Ohio State SAT Scores & Admissions

Current admissions guidance for Ohio State University-Main Campus

Ohio State's Columbus campus is a large public research university with a reported 1310–1480 SAT middle-50% range in the federal College Scorecard snapshot. Current first-year requirements now include standardized testing.

How to use your SAT score

• Schedule testing early enough for Ohio State to receive a valid score by the chosen application deadline.
• Retesting can help because Ohio State combines an applicant's highest section scores.
• Use 1310–1480 as a competitive context range rather than a guaranteed-admission threshold.

Admissions details checked July 17, 2026. Verify policies before applying: Ohio State application requirements and testing · Ohio State first-year deadlines.

How Ohio State University-Main Campus compares

• Its SAT rank in the stored federal dataset is #34 of 197 US colleges with published SAT ranges in this snapshot and #2 of 5 in OH.
• Its 61% acceptance rate is more selective than 61% of the 197 colleges in the same ranked pool.
• Reported section midpoints skew 30 points toward Math (690 Math vs 660 Reading and Writing).
• Median earnings 10 years after entry ($60,409) are $2,657 below the $63,066 median across that pool.
• Out-of-state students pay $26,778 more per year than in-state students ($40,022 vs $13,244).

What the numbers say about Ohio State University-Main Campus

• The reported middle 50% spans 170 points, from 1310 to 1480. A planning score near or above 1520 gives you a target above that historical range, not an admission guarantee.
• The reported section midpoints are 660 Reading and Writing and 690 Math. Use the lower section as the first place to look for recoverable points in your own score split.
• The Scorecard snapshot reports a 61% acceptance rate. That rate describes a past applicant pool and should not be read as your personal admission probability.
• Reported outcomes include a 88% completion rate and $60,409 in median earnings 10 years after entry. Compare those figures with cost and program fit, not in isolation.

Tuition and outcomes

Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard. Documentation version September 2025; our snapshot imported April 25, 2026. Scorecard fields can come from different reporting years, and this snapshot does not encode one universal data year. SAT totals are rounded to the nearest valid 10 points. Tuition excludes room, board, fees, and books. Read the methodology.

How your SAT score lines up

The Scorecard snapshot places the middle 50% of reported scores between 1310 and 1480. This is descriptive data, not an admission threshold or probability estimate.

• 1520 SAT planning target: Above the reported middle-50% range, not an admission guarantee.
• 1480 SAT (reported 75th percentile): At the upper end of the reported middle-50% range.
• 1400 SAT (range midpoint): Within the reported range; not a measured median.
• 1310 SAT (reported 25th percentile): At the lower end of the reported middle-50% range.

Colleges with similar SAT scores

Ranked by proximity to Ohio State University-Main Campus's reported SAT midpoint. Similar scores do not imply similar programs, cost, or admission odds.

Questions about Ohio State University-Main Campus