What SAT score do you need for Ohio State? (Middle 50%: 1300–1440)
First-year students at Ohio State who sent an SAT scored 1300–1440, with a median of 1380 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Ohio State admits 61% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Ohio State
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1300–1440, median 1380
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Ohio State is for you and whether to send your score.
Ohio State by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 61%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1300–1440
- Median SAT
- 1380
- About on the ACT
- 28–32
- Sent an SAT
- 25%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Ohio State admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 81%, from 40,240 in 2015 to 72,829 in 2024, and Ohio State's admit rate went from 49% to 61%.
- 49%
- 61%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72,829 | 44,116 | 61% |
| 2023 | 70,028 | 35,588 | 51% |
| 2022 | 65,189 | 34,370 | 53% |
| 2021 | 58,180 | 33,269 | 57% |
| 2020 | 49,087 | 33,619 | 68% |
| 2019 | 47,703 | 25,634 | 54% |
| 2018 | 48,077 | 24,988 | 52% |
| 2017 | 47,782 | 22,964 | 48% |
| 2016 | 44,845 | 24,265 | 54% |
| 2015 | 40,240 | 19,872 | 49% |
In fall 2024, 9,607 of the 44,116 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Ohio State
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1250Far reachHold
- 1250–1290ReachHold
- 1300–1370TargetHold
- 1380–1430TargetSend
- 1440 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Ohio State SAT sections and ACT
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 650 | 700 | 740 |
| SAT total | 1300 | 1380 | 1440 |
| ACT composite | 27 | 30 | 32 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 25% sent an SAT and 42% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
Ohio State cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $17,339
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 88%
- Median earnings
- $60,409
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 49,934
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Ohio State
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- AmericanWashington, DC · 62% admitted1300–1430, median 1370
- PepperdineMalibu, CA · 63% admitted1300–1440, median 1370
- The College of WoosterWooster, OH · 60% admitted1250–1420, median 1350
- RITRochester, NY · 67% admitted1310–1440, median 1380
- WPIWorcester, MA · 60% admitted1330–1470, median 1410
- UMass AmherstAmherst, MA · 60% admitted1330–1480, median 1410
More colleges in Ohio
Sources
- Ohio State Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Ohio State website
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