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Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · OSUMC

Public institution in Columbus, OH · 44,617 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $60,409 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,292927th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$12,859828th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$38,3651,547th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,320907th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,976624th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,409525th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$51,438470th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
87.7%108th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
94.1%147th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.8%281st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
140794th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
44,61711th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.4%1,727th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 154 mi (DTW)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$60
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 126 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Engineering, OtherEngineeringbachelors$76,998$75,130
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,365$70,931
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$75,413$75,667
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,519$74,576
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,123$73,052
Materials EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,596$71,015
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,821$69,561
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$66,541$68,331
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,651$63,377
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherAgriculturebachelors$63,749$59,576
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,005$61,350
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,510$60,399

Campus facts

Athletics — 21 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $29,622,164 (M $15,234,454 · W $13,816,950 · Coed $570,760)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ohio State University-Main Campus’s 44,617 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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