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Columbus, Ohio · Public · 45,638 undergrads

Ohio State has 45,638 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 127 fields of study. The most degrees go to Finance, General.

The short answers

45,638
undergraduates.
14,318
graduate students.
127
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
11,156
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
26%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
45,638
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
14,318
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
60,046
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
52%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
26%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
20.9 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$80,387

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

WhiteCollege Scorecard
62%
AsianCollege Scorecard
9.8%
BlackCollege Scorecard
7.9%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
7.1%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
5.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.6%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
11,156
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,947
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,784
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
7
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Finance, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
359

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Medical schoolIPEDS, 2024
Yes
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Research levelCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Higher Earnings
Land-grant universityCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Yes
Where these numbers come from

Updated Nov 5, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers