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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 34,142
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 72%
Average Aid Amount $11,125
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 7,007
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 83%

Financial Aid Information at OSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 34,142 students (72% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $11,125. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 7,007 students (83% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at Ohio State University-Main Campus is $12,859 for Ohio residents and $38,365 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 34,142 students (72% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $11,125. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at Ohio State University-Main Campus for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid34,14272%$11,125
Pell Grants9,43220%$5,024
Federal Student Loans14,68831%$6,214

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 7,007 beginning students (83% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 6,821 students (81% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at Ohio State University-Main Campus.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid7,00783%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources6,22974%$10,993
Federal Grants3,37240%$4,094
Pell Grants1,52718%$5,012
Other Federal Grants3,34340%$1,840
State/Local Grants1,01312%$2,706
Institutional Grants5,57666%$9,313
Student Loans3,01836%$7,842
Federal Student Loans2,96635%$5,250
Other Student Loans4455%$18,192

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 4,524 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended Ohio State University-Main Campus. Among them, 3,862 students have lived on campus and 69 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus3,9394,0033,862
Living Off-Campus with Family235294323
Living Off-Campus without Family885069

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at Ohio State University-Main Campus
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level3,0412,455$30,956,483$10,180
$0 - $30,000508506$10,757,775$21,177
$30,001 - $48,000402402$7,932,014$19,731
$48,001 - $75,000506503$7,343,549$14,513
$75,001 - $110,000481395$2,695,826$5,605
$110,001 or more1,144649$2,227,319$1,947