentistry | 37 | 8% / 92% | 3% | $68,959 | |
| Dental Hygiene | 37 — | 8% / 92% | 3% | $68,959 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education and Human Ecology | 895 | 37% / 63% | 2% | $56,809 | |
| Athletic Training | 26 — | 19% / 81% | 4% | $74,523 | |
| Human Nutrition | 47 — | 26% / 74% | 2% | $64,224 | |
| Physical Education | 115 — | 51% / 49% | 2% | $53,593 | |
| Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership | 18 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $53,593 | |
| Consumer and Family Financial Services | 62 — | 82% / 18% | 2% | $71,212 | |
| Hospitality Management (Food Service) | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $64,224 | |
| Sport Industry | 149 — | 73% / 27% | 5% | $59,634 | |
| Human Development and Family Science | 118 +3 | 24% / 76% | 1% | $57,420 | |
| Early Childhood Education | 29 — | 21% / 79% | 7% | $48,777 | |
| Exercise Science Education | 19 — | 32% / 68% | 0% | $59,634 | |
| Integrated Language Arts/English Education | 31 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $53,593 | |
| Integrated Social Studies Education | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,593 | |
| Middle Childhood Education | 53 — | 32% / 68% | 0% | $48,777 | |
| Special Education | 21 — | 19% / 81% | 0% | $53,763 | |
| Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 12% | — | |
| Technology Education | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 25% | $53,593 | |
| World Language Education | 108 — | 6% / 94% | 2% | $41,942 | |
| Art Education | 15 — | 7% / 93% | 0% | $53,593 | |
| Fashion and Retail Studies | 67 +2 | 13% / 87% | 0% | $66,547 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 1,821 | 77% / 23% | 5% | $107,931 | |
| Aerospace Engineering | 95 — | 84% / 16% | 0% | $106,080 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 98 — | 59% / 41% | 2% | $94,436 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 187 — | 65% / 35% | 2% | $105,901 | |
| Civil Engineering | 119 — | 74% / 26% | 2% | $89,254 | |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 416 — | 84% / 16% | 8% | $116,035 | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 244 — | 88% / 12% | 9% | $118,538 | |
| Engineering | 18 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | $107,353 | |
| Engineering Physics | 18 — | 89% / 11% | 6% | $108,696 | |
| Environmental Engineering | 45 — | 53% / 47% | 0% | $91,404 | |
| Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering | 43 — | 53% / 47% | 2% | $78,883 | |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering | 114 — | 64% / 36% | 3% | $114,502 | |
| Materials Science and Engineering | 30 — | 47% / 53% | 7% | $100,130 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 297 — | 83% / 17% | 6% | $113,641 | |
| Aviation | 32 — | 69% / 31% | 3% | $86,488 | |
| Aviation Management | 65 — | 82% / 18% | 2% | $86,488 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences | 501 | 39% / 61% | 1% | $60,766 | |
| Animal Sciences | 133 — | 14% / 86% | 1% | $55,198 | |
| Environmental Science | 127 — | 35% / 65% | 3% | $58,584 | |
| Environmental and Natural Resources | 44 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $48,590 | |
| Food Science and Technology | 21 — | 48% / 52% | 5% | $76,820 | |
| Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife | 23 — | 35% / 65% | 0% | $58,584 | |
| Livestock Management | |||||
| Plant Pathology | 32 — | 59% / 41% | 0% | $56,585 | |
| Sustainable Plant Systems | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,892 | |
| Agribusiness and Applied Economics | 34 +1 | 56% / 44% | 0% | $61,788 | |
| Community Leadership | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | — | |
| Food Business Management | 8 — | 25% / 75% | 12% | $65,170 | |
| Environmental Policy and Decision Making | 24 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $48,590 | |
| Agriscience Education | 48 — | 96% / 4% | 0% | $95,230 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Nursing | 243 | 14% / 86% | 0% | $117,637 | |
| Dietetics | |||||
| Nursing | 243 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $117,637 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Pharmacy | 673 | 23% / 77% | 1% | $83,695 | |
| Health Sciences | 7 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Health Sciences (Allied Health) | 484 — | 23% / 77% | 0% | $76,096 | |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | 126 — | 28% / 72% | 3% | $116,965 | |
| Pharmacy | 43 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $74,523 | |
| Pharmacy Administration | 13 — | 23% / 77% | 15% | $74,523 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Public Health | 106 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $78,477 | |
| Environmental Public Health | 31 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $78,477 | |
| Public Health | 75 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $78,477 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Social Work | 154 | 12% / 88% | 0% | $56,120 | |
| Social Work | 154 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $56,120 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher College of Business | 2,396 | 63% / 37% | 7% | $101,152 | |
| Information Systems | 118 +3 | 74% / 26% | 5% | $99,943 | |
| Accounting | 316 +7 | 65% / 35% | 7% | $103,661 | |
| Business | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $70,670 | |
| Business Administration | 12 +4 | 58% / 42% | 0% | $127,037 | |
| Economics (Business) | 73 +33 | 78% / 22% | 14% | $90,098 | |
| Finance | 893 +29 | 77% / 23% | 7% | $106,628 | |
| Hospitality Management | 46 — | 35% / 65% | 4% | $61,316 | |
| Human Resources | 47 — | 28% / 72% | 6% | $99,238 | |
| Insurance and Risk Management | 7 +2 | 86% / 14% | 0% | — | |
| International Business | 51 +3 | 43% / 57% | 6% | $98,776 | |
| Leadership | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $127,037 | |
| Logistics Management | 81 +12 | 70% / 30% | 10% | $127,037 | |
| Marketing | 537 +9 | 39% / 61% | 5% | $87,033 | |
| Operations Management | 121 +7 | 60% / 40% | 4% | $127,037 | |
| Professional Sales | 43 +2 | 67% / 33% | 16% | $89,540 | |
| Real Estate and Urban Analysis | 48 +28 | 69% / 31% | 0% | $97,677 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Glenn College of Public Affairs | 82 | 39% / 61% | 0% | $75,511 | |
| Public Management, Leadership and Policy | 59 +7 | 36% / 64% | 0% | $75,511 | |
| Public Policy Analysis | 23 +7 | 48% / 52% | 0% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowlton School of Architecture | 99 | 49% / 51% | 3% | $70,400 | |
| Architecture | 75 — | 44% / 56% | 4% | — | |
| City and Regional Planning | 24 +1 | 67% / 33% | 0% | $70,400 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Communication | 500 | 40% / 60% | 8% | $68,391 | |
| Communication | 433 +16 | 40% / 60% | 9% | $68,586 | |
| Journalism | 52 — | 44% / 56% | 2% | $69,374 | |
| Strategic Communication | 15 — | 13% / 87% | 0% | $59,360 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | 151 | 8% / 92% | 0% | $73,208 | |
| Medical Laboratory Science | 19 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | $77,878 | |
| Speech and Hearing Science | 106 — | 1% / 99% | 0% | $63,904 | |
| Health Information Management and Systems | 26 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $107,728 |
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