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Students

Who's on campus

A very large campus of 45,638 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+4% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.61

Diversity index vs. every college0.61
0.61
← 0.00higher than 57% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients20%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students26%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college20%
20%
← 0%higher than 18% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

45,638undergrads
Compared to every college45.6K
45.6K
← 19larger than 100% of 1,89337.8K →

Where first-years come from

9,607 first-time students

28% came from other states and 8.6% from abroad; 64% are from Ohio. More from other states than at 55% of colleges.

  • In-state (Ohio)64%
  • Other states28%
  • Abroad8.6%

Top home states

  1. Ohio(home state)64% 6,107
  2. New York4.2% 406
  3. Illinois4.2% 402
  4. New Jersey3.5% 336
  5. Pennsylvania2.5% 244

From 48 states (counting DC) and 29 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

3,401

new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 51% of colleges.

3,122 full-time, 279 part-time.

Going on to another college

11%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,422 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

5.9% of undergrads study part-time.

Men50%
National median: 44%Above typical

51% women

Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Part-time students5.9%
National median: 7.5%About typical
Students 25 and older5.6%
National median: 11%Below typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 15,097 students.

Housing

Beds

15,097

About 33 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · Big Ten Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

How the Big Ten Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 3

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 1
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Christian

The Navigators

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Ohio State University Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

4chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online: not offered, the college's own page says
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care
  • Trans-inclusive athletic policy (intramurals and club sports)

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

State law for public colleges

Ohio public colleges may not keep diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or departments or hold DEI trainings; the law doesn't define DEI or name sexual orientation or gender identity in the office ban, and student groups are exempt.

Ohio Revised Code §3345.0217 (Ohio SB 1 (2025)), in effect since June 27, 2025. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Gender unknown: 369

First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024

Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since June 27, 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)