About Ohio State University. Ohio State University in Columbus, OH reports an overall acceptance rate of 49.1%, an early-round acceptance rate of 55.0%, an SAT middle 50% of 1280–1430, a class size of 9,607, and a yield of 23.0% based on the most recent Common Data Set filings. One of the largest and most comprehensive public universities. Strong engineering, business (Fisher), and medical programs. 64% of freshmen from top 10% of HS class.