The Ohio State University is as American as apple pie. But is it still the moderately selective university it was once known for being? With the Class of 2030 admission statistics kept under wraps, we don’t yet know whether this most recent admission cycle was more competitive than in years past. But by reviewing historical acceptance rate data, Ivy Coach will paint a picture of the overall trends influencing the OSU admissions process and lay out a path forward for those hopeful Buckeyes who were waitlisted this year and are unsure of their next move.

Ohio State University Acceptance Rate and Admissions Statistics (Classes of 2030 — 2018)

Ohio State Class Year	Total Applications Received	Total Applications Accepted	Overall Acceptance Rate
Class of 2030	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published	Not Yet Published
Class of 2029	81,392	40,047	49.20%
Class of 2028	72,829	44,116	60.57%
Class of 2027	70,028	35,588	50.82%
Class of 2026	65,189	34,370	52.72%
Class of 2025	58,180	33,269	57.18%
Class of 2024	49,087	33,619	68.49%
Class of 2023	47,703	25,634	53.74%
Class of 2022	48,077	24,988	51.97%
Class of 2021	47,782	22,964	48.06%
Class of 2020	44,845	24,265	54.11%
Class of 2019	40,240	19,872	49.38%
Class of 2018	36,788	19,484	52.96%

The Ohio State University’s Class of 2030 in Historical Perspective

If you’re unsure whether The Ohio State University is as accessible as it once was, let the chart above reassure you. Unlike many other schools that have experienced declining acceptance rates over the past two decades, Ohio State has not become any more competitive with time. For example, just two years ago, nearly 61% of applicants to the Class of 2028 were admitted to this flagship school of the University of Ohio system. While the record for the lowest acceptance rate goes to the Class of 2021, in which only about 48% of applicants were admitted, this figure rebounded in the coming years and has since averaged 54.1% over the past five years.

The number of students who have applied for admission, on the other hand, has skyrocketed during this period, with the recently admitted Class of 2029 setting the record for the most applications, at 81,392. But how could this explosion in interest not translate to a more competitive admission process? We suspect that the yield rate to Ohio State has dipped significantly over time, meaning a smaller percentage of admitted students enroll each year. This would account for the fact that applications have skyrocketed without an attendant decrease in acceptance rates.

The Demographics of The OSU Class of 2030

We don’t yet know any details on the Ohio State Class of 2030. With a school as large as the Ohio State University, admissions officers have their work cut out for them when curating a diverse cohort. There is no doubt that a wide range of socioeconomic, racial, geographic, and gender backgrounds are represented in a class with thousands of students. So when this demographic info becomes available for the Class of 2030, as it inevitably will when the 2026-2027 Common Data Set is published, Ivy Coach will report back with these details.

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on the Ohio State University Waitlist

Did you or your child reach a dead end by being waitlisted for the Class of 2030? Remember, there’s still hope! But there’s no time to delay now that we’ve reached the eleventh hour of the admissions season.

If you’re interested in soliciting Ivy Coach’s help in securing admission to the Ohio State University from the waitlist to the Class of 2030, fill out our complimentary consultation form, indicate that the Ohio State University has waitlisted you or your child, and we’ll be in touch with an outline of our services led by our team of former elite college admissions officers. But you must reach out as soon as possible to optimize your odds of admission.