2016 Enrollment Report
On behalf of hundreds of colleagues in Enrollment
Services, I am pleased to present the 2016
Enrollment Report. The report summarizes enrollment levels on our Columbus and regional campuses;
highlights key data about our undergraduate,
graduate and professional students; and provides
comparisons that capture nearly a decade’s worth
of statistics on a variety of meaningful measures.
Once again, the number of new record highs tells a
great university success story.
Enrolling well-prepared students, focusing on
their transition through campus-wide first-year
programming, and providing them with a tremendous
Undergraduate applications and enrollment, Columbus
50,000
42,791
40,000
49,388
Enrolled
45,919
Applicants
35,475
30,000
As I prepare to depart the university, I have great
confidence that the positive momentum in enrollment
will continue. I’m pleased that Vern Granger will serve
as interim vice president for strategic enrollment
planning; please join me in supporting Vern and the
Enrollment Services team going forward.
M. Dolan Evanovich
Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Planning
Percent in top 10% of high school class
21,184
21,878
20,000
While these numbers tell an impressive story, within
the numbers are students, each creating a unique
story. And behind these students are dedicated staff
members who are committed to attracting them and
supporting them during their years at Ohio State.
Thank you for the honor and privilege of serving this
great university over the past seven years!
28,675
29,247
26,635
25,000
academic experience has resulted in a recordhigh first-year retention rate of 94.2 percent. Our
2016 Columbus campus freshman class achieved
record-high academic quality measures as well, with
an average ACT composite average score of 29.1;
63 percent were in the top 10 percent of their high
school classes. The total number of first-year minority
students increased by 11 percent; the total enrollment
of minority students at all campuses and levels
reached a record high of 12,314. Total enrollment at
all campuses increased to a record high of 66,046.
100
6,904
80
16,419
15,000
60
54
10,000
7,885
6,978
7,024
7,083
7,186
2010
6,904
2009
6,549
2008
6,607
1996
6,041
0
5,976
5,000
50
54
55
54
58
61
62
63
40
24
20
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
0
1996
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Undergraduate information (for the class of 2016)
Admission information, Columbus
Total freshman applicants 49,388
Number admitted 24,240
Enrolled freshmen
7,885
Academic qualifications
Freshman enrollment
by campus
ATI First-year retention: Ohio State’s first-year
retention for the class of 2015 was 94.2%,
well above the national average for
four-year colleges and universities.
Underrepresented minority students
retained at very high levels: 91.1% of
African American students returned for
a second year as did 90.7% of HispanicLatino students.
308
Columbus 7,885
Lima 378
Mansfield 444
% in top 10% of high school class 63
% in top 25% of high school class 95
Marion 398
ACT Composite (middle 50%)
27–31
Newark 1,268
SAT Combined (middle 50%) 1200–1350
Demographics
Male/Female ratio
Minority students
48/52
1,449 (18.4%)
Lima
Agricultural Technical
Institute-Wooster
Mansfield
Marion
Newark
Residency distribution
Ohio residents
5,311 (67%)
Domestic out-of-state students 1,726 (22%)
International students Columbus
848 (11%)
Undergraduate trends, 2008–2016, Columbus
Average ACT composite
Percent in top 25% of high school class
100
32
91
27.8 28.0 28.1
27.3 27.5
28
24
28.9 29.1
28.5 28.8
85
89
89
89
92
95
95
95
80
60
23.5
50
20
1996
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Average SAT combined critical reading and math
40
20
1400
0
1269 1266 1271
1246 1256
1224 1230 1235 1243
1200
1111
1000
1996
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
1996
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Enrollment counts
Undergraduate distribution by major, Columbus
Arts and Sciences
16,387 35.8%
Business
7,08815.5%
Total university enrollment, all
levels, all campuses (2015)
Continuing Education
769
1.7%
Total66,046
Dental Hygiene
119
0.3%
Undergraduate52,349
Education and Human Ecology
3,443
7.5%
Graduate10,529
Engineering and Architecture
8,652
18.9%
Professional3,168
Exploration
2,9305.8%
Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 2,513
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
1,633
5.5%
3.6%
Nursing
9072.0%
Pharmacy
4020.9%
Public Affairs
251
0.5%
Public Heath
308
0.7%
Social Work
429
0.9%
Total
Minority students, all levels
12,314
11,805
12,000
10,882
11,216
10,069 10,284
10,000
9,434
8,576
8,851
8,000
7,074
45,831100%
6,000
Enrollment by country and state, all levels and campuses
Top 13 countries: China, India, Korea (Republic of), Malaysia, Taiwan,
Indonesia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Turkey, Japan, Bangladesh
Top 12 states : Ohio, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, California, New
Jersey, Michigan, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Texas, Indiana
Campus-change and transfer enrollment
Undergraduate
campus-change students
(from regional to Columbus)
Transfer students (from
two- and four-year colleges)
Autumn 2016
2,375
Autumn 2016
1,246
Autumn 2015
2,721
Autumn 2015
1,346
Autumn 2014
2,606
Autumn 2014
1,224
Autumn 2013
2,513
Autumn 2013
1,117
Autumn 2012
2,390
Autumn 2012
1,366
Autumn 2011
2,428
Autumn 2011
1,254
4,000
2,000
0
1996
2008 2009 2010
2011
2012
2,527 – Hispanic
2013
2014 2015
2016
3,745 – African American
97 – American Indian or Alaska Native
3,909– Asian
38 – Native Hawaiian or
other Pacific Islander
1,998 – Two or more races
Number of international students, all levels
6,032 6,039
6,000
6,446
6,178 6,153
5,588
4,940
5,000
4,238
4,000
3,780
3,936
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1996
2008 2009 2010 2011
2012 2013
2014 2015 2016
Degree attainment and graduation
Degrees awarded
15,003
14,430
16,030
16,772
14,217
13,909
13,759
14,680
15732
15,000
Percent of undergraduates
graduating within six years
of enrolling
Percent of undergraduates
graduating within four years
of enrolling
100
100
15,952
80
79.7
82.4 83.2 83.5 83.1 83.6
80
10,000
5,000
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011* 2012* 2013 2014
852 – Associate
807 – Doctorate
10,853 – Bachelor
802 – Professional
2,631 – Master’s
7 – Certificate
60
60
40
40
20
20
58.5 61.4 58.5 58.7 58.5 58.9
2015 2016
0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
0
2011 2012* 2013 2014 2015 2016
*Higher rate due to semester conversion
Graduate and professional information (Columbus)
For 2016
2011–2016
Enrolled graduate students
Columbus graduate student
applications
5,061
PhD 4,889
Non-degree/Certificate
533
Columbus enrolled
post-baccalaureate professional
students, by college
Dentistry 438
Autumn 2016
18,165
Autumn 2015
17,003
Autumn 2014
17,819
Autumn 2013
18,317
Autumn 2012
18,986
Autumn 2011
17,632
Enrolled graduate students
Arts and Sciences
Business
2,712
26.0%
95010.0%
Education and Human Ecology
1,049
9.5%
Engineering and Architecture
1,952
19.3%
Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
496
4.9%
GRD Health Professions/Law
412
4.0%
GRD Interdisciplinary
699
6.2%
3.1%
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
342
771
Autumn 2016
10,483
Nursing
7877.0%
Optometry256
Autumn 2015
10,219
Pharmacy
Pharmacy 517
Autumn 2014
10,389
Public Affairs
163
1.6%
639
Autumn 2013
10,013
Public Health
331
3.3%
Autumn 2012
10,034
Social Work
508
4.4%
Autumn 2011
10,575
Total
Law Medicine Veterinary Medicine
547
820.7%
10,483100.0%
Columbus enrolled post-baccalaureate
professional students
Autumn 2016
3,168
Autumn 2015
3,155
Autumn 2014
3,192
Autumn 2013
3,252
Autumn 2012
3,295
Autumn 2011
3,376
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Master’s Graduate distribution by major