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Ohio State publishes 61% (Fall 2024). Mansfield (regional) applicants got in at 99%; columbus at 61%.

Acceptance rate

What Ohio State's 61% is made of

The published rate averages groups with very different odds. These are the splits Ohio State reports itself.

By college or major

99%

Mansfield (regional)

61%

Columbus

Fall 2024

Part of Real Acceptance Rates, our series decomposing published rates from each school's own Common Data Set.

Testing

Policy: Official page states: "Yes, standardized test scores from ACT or SAT are required for first-year applicants to the Columbus campus." Sole exception: applicants who will have been out of high school 2+ years by enrollment.
Source (high confidence)All 100 schools
SAT middle 50%: 1310–1480sum of section 25th–75th percentiles
ACT middle 50%: 28–32
Average HS GPA: Not published by the school

Applying

Early deadlines: Nov 1, 2026 (decision by Dec 11, 2026 for Ohio residents/Stamps Eminence; Jan 22, 2027 for non-residents/international) (EA)
Regular decision: Jan 15, 2027 (decision by Mar 5, 2027)Source

Full cycle calendar: Application Deadlines.

At a glance

Sources

Ohio State test policy (2026-27)
Acceptance rate, test-score percentiles, enrollment and tuition: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, pulled 2026-09-14.

Test policy and deadlines last verified 2026-08-17.

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