Ohio State University Main Campus
Ohio State University-Main Campus is a large university located in Columbus, OH.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 61%
- Average net price: $19,783
- Undergraduate enrollment: 48,968
- Graduation rate (150%): 88%
- Graduation rate (200%): 89%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 85%
- Student to faculty ratio: 16:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $60,409
- Median earnings (8 years): $56,186
- Median earnings (6 years): $51,438
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Columbus, OH
Majors and programs
The most common programs at OSU include Finance, Experimental Psychology, Marketing.
- Finance (893 bachelor's) · median earnings $97,986 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,500
- Experimental Psychology (683 bachelor's) · median earnings $54,182 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,500
- Marketing (537 bachelor's) · median earnings $81,119 4 years after graduation · median debt $20,250
- Biology (489 bachelor's) · median earnings $64,324 4 years after graduation · median debt $20,500
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other (484 bachelor's) · median earnings $73,594 4 years after graduation · median debt $20,000
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (433 bachelor's) · median earnings $62,096 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,822
- Computer Engineering (416 bachelor's) · median earnings $123,731 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,500
- Accounting (316 bachelor's) · median earnings $90,850 4 years after graduation · median debt $22,250
- Mechanical Engineering (297 bachelor's) · median earnings $96,418 4 years after graduation · median debt $19,932
- Political Science (278 bachelor's) · median earnings $65,972 4 years after graduation · median debt $20,000
Degree mix: Business 27%, Engineering 21%, Computer Science 2%, Health 25%, Biological Sciences 13%, Psychology 7%, Communication 5%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral.
Cost
OSU students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,885 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,885
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $5,751
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,807
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $20,461
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $27,359
- In-state tuition and fees: $13,244
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $40,022
- Books and supplies: $1,030
- On-campus room and board: $14,738
- Off-campus room and board: $13,814
- Off-campus with family: $6,090
- Typical cost of attendance: $30,305
- Sticker vs net gap: 35%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 20%
- Federal loan recipients: 29%
- Average institutional grant: $10,821
- Average federal loan: $6,241
- Median debt at graduation: $19,976
Admissions
OSU admits 61% of applicants. Of students admitted, 22% enrolled.
- Applications: 72,829
- Admitted: 44,116
- Enrolled: 9,607
- Yield (first-choice signal): 22%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 48,968
- Women: 52%
- Commuter share (estimated): 67%
- Part-time undergraduates: 6%
- Age 25 and older: 6%
- Graduate students: 10,156
- Graduation rate: 88%
- Come back after freshman year: 94%
- First-generation: 26%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 37%
- Student to faculty: 16:1
- Professor salary: $167,266
- Associate professor salary: $112,772
- Assistant professor salary: $100,396
- On-campus housing capacity: 16,335
- Average SAT: 1,400
- Average ACT: 30
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the OSU acceptance rate? OSU admits 61% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does OSU cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,885 a year after aid. Average net price is $19,783.
What majors does OSU offer? Popular programs include Finance, Experimental Psychology, Marketing, Biology, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other.
What is the average salary after OSU? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $60,409 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the OSU graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 85% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 88%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Ohio State University Main Campus official site: https://osu.edu.