Enrollment Trends at OSU

The student population at Ohio State University-Main Campus is 60,540 (46,123 undergraduate and 14,417 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,074 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at OSU is 76.19% which is increased by 1,922 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,152 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
3,835 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 267.34% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 59,992 where 60,540 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
76.19% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.81% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,922 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,152 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.09 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in OSU.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1457,46644,20123,28220,91913,2656,1397,126
2014-1558,322
856
44,741
540
23,470
188
21,271
352
13,581
316
6,194
55
7,387
261
2015-1658,663
341
45,289
548
23,636
166
21,653
382
13,374
-207
6,135
-59
7,239
-148
2016-1759,482
819
45,831
542
23,768
132
22,063
410
13,651
277
6,209
74
7,442
203
2017-1859,837
355
45,946
115
23,836
68
22,110
47
13,891
240
6,307
98
7,584
142
2018-1961,170
1,333
46,820
874
24,041
205
22,779
669
14,350
459
6,354
47
7,996
412
2019-2061,391
221
46,818
-2
23,982
-59
22,836
57
14,573
223
6,299
-55
8,274
278
2020-2161,369
-22
46,984
166
23,694
-288
23,290
454
14,385
-188
6,074
-225
8,311
37
2021-2261,677
308
47,106
122
23,681
-13
23,425
135
14,571
186
6,058
-16
8,513
202
2022-2360,540
-1,137
46,123
-983
23,014
-667
23,109
-316
14,417
-154
5,998
-60
8,419
-94
Average59,99245,98623,64022,34614,0066,1777,829
Ohio State University-Main Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 45,986 where 46,123 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1444,20140,02020,98919,0314,1812,2931,888
2014-1544,74140,61321,20519,4084,1282,2651,863
2015-1645,28941,11721,42119,6964,1722,2151,957
2016-1745,83141,86221,65120,2113,9692,1171,852
2017-1845,94642,00321,71920,2843,9432,1171,826
2018-1946,82042,83121,95820,8733,9892,0831,906
2019-2046,81842,77621,87720,8994,0422,1051,937
2020-2146,98442,73421,51121,2234,2502,1832,067
2021-2247,10643,05721,55421,5034,0492,1271,922
2022-2346,12342,36021,04221,3183,7631,9721,791
Average45,98645,98621,49320,44545,9862,1481,901
Ohio State University-Main Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 14,006 where 14,417 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio State University-Main Campus since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1413,2659,9924,6645,3283,2731,4751,798
2014-1513,58110,0114,5525,4593,5701,6421,928
2015-1613,3749,8614,4915,3703,5131,6441,869
2016-1713,6519,9554,5095,4463,6961,7001,996
2017-1813,89110,0544,5685,4863,8371,7392,098
2018-1914,35010,2984,5385,7604,0521,8162,236
2019-2014,57310,2494,4045,8454,3241,8952,429
2020-2114,3859,8884,0865,8024,4971,9882,509
2021-2214,57110,1614,1096,0524,4101,9492,461
2022-2314,41710,0424,0406,0024,3751,9582,417
Average14,00614,0064,3965,65514,0061,7812,174
Ohio State University-Main Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.09%. The percentage was 69.39% 10 years ago and OSU still has a high percentage of white students. 8.60% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.51% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio State University-Main Campus over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14993,1923,2421,9493339,8741,347
2014-15763,3393,1082,0493540,2831,503
2015-16823,5333,1392,2213839,8931,653
2016-17773,7183,1682,3353139,9011,759
2017-18663,8853,4012,5113039,6531,928
2018-19604,1613,7132,7582839,3602,153
2019-20474,4093,9533,0253238,9962,278
2020-21414,6164,2513,2503139,1382,454
2021-22424,9634,5263,3913038,5792,520
2022-23345,2044,5443,3832536,9822,549
Average624,1023,7052,6873139,2662,014
Ohio State University-Main Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,835 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 267.34% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ohio State University-Main Campus from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1558,3221,0449,13748,141
2015-1658,6631,16010,58746,916
2016-1759,4821,32912,31145,842
2017-1859,8371,71814,72143,398
2018-1961,1702,28418,03740,849
2019-2061,3912,74918,40140,241
2020-2161,36918,41039,1113,848
2021-2261,6775,18642,29314,198
2022-2360,5403,83534,61622,089
Average60,2724,19122,13533,947
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