How many students at OSU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 61,443 students have enrolled in Ohio State University-Main Campus with 46,815 undergraduate and 14,628 graduate students.
By gender, 29,217 male and 32,226 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (34,856 students on average - public Research University (very high research activity)).
3,975 students are enrolled exclusively, and 34,956 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Ohio State University-Main Campus has a total of 61,443 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 46,815 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 14,628 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 29,217 male and 32,226 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 61,443 | 46,815 | 14,628 |
| Men | 29,217 | 23,142 | 6,075 |
| Women | 32,226 | 23,673 | 8,553 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 35,896 White, 4,715 Black, and 6,214 Asian students out of a total of 61,443 are attending at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Ohio State University-Main Campus is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 37 | 16 | 21 |
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| Asian | 6,214 | 3,044 | 3,170 |
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| Black | 4,715 | 1,796 | 2,919 |
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| Hispanic | 3,565 | 1,587 | 1,978 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 27 | 16 | 11 |
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| White | 35,896 | 16,697 | 19,199 |
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| Two or more races | 2,772 | 1,228 | 1,544 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,928 | 1,094 | 834 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 27 | 13 | 14 |
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| Asian | 5,145 | 2,626 | 2,519 |
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| Black | 3,735 | 1,488 | 2,247 |
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| Hispanic | 2,699 | 1,234 | 1,465 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 20 | 12 | 8 |
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| White | 27,832 | 13,615 | 14,217 |
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| Two or more races | 2,266 | 1,051 | 1,215 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,527 | 903 | 624 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| Asian | 1,069 | 418 | 651 |
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| Black | 980 | 308 | 672 |
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| Hispanic | 866 | 353 | 513 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| White | 8,064 | 3,082 | 4,982 |
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| Two or more races | 506 | 177 | 329 |
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| Race Unknown | 401 | 191 | 210 |
Student Age Distribution
By age, OSU has 1,421 students under 18 years old and 28 students over 65 years old. There are 49,373 students under 25 years old, and 12,070 students over 25 years old out of 61,443 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,421 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. OSU has 44,276 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,539 students aged 25 and over.
It has 5,097 graduate students aged under 25 and 9,531 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,421 | 842 | 579 |
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| 18-19 | 18,077 | 9,546 | 8,531 |
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| 20-21 | 19,425 | 10,051 | 9,374 |
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| 22-24 | 10,450 | 5,202 | 5,248 |
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| 25-29 | 6,646 | 3,528 | 3,118 |
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| 30-34 | 2,512 | 1,301 | 1,211 |
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| 35-39 | 1,198 | 661 | 537 |
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| 40-49 | 1,216 | 775 | 441 |
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| 50-64 | 470 | 307 | 163 |
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| Over 65 | 28 | 13 | 15 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,421 | 842 | 579 |
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| 18-19 | 18,075 | 9,545 | 8,530 |
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| 20-21 | 18,987 | 9,762 | 9,225 |
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| 22-24 | 5,793 | 2,314 | 3,479 |
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| 25-29 | 1,361 | 600 | 761 |
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| 30-34 | 503 | 226 | 277 |
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| 35-39 | 264 | 139 | 125 |
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| 40-49 | 268 | 166 | 102 |
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| 50-64 | 131 | 76 | 55 |
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| Over 65 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 438 | 289 | 149 |
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| 22-24 | 4,657 | 2,888 | 1,769 |
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| 25-29 | 5,285 | 2,928 | 2,357 |
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| 30-34 | 2,009 | 1,075 | 934 |
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| 35-39 | 934 | 522 | 412 |
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| 40-49 | 948 | 609 | 339 |
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| 50-64 | 339 | 231 | 108 |
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| Over 65 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Ohio State University-Main Campus, 3,975 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 34,956 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,183 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 792 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 61,443 | 3,975 | 34,956 |
| Undergraduate | 46,815 | 1,581 | 31,935 |
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| Graduate | 14,628 | 2,394 | 3,021 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Ohio Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 3,183 | 770 | 22 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,392 | 185 | 4 |
| Graduate | 1,791 | 585 | 18 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 46,815 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 3,401 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.26%.3,122 students have transferred in as full-time status and 279 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 40,075 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 3,122 |
| Regular Part-time | 3,339 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 279 |
OSU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 61,443 students are enrolled at OSU.
46,815 undergraduate and 14,628 graduate students are enrolled at OSU.
29,217 male (47.55%) and 32,226 female (52.45%) students are attending OSU.
6,289 international students (10.24%) are enrolled at OSU, including 3,564 undergraduate and 2,725 graduate students.
OSU has a student population that is diverse: 35,896 White (58.42%), 4,715 Black (7.67%), and 6,214 Asian (10.11%) students are enrolled.
1,421 students are under 18 and 28 students are over 65 years old.
3,975 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 34,956 students take some online courses.