Ohio State University-Main Campus

  • Details

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 50.82%
    • Average SAT Scores 1407
    • Four Year Completion Rate 70.81% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 87.73% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 88.87% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    70.8%
    6 Year
    87.7%
    8 Year
    88.9%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $29,320 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $38,365 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $12,859 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $19,976 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $6,259 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $7,104 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $12,683 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $22,870 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $27,144 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $51,438 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $47,999 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $56,186 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $52,616 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $60,409 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,649
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,920
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data $15,583 $46,899
Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural and Food Products Processing Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,442
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $48,777
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $36,059 $24,503 $32,665
Architecture Bachelor's Degree $29,329 $19,500 $35,785
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,998
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree $27,689 $22,475 $62,449
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $30,557 No data $68,553
Educational Administration and Supervision Bachelor's Degree $29,807 $18,854 $31,695
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $33,641 $26,622 $34,236
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree $32,604 No data $38,233
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $36,295 $25,896 $37,353
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree $28,273 $20,027 $30,563
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree $41,047 $34,297 $35,084
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,967
Engineering Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $62,238
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $34,274 $70,440
Agricultural Production Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree $32,132 No data $33,775
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree $34,338 $25,253 $76,749
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree $28,069 No data $71,065
Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,299
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree $32,708 $19,340 $30,737
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,224
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Engineering Bachelor's Degree $58,168 $43,353 $50,931
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $40,567 $26,979 $70,372
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,817
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Bachelor's Degree $39,709 $32,010 $40,172
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $43,433 $40,950 $27,470
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $34,621 No data $24,438
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree $67,888 No data $38,974
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $35,052 $63,947
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $39,037 $33,328 $66,852
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,965
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $33,378 $20,546 $29,041
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree $39,112 $38,989 $22,941
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree $23,807 No data $30,105
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $25,069 $20,542 $61,272
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $58,700
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $20,043 No data $29,509
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data $22,000 $27,247
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree $46,338 $38,500 $38,186
Law Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Genetics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,648
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $48,220
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree $44,589 No data $45,021
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $29,077 $70,911
Modern Greek Language and Literature Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $42,770 $28,230 $34,517
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree $44,872 No data $35,024
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data $17,200 $27,176
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $48,428 No data $40,658
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $39,780 $29,799 $30,355
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree $23,145 $19,320 $34,336
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $24,935 $17,700 $30,962
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $34,799 No data $25,095
Economics Bachelor's Degree $39,590 $24,317 $42,908
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $39,566 $23,603 $35,052
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,123
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $20,371
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $45,117 $33,716 $28,537
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) Bachelor's Degree $31,512 No data $33,819
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $30,392 $24,273 $27,536
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,706
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,207
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $39,551 $24,000 $32,444
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree $38,786 No data $39,791
Music Bachelor's Degree $37,886 No data $21,997
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,431
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $34,153 $26,311 $33,926
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $34,169 $22,267 $61,744
Real Estate Bachelor's Degree No data No data $55,093
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminology Bachelor's Degree $30,061 $20,794 $33,830
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree $28,145 $20,385 $38,932
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,279
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,292
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,258
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $32,874 No data $36,234
Insurance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree $42,054 $29,917 $31,674
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $38,556 $31,645 $28,135
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $47,254
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree $39,038 No data $27,724
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $40,798 $35,663 $56,210
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $41,703 $24,618 $57,105
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $37,496 $25,896 $58,216
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,593
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,547
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree $35,820 No data $55,752
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Bachelor's Degree $35,037 $27,372 $28,914
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $36,309 No data $37,881
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,629
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,954
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,208
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data $46,462
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree $40,976 $25,636 $52,767
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Bachelor's Degree No data $34,166 $27,756
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $56,544
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree $47,312 No data $59,551
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $37,630 $30,372 $49,885
History Bachelor's Degree $32,277 $19,143 $26,168