Student Population at OSU
Total Enrollment
60,540
Undergraduate
46,123
Graduate
14,417
Online Enrollment
3,835
Men Students
29,012
Women Students
31,528
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 60,540 students have enrolled at Ohio State University-Main Campus - 46,123 undergraduate and 14,417 graduate.
By gender, 29,012 male and 31,528 female students are attending Ohio State University-Main Campus. By attendance status, there are 52,402 full-time students and 8,138 part-time students.
The number of students at Ohio State University-Main Campus is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Georgia and University of Massachusetts-Amherst, its population is very large (average population is 29,896).
Ohio State University-Main Campus offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,835 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Ohio State University-Main Campus and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 29,012 male and 31,528 female students attending OSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.92 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at OSU.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 46,123 | 42,360 | 3,763 |
Men | 23,014 | 21,042 | 1,972 |
Women | 23,109 | 21,318 | 1,791 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,417 | 10,042 | 4,375 |
Men | 5,998 | 4,040 | 1,958 |
Women | 8,419 | 6,002 | 2,417 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 36,982 White students (61.09%) and 5,204 Asian students (8.60%) at Ohio State University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ohio State University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 23 | 8 | 15 |
Asian | 4,255 | 2,167 | 2,088 |
Black or African American | 3,608 | 1,495 | 2,113 |
Hispanic | 2,473 | 1,139 | 1,334 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 23 | 16 | 7 |
White | 29,059 | 14,478 | 14,581 |
Two or More Races | 2,063 | 941 | 1,122 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,419 | 829 | 590 |
Total | 46,123 | 23,014 | 23,109 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 3 | 8 |
Asian | 949 | 378 | 571 |
Black or African American | 936 | 297 | 639 |
Hispanic | 910 | 379 | 531 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 0 | 2 |
White | 7,923 | 2,992 | 4,931 |
Two or More Races | 486 | 177 | 309 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 597 | 300 | 297 |
Total | 14,417 | 5,998 | 8,419 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 48,433 students whose age under twenty five and 5,286 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ohio State University-Main Campus.
Especially, 1,174 students are younger than eighteen and 34 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ohio State University-Main Campus.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 46,123 | 23,014 | 23,109 |
Under 18 | 1,174 | 521 | 653 |
18-19 | 16,725 | 7,705 | 9,020 |
20-21 | 19,665 | 9,749 | 9,916 |
22-24 | 5,928 | 3,607 | 2,321 |
25-29 | 1,409 | 849 | 560 |
30-34 | 536 | 296 | 240 |
35-39 | 261 | 122 | 139 |
40-49 | 271 | 97 | 174 |
50-64 | 140 | 58 | 82 |
65 and over | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Total | 46,123 | 23,014 | 23,109 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,417 | 5,998 | 8,419 |
18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
20-21 | 356 | 135 | 221 |
22-24 | 4,583 | 1,725 | 2,858 |
25-29 | 5,412 | 2,411 | 3,001 |
30-34 | 1,912 | 904 | 1,008 |
35-39 | 895 | 368 | 527 |
40-49 | 864 | 329 | 535 |
50-64 | 373 | 116 | 257 |
65 and over | 20 | 9 | 11 |
Total | 14,417 | 5,998 | 8,419 |
Online Student Population
At Ohio State University-Main Campus, 38,451 students (63.51% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,835 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3,029 students live in Ohio where Ohio State University-Main Campus is located in and 597 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 60,540 | 46,123 | 14,417 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 3,835 | 1,657 | 2,178 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 34,616 | 31,185 | 3,431 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 22,089 | 13,281 | 8,808 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 3,835 | 1,657 | 2,178 |
Ohio Residents | 3,029 | 1,382 | 1,647 |
Other State in U.S. | 597 | 150 | 447 |
Outside of U.S. | 68 | 36 | 32 |
Unknown | 141 | 89 | 52 |