Ohio State University
What Ohio State University's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.
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WaitlistOhio State University
Ohio State University's waitlist works: 90% got in.
2,049 of 2,278 students who stayed on the list were admitted. Stay on it.
Admitted off the list90%
Not admitted10%
Source: Ohio State University's Common Data Set 2025-26
Who says yesOhio State University
79% of students admitted to Ohio State University go elsewhere.
Only 21% of admits enroll, so Ohio State University admits far more students than it has seats.
Enroll21%
Go elsewhere79%
Source: Ohio State University's Common Data Set 2025-26
ApplicationsOhio State University
Applications to Ohio State University are up 69%.
From 48,077 in 2018-19 to 81,392 in 2025-26.
2018-1948,077
2025-2681,392
Source: Ohio State University's Common Data Set 2025-26
3 more things the data says PRO
- 2,278 students stayed on the waitlist and 2,049 were admitted from it (89.9%).
- Only 25% of enrolled first-years sent an SAT score, so its SAT range describes a minority of the class.
- Applications rose 69% from 2018-19 to 2025-26 (48,077 to 81,392), faster than 79% of colleges here.
What students say PRO
From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.
- Most admits who named a round (24 of 30) applied Early Action; 6 applied Regular Decision.
- About 47 admits held a top role built over years: founder, president, captain or editor of a club, team or nonprofit.
- About 54 admits did steady community service, tutoring or nonprofit work, often alongside leadership in the same area.
- About 31 admits built or led technical projects, such as robotics teams, coding clubs, hackathons, apps or startups.
- About 25 admits did real research or published work, such as lab projects, research internships, papers or conference talks.
- Students report Early Action files must be complete by Nov 1, test scores included, and incomplete files were deferred to regular decision in one cycle.
- Students report Scholars and Honors decisions come in rolling waves from February to April, after the main admit, and some admits do not get into them.
- Students report merit awards show only as a tile in the applicant portal, and a family was told no award visible by early February meant none was coming.
- Students report that out-of-state costs are high, with estimates of $66-68K a year, and that gaining in-state tuition after enrolling is very hard.
- Students report a perfect single-sitting ACT or SAT score earns Ohio residents a full-cost scholarship, and superscores do not count.
Every number, year by year: Ohio State University on Open College Data. Something wrong? Suggest a correction.