SAT Scores Trends at OSU

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Ohio State University-Main Campus is 1349, and current year SAT score is 1400, the same as last year

The SAT score have been increased 120 points since 2015 and the SAT score went up and down almost every year at OSU. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at OSU.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores OSU by SAT score range 1300-1400, 1350-1450, and 1400-1500.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1400 at OSU. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1249 (25^th percentile) and 1447 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at OSU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	1,170	1,280	1,390	610	665	720	560	615	670
2016-17	1,160	1,285	1,410	620	680	740	540	605	670
2017-18	1,260	1,355	1,450	650	700	750	610	655	700
2018-19	1,240	1,345	1,450	650	705	760	590	640	690
2019-20	1,250	1,355	1,460	650	710	770	600	645	690
2020-21	1,210	1,320	1,430	620	680	740	590	640	690
2021-22	1,250	1,345	1,440	630	685	740	620	660	700
2022-23	1,310	1,400	1,480	670	720	760	640	680	720
2023-24	1,330	1,400	1,480	680	720	760	650	680	720
2024-25	1,310	1,400	1,480	670	720	760	640	680	720
Average	1249	1349	1447	645	699	750	604	650	697

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Ohio State University-Main Campus SAT Score Trends Chart

Ohio State University-Main Campus SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Ohio State University-Main Campus SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 30 at OSU. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at OSU.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	27	29	31	26	30	33	27	29	31
2016-17	27	29	31	26	30	33	27	30	32
2017-18	27	29	31	27	30	33	27	30	32
2018-19	27	30	32	26	30	34	27	30	32
2019-20	28	30	32	27	31	34	26	29	32
2020-21	26	29	32	26	30	34	26	29	31
2021-22	26	29	32	25	30	34	26	29	31
2022-23	29	30	32	28	32	34	27	29	32
2023-24	29	31	32	27	31	34	27	29	32
2024-25	28	30	32	27	31	34	26	29	32
Average	27	30	32	27	30	34	27	29	32

Ohio State University-Main Campus ACT Score Trends Chart

Ohio State University-Main Campus ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Ohio State University-Main Campus ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Ohio State University-Main Campus	1400	1400	-
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	1460	1470	-0.68%
University of Wisconsin-Madison	1460	1450	0.69%
University of Iowa	1230	1220	0.82%
Indiana University-Bloomington	1290	1280	0.78%
Purdue University-Main Campus	1350	1320	2.27%

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