Ohio State University-Main Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ohio State University-Main Campus

Ohio State University-Main Campus operates as a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 45,638 students of which 48,968 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Ohio State University-Main Campus is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 60.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,387 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,339, with published in-state tuition of $13,244 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,976, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 87.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 94.2%. Graduates earn a median of $60,409 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,438 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1822700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.