OSU vs DU 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.

OSU is a public and DU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
DU has more expensive tuition & fees ($64,000) than OSU ($38,365).
It is harder to admit to DU than OSU.
OSU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,400) than DU (1,380).
Both OSU and DU have the same submitted ACT scores (31).
OSU has more students with 60,540 students while DU has 2,416 students.
DU 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 DU has 247 full-time faculties.

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

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

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

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