Acceptance Rate History
Ohio State University-Main Campus Acceptance Rate: 60.6% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
OH · Current rate: 60.6%
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What is Ohio State University-Main Campus's acceptance rate in 2024?
Ohio State University-Main Campus's acceptance rate in 2024 is 60.6%, up from 50.8% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
What is Ohio State University-Main Campus's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 45.1% (11,395 admitted of 25,273 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 46.4% (19,914 admitted of 42,898 applicants)
- International: 66.1% (8,738 admitted of 13,221 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at about the same rate as in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at a higher rate than in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · Ohio State University-Main Campus Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.6% | 72,829 | 44,116 |
| 2023 | 50.8% | 70,028 | 35,588 |
| 2022 | 52.7% | 65,189 | 34,370 |
| 2021 | 57.2% | 58,180 | 33,269 |
| 2020 | 68.5% | 49,087 | 33,619 |
| 2019 | 53.7% | 47,703 | 25,634 |
| 2018 | 52.0% | 48,077 | 24,988 |
| 2017 | 48.1% | 47,782 | 22,964 |
| 2016 | 54.1% | 44,845 | 24,265 |
| 2015 | 49.4% | 40,240 | 19,872 |
| 2014 | 53.0% | 36,788 | 19,484 |
| 2013 | 55.5% | 31,359 | 17,413 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $4,885/yr · Family income over $110k: $27,359/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Aid for international students
Ohio State University-Main Campus awarded institutional aid to 9 international undergraduates, averaging $1,944 (2025-2026 Common Data Set).
These figures describe only the international students who actually received aid — not what a typical international admit can expect. International students outside this group pay the full sticker price.
Source: official Common Data Set filing
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1310–1480
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Ohio State University-Main Campus scored between 1310 and 1480 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Ohio State University-Main Campus's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1310–1480 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1310, and a quarter scored above 1480.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Ohio State University-Main Campus's rate ranged from 48.1% to 68.5%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
Where do you stand?
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Ohio State University-Main Campus
Ohio State University-Main Campus
SAT
Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1310–1480.
GPA
No published GPA data for this school.
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Trend Analysis
Ohio State University-Main Campus's acceptance rate has increased from 55.5% in 2013 to 60.6% in 2024. The most notable shift occurred in 2020.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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