Division I · Big Ten Conference
The Ohio State University · Admissions
Columbus, OH · City · Public · Research university · the Buckeyes · Website ↗
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
51%
Admitted
of 70,028 applicants
76th
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
1330–1480
SAT middle 50%
29–32
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
88%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1330 – 1480
Your SAT
SAT reading
650 – 720
SAT math
680 – 760
ACT
29 – 32
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants70,028
- Admitted35,714 51%
- Undergraduates45,728
- Women52%
- Graduate within 6 years88%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
#16Most applicantsof 359 · Division I#37Graduationof 366 · Division I#42Retentionof 366 · Division I#38Highest SATof 292 · Division I
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