Enrollment Trends at OSU

The student population at Ohio State University-Main Campus is 61,443 (46,815 undergraduate and 14,628 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,780 (4.74%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at OSU is 76.19% which is increased by 1,526 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,254 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 91 male students for every 100 female students, down from 103 in 2015.
3,975 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 242.67% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 60,562 where 61,443 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 61,677 students in 2022 and was lowest at 58,663 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 58,663 to 61,443 students, a net gain of 2,780 (4.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	58,663	45,289	23,636	21,653	13,374	6,135	7,239
2016-17	59,482 819	45,831 542	23,768 132	22,063 410	13,651 277	6,209 74	7,442 203
2017-18	59,837 355	45,946 115	23,836 68	22,110 47	13,891 240	6,307 98	7,584 142
2018-19	61,170 1,333	46,820 874	24,041 205	22,779 669	14,350 459	6,354 47	7,996 412
2019-20	61,391 221	46,818 -2	23,982 -59	22,836 57	14,573 223	6,299 -55	8,274 278
2020-21	61,369 -22	46,984 166	23,694 -288	23,290 454	14,385 -188	6,074 -225	8,311 37
2021-22	61,677 308	47,106 122	23,681 -13	23,425 135	14,571 186	6,058 -16	8,513 202
2022-23	60,540 -1,137	46,123 -983	23,014 -667	23,109 -316	14,417 -154	5,998 -60	8,419 -94
2023-24	60,046 -494	45,728 -395	22,667 -347	23,061 -48	14,318 -99	5,965 -33	8,353 -66
2024-25	61,443 1,397	46,815 1,087	23,142 475	23,673 612	14,628 310	6,075 110	8,553 200
Average	60,562	46,346	23,546	22,800	14,216	6,147	8,068

Ohio State University-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 46,346 where 46,815 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	45,289	41,117	21,421	19,696	4,172	2,215	1,957
2016-17	45,831	41,862	21,651	20,211	3,969	2,117	1,852
2017-18	45,946	42,003	21,719	20,284	3,943	2,117	1,826
2018-19	46,820	42,831	21,958	20,873	3,989	2,083	1,906
2019-20	46,818	42,776	21,877	20,899	4,042	2,105	1,937
2020-21	46,984	42,734	21,511	21,223	4,250	2,183	2,067
2021-22	47,106	43,057	21,554	21,503	4,049	2,127	1,922
2022-23	46,123	42,360	21,042	21,318	3,763	1,972	1,791
2023-24	45,728	41,983	20,698	21,285	3,745	1,969	1,776
2024-25	46,815	43,197	21,285	21,912	3,618	1,857	1,761
Average	46,346	46,346	21,472	20,920	46,346	2,075	1,880

Ohio State University-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 14,216 where 14,628 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,374	9,861	4,491	5,370	3,513	1,644	1,869
2016-17	13,651	9,955	4,509	5,446	3,696	1,700	1,996
2017-18	13,891	10,054	4,568	5,486	3,837	1,739	2,098
2018-19	14,350	10,298	4,538	5,760	4,052	1,816	2,236
2019-20	14,573	10,249	4,404	5,845	4,324	1,895	2,429
2020-21	14,385	9,888	4,086	5,802	4,497	1,988	2,509
2021-22	14,571	10,161	4,109	6,052	4,410	1,949	2,461
2022-23	14,417	10,042	4,040	6,002	4,375	1,958	2,417
2023-24	14,318	9,961	4,008	5,953	4,357	1,957	2,400
2024-25	14,628	10,040	4,022	6,018	4,588	2,053	2,535
Average	14,216	14,216	4,278	5,773	14,216	1,870	2,295

Ohio State University-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.42%. The percentage was 68.00% 10 years ago and OSU still has a high percentage of white students. 10.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.67% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.80% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 68.00% to 58.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.02% to 10.11%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.35% to 7.67%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.79% to 5.80%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6372 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5288 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio State University-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	82	3,533	3,139	2,221	38	39,893	1,653
2016-17	77	3,718	3,168	2,335	31	39,901	1,759
2017-18	66	3,885	3,401	2,511	30	39,653	1,928
2018-19	60	4,161	3,713	2,758	28	39,360	2,153
2019-20	47	4,409	3,953	3,025	32	38,996	2,278
2020-21	41	4,616	4,251	3,250	31	39,138	2,454
2021-22	42	4,963	4,526	3,391	30	38,579	2,520
2022-23	34	5,204	4,544	3,383	25	36,982	2,549
2023-24	37	5,590	4,605	3,433	24	35,995	2,609
2024-25	37	6,214	4,715	3,565	27	35,896	2,772
Average	52	4,629	4,002	2,987	30	38,439	2,268

Ohio State University-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,975 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 242.67% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ohio State University-Main Campus from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	58,663	1,160	10,587	46,916
2016-17	59,482	1,329	12,311	45,842
2017-18	59,837	1,718	14,721	43,398
2018-19	61,170	2,284	18,037	40,849
2019-20	61,391	2,749	18,401	40,241
2020-21	61,369	18,410	39,111	3,848
2021-22	61,677	5,186	42,293	14,198
2022-23	60,540	3,835	34,616	22,089
2023-24	60,046	3,840	33,693	22,513
2024-25	61,443	3,975	34,956	22,512
Average	60,562	4,449	25,873	30,241

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Enrollment Trends at OSU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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