ODU 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.

ODU is a private (not-for-profit) and OSU is a public school and both are four-years schools.
OSU has more expensive tuition & fees ($38,365) than ODU ($34,370).
It is harder to admit to OSU than ODU.
OSU has higher submitted ACT score (23) than ODU (23).
OSU has more students with 60,540 students while ODU has 1,276 students.
ODU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while OSU's ratio is 17 to 1.
OSU has more full-time faculties with 4,451 faculties while ODU has 57 full-time faculties.

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

ODU	vs.	OSU
Columbus, Ohio	Location	Columbus, Ohio
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (medium programs)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$34,370	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$12,859 Out-Of-State$38,365
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	72%
$21,019	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$11,125

84.99 %	Acceptance Rates	51.00 %
18.04 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	23.00 %
-	SAT Score	1,400
23	ACT Score	31
50 %	Graduation Rate	88 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	7 %
58 %	Retention Rate	93 %
1,276	Student Population	60,540
57	Number of Faculties	4,451
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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