Ohio State University Common Data Set 2025-26

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Acceptance rate

49.2%

40,047 of 81,392

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1300–1440

ACT middle 50%

27–32

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Admissions

AppliedC1	81,392
AdmittedC1	40,047
EnrolledC1	8,248
YieldC1	20.6%
Early decisionC21	Not offered
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	5,358
Accepted a placeC2	2,278
Admitted from waitlistC2	2,049
Odds if you stay on the listC2	89.9%

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	25%
Submitted ACTC9	42%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	640–720
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	650–740
Average high school GPAC12	—
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$12,545
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$41,327
Required feesG1	$1,096
Food and housingG1	$16,222
Need fully met (first-years)H2	20.2%
Average % of need metH2	73%
Average need-based packageH2	$20,792
Average need-based grantH2	$17,907

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankVery important
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayImportant
Recommendation(s)Important
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesImportant
Talent/abilityImportant
Character/personal qualitiesConsidered
First generationImportant
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workImportant
Work experienceImportant
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	46,627
First-year retentionB22	93%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	87%

Notes on this filing

C1: no total printed; applied, admitted and enrolled are sums of men and women (39510+41882, 19444+20603, 3872+4376). Enrolled total matches B2 first-time first-year total of 8248.
C2: waitlist rows mapped by position: offered 5358, accepted a place 2278, admitted from waitlist 2049.
C21: early decision marked No; early decision counts blank. C22: early action marked Yes, but applied and admitted counts are not printed.
C12: average high school GPA is blank and the percent submitting shows 0.00 while all C11 GPA bands are blank. Treated as not reported.
B4-B11: the most recent bachelor's cohort is Fall 2019. Six-year rate 87.00 is printed. No four-year rate is printed, so grad_rate_4yr is null.
G1: the first-year column is blank. Costs are taken from the printed undergraduates column (in-district and out-of-district tuition both 12545). Required fees 1096; food and housing 16222 (housing only 10432).
H2: pct_need_fully_met = line H (644) / line D (3185) = 20.2. Line D is 'awarded any financial aid' in the printed form, used here as the need-based denominator. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is left null because no need-based count is printed.
H1: the 2025-26 estimated aid year is marked, but the item is labeled 'Formerly H3' in the methodology section; no conflict with the data.
C8A: the policy is labeled 'for Fall 2027' while the filing is for 2025-26; the year label appears to be a typo.
Other values on the form are template data (e.g. FAFSA priority date and C13 fee) and are not extracted in this schema.

Source: Ohio State University Common Data Set 2025-26 . “—” means the college left the item blank.