Ohio State University - Main Campus Teaching Programs

Located in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution. The location of Ohio State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Ohio State University - Main Campus?

Contact details for Ohio State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210
Phone:	614-292-6446
Website:	www.osu.edu

How Do I Get Into Ohio State?

You can apply to Ohio State online at: undergrad.osu.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Ohio State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Ohio State?

Ohio State has an acceptance rate of 53%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 51%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Average Test Scores

About 15% of students accepted to Ohio State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 670 and 760.

Ohio State received ACT scores from 40% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 28 and 34. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 29 and 32.

Can I Afford Ohio State University - Main Campus?

The overall average net price of Ohio State is $38,599. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Ohio State, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $7,792 a year. That adds up to $31,168 over four years for those students.

Ohio State University - Main Campus Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 47,106 undergraduate students at Ohio State, with 43,057 being full-time and 4,049 being part-time.

There are also 14,571 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 43,057 full-time undergraduates at Ohio State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ohio State University - Main Campus students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3,699
Black or African American	3,180
Hispanic or Latino	2,241
White	27,766
International Students	3,007
Other Races/Ethnicities	3,164

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Ohio State University - Main Campus. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 112 countries are represented at Ohio State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Ohio State University - Main Campus

In 2022-2023, 38,451 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Ohio State has changed over the last few years.

Ohio State University - Main Campus Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	0	0	0	206	73	279
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	106	0	0	0	106
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	67	0	0	0	67
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	0	55	0	0	0	55
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	19	0	15	2	36
Music Education	0	35	0	0	0	35
Elementary Education	0	34	0	0	0	34
General Special Education	0	33	0	0	0	33
Art Education	0	14	0	14	0	28
English & Language Arts Education	0	28	0	0	0	28
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	15	0	15
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	10	0	0	10
Modern Language Education	0	6	0	0	0	6
Early Childhood Education	5	0	0	0	0	5
Technical Teacher Education	0	4	0	0	0	4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	4	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	5	405	10	250	75	745

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

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