Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Ohio State is almost evenly split between men and women, with 50.3% of undergraduate students being men and 49.7% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 47,106, with 23,425 women and 23,681 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Ohio State is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.4% of undergraduate students being women and 41.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 14,571, with 8,513 women and 6,058 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 50.3% 23,681 students
- women 49.7% 23,425 students
Graduate Students
- men 41.6% 6,058 students
- women 58.4% 8,513 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 64.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 30,309 students.
Following behind are Asian students, constituting 8.7% of the student body, with 4,074 students. African American students represent 7.7% of the population, with 3,603 students, while Hispanic students account for 5.2%, with 2,451 students. Mixed race students account for 4.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 2,040 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 26 students.
International students make up 6.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 3,161 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.0% of the population, totaling 1,411 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Ohio State.
Undergraduate Students
- White 64.4% 30,309 students
- Asian 8.7% 4,074 students
- African American 7.7% 3,603 students
- International students 6.7% 3,161 students
- Hispanic 5.2% 2,451 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 2,040 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 1,411 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 26 students
Graduate Students
- White 56.8% 8,270 students
- International students 16.6% 2,422 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 940 students
- African American 6.3% 923 students
- Asian 6.1% 889 students
- Unknown race 4.3% 632 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 480 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 64.6% 2,390 students
- African American 11.0% 406 students
- Asian 6.4% 235 students
- International students 5.6% 207 students
- Hispanic 5.3% 195 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 170 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 91 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 41% 19,295 students
- 18-19 37% 17,372 students
- 22-24 13% 6,268 students
- 25-29 4% 1,688 students
- 30-34 1% 560 students
- 35-39 1% 299 students
- 40-49 1% 286 students
- 50-64 0% 141 students
- 25-29 37% 5,438 students
- 22-24 32% 4,725 students
- 30-34 13% 1,928 students
- 35-39 6% 885 students
- 40-49 6% 863 students
- 50-64 3% 369 students
- 20-21 2% 342 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Ohio State University-Main Campus in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 5,801 | 74.80% | |
| New York | 331 | 4.27% | |
| Illinois | 283 | 3.65% | |
| New Jersey | 227 | 2.93% | |
| Pennsylvania | 198 | 2.55% | |
| Maryland | 99 | 1.28% | |
| California | 94 | 1.21% | |
| Texas | 76 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 71 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 67 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 65 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 49 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 42 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 29 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 28 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 13 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 9 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 8 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% |
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