How has Ohio State University-Main Campus changed over time?

Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.

Admission rate

Admission rate fell from 62% (2010) to 61% (2024).

Applicants and students admitted

Applicants rose from 26,764 (2010) to 72,829 (2024).

Enrollment

Total enrollment rose from 56,064 (2010) to 61,443 (2024).

SAT mid-50% range

SAT mid-50% range moved from 1160–1410 (2016) to 1310–1480 (2024).

ACT mid-50% range

ACT mid-50% range moved from 25–30 (2008) to 29–32 (2022).

Cost

In-state tuition rose from $9,735 (2011) to $13,641 (2025).

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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 20, 2026.