The Ohio State University Facts, Stats and Admissions Information

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State-supported university, founded 1870
Calendar quarters
Degrees associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, post-master's, and postbachelor's certificates
Urban 6191-acre campus
Endowment $2.0 billion
Coed, 38,479 undergraduate students, 91% full-time, 47% women, 53% men
Moderately difficult entrance level, 68% of applicants were admitted

Costs (2006 - 07)

Tuition: state resident $8298 full-time; nonresident $20,193 full-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, reciprocity agreements, and student level. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, program, reciprocity agreements, and student level
Required fees: $261 full-time
Room and board: $6720. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
Payment plan: installment
Waivers: senior citizens and employees or children of employees

Financial Aid

Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 22,352 applied for aid, 17,463 were judged to have need, 3,824 had their need fully met. 4,303 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $3322)
In 2005,: 5836 non-need-based awards were made
Average percent of need met: 69%
Average financial aid package: $9726
Average need-based loan: $4085
Average need-based gift aid: $5713
Average non-need-based aid: $4047
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $17,821

Freshmen

Admission 18,286 applied, 12,417 admitted, 6,280 enrolled
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 88%, SAT math scores over 500 94%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 46%, SAT math scores over 600 62%, ACT scores over 24 82%, SAT verbal scores over 700 8%, SAT math scores over 700 17%, ACT scores over 30 17%

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