Denison vs OSU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Denison is a private (not-for-profit) and OSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Denison has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,000) than OSU ($38,365).
It is harder to admit to Denison than OSU.
OSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,380) than Denison (1,380).
Both Denison and OSU have the same submitted ACT scores (31).
OSU has more students with 60,540 students while Denison has 2,416 students.
Denison has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while OSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
OSU has more full-time faculties with 4,451 faculties while Denison has 247 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Denison University and Ohio State University-Main Campus.

Denison	vs.	OSU
Granville, Ohio	Location	Columbus, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$64,000	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,859 Out-Of-State$38,365
96%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$35,067	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,125

17.00 %	Acceptance Rates	51.00 %
26.02 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
1,380	SAT Score	1,400
31	ACT Score	31
84 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
90 %	Retention Rate	93 %
2,416	Student Population	60,540
247	Number of Faculties	4,451
9 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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