Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, Ohio · Public · 19,633 undergraduates · ohio.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
85%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1130 to 1300
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$35,290Est.Estimate
$47,540 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Ohio University-Main Campus
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
85% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$47,540
a year in 2027-28, from a $47,540 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
About 67% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1060, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Ohio University Test-Optional Admission Pathway | Ohio University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Rolling admission · February 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Who gets in
85%
of applicants are admitted.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by Rolling after 9/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 28% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1130 to 1300
Reading and Writing 570 to 670
Math 550 to 640
ACT composite 23 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16006%
- 1200 to 139951%
- 1000 to 119939%
- 800 to 9993.5%
- 600 to 7990.2%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$35,290
a year, in state
$47,540
a year, out of state (tuition $27,700)
- Tuition (in state)$15,450
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,142
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,643
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,141
- $75,001 to $110,000$22,188
- Over $110,000$24,609
Financial aid
71%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,780
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- Freshman admissions application serves as scholarship application
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Ohio University Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,550Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1XXL |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ART 1220 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1210 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAS 1060 |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | AH 2110 |
| Art History | 4 | 8 | AH 2110 & 2130 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOS 1700 & 1705 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2301 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2301 & 2302 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1210 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1510 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1110 & 1120 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2300 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS 2400 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 1400 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1XXL |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ART 1220 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1510 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 1510 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 1510 & 2010 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEOL 2150 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1220 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FR 1110 & 1120 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FR 2110, 2120 & 3110 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FR 2110, 2120, 3110 & 3120 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GER 1110 & 1120 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GER 2110, 2120 & 3110 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GER 2110, 2120, 3110 & 3120 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1110 & 1120 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | ITAL 2110, 2120 & 3110 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | ITAL 2110, 2120, 3110 & 3120 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JPN 1110 & 1120 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | JPN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LAT 1110 & 1120 |
| Latin | 4 | 10 | LAT 1120, 2110 & 2120 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1040 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 1030 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 1000 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2001 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2002 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2056, PHYS 2057 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2054, PHYS 2055 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 1300 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1010 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | UNIV 1XXL |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | UNIV 1XXL |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1110, SPAN 1120 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 2110, 2120 & 3110 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 2110, 2120, 3110 & 3120 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPAN 1110, 1120 & 2110 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 2110, 2120 & 3550 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1500 |
| Statistics | 5 | 6 | MATH 1500, MATH 2XXL |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1010 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2000 & 2010 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | Ohio Transfer 36 Social Sciences Credit, HIST 1330 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
65%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$61,938
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Ohio University-Main Campus$88,277
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 50 majors here have earnings data.
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