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 over the past decade.
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.
The female to male ratio is 1.10 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
3,975 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 242.67% since 2015.
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.
76.19% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.81% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,526 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,254 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.10 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in OSU.
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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