Quad

Head-to-head

Ohio State
U. Massachusetts-Amherst

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Massachusetts-Amherst grads earn $11.2K more ten years out than Ohio State's ($71,631 vs. $60,409)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Ohio State has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. Massachusetts-Amherst

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Ohio State has 5 pts more first-gen students than U. Massachusetts-Amherst (26% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  4. 4

    Ohio State's yield is 4 pts higher than U. Massachusetts-Amherst's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    U. Massachusetts-Amherst's grants cover 25% of its full price on average, vs. 23% at Ohio State

    Aid generosity
  6. 6

    U. Massachusetts-Amherst is more diverse (index 0.64 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Massachusetts-Amherst admits 60%, Ohio State 61%; Ohio State's yield is higher, at 22%.

Acceptance rate
Ohio State61%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst60%
Quad's selectivity
  • Ohio StateVery selective
  • U. Massachusetts-AmherstVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Ohio State
1310–1480
U. Massachusetts-Amherst
1310–1500
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Ohio StateGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required
  • U. Massachusetts-AmherstGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Ohio State has 1.9× as many undergrads as U. Massachusetts-Amherst; both have the same Pell share, 20%.

Undergrads
Ohio State45.6K
U. Massachusetts-Amherst23.7K
Pell Grant share
Ohio State20%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst20%

Majors and faculty

Finance leads at Ohio State, and Psychology at U. Massachusetts-Amherst; Ohio State has 16 students per faculty member to U. Massachusetts-Amherst's 17.

Students per faculty member
Ohio State16 to 1
U. Massachusetts-Amherst17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Ohio StateFinance, General8%
  • U. Massachusetts-AmherstPsychology, General8%

What each costs

Ohio State and U. Massachusetts-Amherst cost about the same a year on average; U. Massachusetts-Amherst's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Ohio State$30.7K
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$31.1K
Aid generosity
Ohio State23%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst25%

What each pays off

U. Massachusetts-Amherst's former students earn more, a median $71.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Ohio State$60.4K
U. Massachusetts-Amherst$71.6K
Graduation rate
Ohio State82%
U. Massachusetts-Amherst81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Ohio State got less selective while U. Massachusetts-Amherst held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Ohio StateGrowing+98%
  • U. Massachusetts-AmherstGrowing+35%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why