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Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Ohio State University-Main Campus students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Ohio State University-Main Campus students is 88.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 90.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 85.5%.

88.0%

  • asian 88.3% 422 students
  • African American 79.5% 248 students
  • white 88.7% 4,434 students
  • unknown 92.5% 295 students
  • hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
  • hispanic 83.7% 252 students
  • International Students 87.6% 332 students
  • Mixed Race 84.6% 182 students

Drop Out

Ohio State University-Main Campus has an overall drop-out rate of 3.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 5.5% and 2.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

3.8%

  • asian 3.8% 18 students
  • African American 5.1% 16 students
  • white 3.1% 155 students
  • unknown 2.2% 7 students
  • hispanic 6.0% 18 students
  • International Students 10.6% 40 students
  • Mixed Race 4.2% 9 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Ohio State University-Main Campus at a rate of 7.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 6.7%, and male students' 7.5%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

7.1%

  • asian 6.5% 31 students
  • African American 12.8% 40 students
  • white 7.2% 360 students
  • unknown 5.0% 16 students
  • hispanic 8.0% 24 students
  • International Students 0.8% 3 students
  • Mixed Race 9.8% 21 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.2%

  • asian 1.5% 7 students
  • African American 2.6% 8 students
  • white 1.0% 52 students
  • hispanic 2.3% 7 students
  • International Students 1.1% 4 students
  • Mixed Race 1.4% 3 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Industrial Engineering $70,911 $75,667 $86,368
Computer Engineering $76,749 $70,931 $82,241
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $70,372 $74,576 $81,897
Mechanical Engineering $70,440 $73,052 $80,795
Computer and Information Sciences, General $68,553 $68,331 $80,252
Engineering, Other $71,065 $75,130 $79,496
Chemical Engineering $66,852 $69,561 $78,459
Materials Engineering $67,817 $71,015 $75,371
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other $62,449 $59,576 $72,647
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $63,947 $63,377 $72,353
Finance and Financial Management Services $58,216 $60,701 $70,092
Management Information Systems and Services $59,551 $61,350 $67,416
Accounting and Related Services $57,105 $57,149 $66,248
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods $65,547 $57,995 $66,034
Agricultural Engineering $50,931 $57,920 $65,412
Civil Engineering $61,272 $60,110 $64,885
Business Administration, Management and Operations $56,210 $56,327 $64,820
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering $58,700 $62,012 $64,578
Business/Managerial Economics $56,544 $54,880 $64,128
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $61,744 $60,399 $61,548
International Business $46,462 $53,358 $60,864
Marketing $49,885 $48,477 $59,623
Air Transportation $39,791 $46,869 $59,116
Real Estate $55,093 $53,775 $58,150
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $52,767 $55,015 $57,973
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions $55,752 $56,068 $57,856
Health and Medical Administrative Services $47,254 $49,019 $57,425
Physics $45,021 $47,260 $57,237
Human Resources Management and Services $45,593 $47,260 $54,784
Food Science and Technology $48,777 $51,106 $54,408
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions $56,258 $53,358 $52,268
Mathematics $48,220 $43,128 $51,923
Landscape Architecture $45,998 $48,432 $51,275
Economics $42,908 $42,276 $51,199
Agricultural Business and Management $46,899 $46,673 $50,919
Biomedical/Medical Engineering $45,967 $42,682 $50,637
Design and Applied Arts $40,279 $45,794 $49,918
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies $40,172 $43,277 $48,930
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other $33,775 $35,060 $48,539
Agricultural and Food Products Processing $41,442 $44,933 $48,476
Architecture $35,785 $40,728 $48,404
Public Health $37,881 $36,608 $48,365
Public Administration $34,336 $35,914 $48,337
Apparel and Textiles $38,186 $42,012 $48,048
Communication and Media Studies $37,353 $40,447 $47,880
Business/Commerce, General $37,208 $46,924 $46,950
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology $35,024 $34,704 $46,283
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) $33,819 $34,230 $45,951
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology $24,438 $27,618 $45,617
Journalism $28,920 $40,393 $45,332
Political Science and Government $33,926 $37,379 $45,316
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $32,665 $35,060 $45,037
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning $38,233 $32,119 $44,797
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $27,756 $34,420 $44,556
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services $34,517 $36,793 $44,465
Chemistry $40,658 $40,467 $44,011
Plant Sciences $41,299 $41,464 $43,869
Hospitality Administration/Management $36,234 $39,214 $43,190
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs $27,724 $27,280 $42,813
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $28,135 $29,141 $42,751
Genetics $21,648 $34,847 $42,711
Criminology $33,830 $37,808 $42,654
Geography and Cartography $38,932 $38,829 $42,525
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services $28,914 $30,988 $41,793
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences $34,649 $36,131 $41,648
International Relations and National Security Studies $31,674 $36,344 $41,578
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $32,444 $35,327 $41,311
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services $39,954 $44,276 $41,243
Biology, General $27,470 $30,092 $40,212
Special Education and Teaching $38,974 $37,028 $39,964
Sociology $35,052 $35,925 $39,774
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $27,247 $33,459 $39,716
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $31,706 $38,289 $39,312
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $35,084 $35,934 $39,191
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services $29,041 $32,536 $39,136
History $26,168 $32,108 $38,017
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other NA $32,925 $37,288
English Language and Literature, General $27,536 $28,989 $37,222
Psychology, General $30,355 $30,835 $37,113
Neurobiology and Neurosciences $27,176 $24,904 $36,629
Natural Resources Management and Policy $30,737 $29,141 $36,410
Animal Sciences $34,236 $32,687 $36,371
Dance $21,123 $25,194 $36,159
Social Work $30,962 $32,772 $35,188
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $30,563 $30,072 $35,056
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics $29,509 $34,704 $33,952
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $20,371 $27,343 $33,009
Zoology/Animal Biology $22,941 $26,022 $32,518
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies $24,224 $27,874 $32,253
Educational Administration and Supervision $31,695 $29,845 $32,040
Anthropology $25,095 $27,874 $30,986
Fine and Studio Arts $28,537 $27,978 $30,492
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services $29,965 $25,194 $27,584
Agricultural Public Services NA $21,052 NA
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs NA $27,439 NA
Education, General NA $28,055 NA
Engineering Physics $62,238 NA NA
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics NA $38,337 NA
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics NA $35,060 NA
Applied Mathematics $67,207 NA NA
Philosophy $30,105 $31,133 NA
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology $38,431 $27,494 NA
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $25,292 $20,140 NA
Music $21,997 $22,087 NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $30,629 $23,579 NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Dentistry $232,029 $248,619 $267,734
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other NA $177,325 $228,908
Veterinary Medicine $155,311 NA $132,262
Business Administration, Management and Operations $91,639 $108,577 $115,825
Mechanical Engineering $85,188 $87,470 $100,687
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $89,770 $96,539 $96,948
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $87,456 $89,089 $92,220
Finance and Financial Management Services $63,827 $61,516 $81,887
Health and Medical Administrative Services $60,024 $65,651 $79,896
Human Resources Management and Services $73,115 $69,338 $78,020
Accounting and Related Services $57,770 $61,847 $72,679
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $61,387 $63,692 $62,913
Architecture $51,599 $53,358 $60,240
Public Health $59,914 $48,539 $58,711
Public Administration $48,756 $52,549 $57,436
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning $52,171 $50,856 $55,518
Music $34,497 $44,971 $52,031
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $50,303 $48,600 $48,705
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other $52,028 $42,123 $47,869
Social Work $44,537 $43,371 $47,254
Education, General $42,610 $42,590 $45,494
Fine and Studio Arts NA $20,824 $24,842
Veterinary Medicine NA $115,339 NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research $36,846 $38,289 NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas $43,453 NA NA
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering NA $81,702 NA
Civil Engineering NA $64,493 NA
English Language and Literature, General NA $31,133 NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness $42,512 $47,729 NA
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions $60,764 NA NA
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions $66,896 NA NA
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration NA $140,448 NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $108,826 $104,749 $125,137
Physics $79,371 NA $107,219
Chemistry $85,445 $71,015 $90,627
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services $65,645 $77,401 $85,666
Education, General $71,463 $68,219 $71,534
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions $65,033 $67,101 $69,166
History $45,493 $57,860 $64,226
Music NA $42,682 $42,928
Mechanical Engineering NA $98,743 NA
English Language and Literature, General $42,528 $42,682 NA
Psychology, General NA $81,702 NA
Research and Experimental Psychology $73,246 NA NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Dentistry $116,968 $121,226 $143,684
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $99,951 $120,498 $122,881
Optometry $89,790 $99,983 $105,922
Veterinary Medicine $82,963 NA $88,615
Law $66,945 $57,995 $76,200
Medicine $56,417 $57,278 $66,974
Veterinary Medicine NA $77,715 NA
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) $66,832 NA NA

Associate's Degrees

Degree/Program Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services NA $31,799 $36,114
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $12,217 $28,960 $35,556
Agricultural Production Operations $29,873 $31,133 $34,475
Agricultural Business and Management $25,593 NA NA
Animal Sciences $31,332 $33,993 NA

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