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 Ohio State University has an acceptance rate of 53% . Of those admitted, 23% go on to enroll. The application fee is $60 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $60
  • Number of Applicants: 65,189
  • Percent Admitted: 53%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 23%
 TotalMaleFemale
Number of applicants 65,189 30,930 34,259
Percent admitted53%51%54%
Percent admitted who enrolled23%24%23%

Admissions Selectivity: Somewhat Selective

This institution admits less than 75% of its applicants.

Ohio State University Admissions Considerations

 RequiredRecommendedConsidered but not Required
Secondary School GPA✔   
Secondary School Record✔   
Recommendations   ✔
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)   ✔ 
TOEFL (if applicable)✔   

Ohio State University Test Scores

Ohio State University SAT Scores

SAT Range1310 – 1480
SAT Average1395
SAT 25th Percentile1310
SAT 75th Percentile1480

Ohio State University ACT Scores

ACT Range29 – 32
ACT Average31
ACT 25th Percentile29
ACT 75th Percentile32

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.