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Acceptance Rate 53.00%
Yield 23.00%
SAT Score 1,400
ACT Score 30
Applicants 65,189

Applying To OSU

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 53% at Ohio State University-Main Campus where a total of 65,189 students applied and 34,550 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,400 and the average ACT score is 30. It requires five items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to OSU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationundergrad.osu.edu/
Online Applicationundergrad.osu.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate53.00%
Average Test Scores1,400 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 53.00% where a total of 65,189 students (30,930 men and 34,259 women) have applied to OSU and 34,550 (15,774 men and 18,500 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 3,786 male and 4,255 female students have enrolled into OSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at OSU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants65,18930,93034,259
Admitted34,55015,77418,500
Enrolled7,9473,7864,255
Acceptance Rate 53.00% 51.00% 54.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.00% 24.00% 23.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At OSU, 1,241 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,220 applicants (40%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,400 and the average ACT score is 30 at OSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,480 and 25th percentile score is 1,310. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 98 and the 25th percentile score is 84. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at OSU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at OSU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640720
SAT Math670760
ACT Composite2932
ACT Math2732
ACT English2834
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Ohio State University-Main Campus requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 2 item(s) (Recommendations, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for OSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations△
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Ohio State University-Main Campus is Semester. Ohio State University-Main Campus accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Ohio State University-Main Campus accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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