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The Ohio State University Ranking
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Ohio State University Ranking by US News and World Report 2025
Ohio State University Ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds 2026
Ohio State University Ranking by THE (Times Higher Education) 2025
Ohio State University Ranking by ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2024
Ohio State University Bloomberg Ranking 2025
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The Ohio State University Ranking

The Ohio State University is one of USA’s top-rated universities. Known for its wide range of courses and its teaching pedagogy, the university’s reputation reflects in its rankings from various renowned ranking bodies.

If you look at The Ohio State University ranking for 2025, it stands at #145 globally and #38 nationally, by Shiksha Popularity Ranking. These rankings stood at #107 and #34, respectively, in 2024.

As for the university’s rank by QS, it is observed that it has moved from #190 in 2026 to now #208 in 2025. Additionally, THE (Times Higher Education) has also ranked the university at #116, in 2025.

Check out the table below showing 3-year trend of The Ohio State University ranking globally:

Ranking Body	2023	2024	2025	2026
QS	Not Ranked	151	208	190
THE	112	99	116	Not Ranked
US News	55	61	66	Not Ranked

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The Ohio State University Course Ranking

Now, let’s take a look at The Ohio State University course rankings. Some of its courses in the field of Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences and Science are ranked in 2025 by top ranking bodies such as Shiksha Popularity World Ranking and QS, exemplifying The Ohio State University and its strengths.

The university’s ranking for Engineering courses stands at #108 in 2025 as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking. This ranking has improved from its 2024 rank of #87. Additionally, these courses are also ranked by QS. The 2025 QS Engineering and Technology rank stood at #161 in comparison to 2024 rank of #128.

Courses in the Business & Management Studies stream are also ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking for the 2025 at #270, recording a declined trend from 2024. The 2024 rank was recorded as #249. Additionally, QS also ranked its Business & Management Studies courses at #92 in 2025, moving from #94 in 2024.

Here are some of the top The Ohio State University courses as per Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025:

Course Category	2023	2024	2025
Engineering	#131	#87	#108
Business & Management Studies	#228	#249	#270
Law	#88	#96	#99
Medicine & Health Sciences	#79	#91	#99
Science	#90	#88	#82

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Ohio State University Ranking by US News and World Report 2025

US News and World Report is a well known US American media company that releases a list of ranks of many global universities. The US News & World Report considers several factors while providing rankings to the universities such as graduation rates, peer assessment, first-year retention rates, student-faculty ratio, standardized tests, etc. According to the US News and World Report 2025, UC Berkeley is ranked at #66 and #61 in 2024.

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
Global Universities	61	66	– / –
National University	43	41	41
Aerospace Engineering PG	18	21	– / –
Best Graduate Law Schools	22	28	– / –
Best Graduate Medical Schools	28	– / –	– / –
Best Graduate Nursing Schools	8	3	– / –
Best UG Biomedical Engineering Schools	– / –	30	– / –
Biomedical Engineering PG	36	36	– / –
Chemical Engineering PG	25	27	– / –
Civil Engineering PG	27	28	– / –
Computer Engineering PG	24	28	– / –
Electrical Engineering PG	20	23	– / –
Finance MBA	26	28	– / –
Graduate Business School	30	24	– / –
Mechanical Engineering PG	23	24	– / –
Supply Chain Management MBA	6	4	– / –
UG Business	17	14	12
UG Computer Engineering	21	19	24
UG Electrical-Electronic and Communications Engineering	20	16	21
UG Mechanical Engineering	19	17	19

Ohio State University Comparison with Other Universities: US News and World Report

A comparison of US News Global Universities rankings of Ohio State University with other universities is given as follows:

University Name	2024	2025
The Ohio State University	184	192
University of Maryland	72	72
University of California - Irvine Campus	100	96
North Carolina State University	262	269

US News & World Report is renowned for offering ranking to top university around the world. The ranking authority evaluates a wide range of factors such as global research reputation, conferences, total citations, highly citied papers in top 1%, international collaboration, and more. Check the table listed below to know more about US News & World Report ranking criteria they considered while determining rankings of Ohio State University:

Metric	Value
Global Score	43
Global Research Reputation	1362
Regional Research Reputation	597
Publications	1295
Books	461
Conferences	1325
Normalized Citation Impact	336
Total Citations	1087
Publications Among the Top 10% Most Cited	1058
Percentage of Publications Among the Top 10% Most Cited	418
International Collaboration (Relative to Country)	651
International Collaboration	298
Highly Cited Papers in the Top 1%	938
Percentage of Highly Cited Papers in the Top 1%	356

Also check: US News Best College Rankings Methodology

Ohio State University Ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds 2026

QS is one of the most famous and most followed ranking bodies around the world. It published University rankings for various global universities. The inital rankings had been published in 2024 along with THE ranking body.

According to QS, Ohio State University has a ranking of #190 in 2026 and #208 in 2025. Some of the top 20 courses for Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences and Science. Students can check the table below for OSU QS Rankings over the yea

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
World University	151	208	190
Accounting and Finance	73	77	– / –
Architecture and Built Environment	151	101	– / –
Biological Sciences	100	75	– / –
Communication and Media Studies	33	30	– / –
Engineering and Technology	128	161	– / –
Global MBA	94	92	101
Law and Legal Studies	251	351	– / –
Mathematics	137	127	– / –
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering	82	90	– / –
Medicine	102	84	– / –
Nursing	44	40	– / –
Pharmacy and Pharmacology	101	101	– / –
Physics and Astronomy	108	127	– / –
Politics	101	101	– / –
Sociology	151	101	– / –

Ohio State University Comparison with Other Universities: Quacquarelli Symonds

The QS rankings in the table below show that there is some improvement in the rankings of OSU, Maryland, and NC State University. Students can check the table below for a comparison of top universities:

University Name	2024	2025	2026
The Ohio State University	151	208	190
University of Maryland	169	218	207
North Carolina State University	274	311	272

Quacquarelli Symonds annual report is highly regarded by students all over the world. The annual report is based on a variety of parameters such as academic reputation sustainability, overall, faculty student ratio, etc. A few more parameters that Quacquarelli Symonds consider while ranking top universities is listed below:

Parameters	Value
Academic Reputation	4.7
Citations per Faculty	11.7
Employment Outcomes	14.9
Employer Reputation	4.1
Faculty-Student Ratio	4.1
International Faculty Ratio	91.5
International Research Network	78.2
International Student Ratio	100
Sustainability	5.4

Also Check: Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking Methodology

Ohio State University Ranking by THE (Times Higher Education) 2025

Time Higher Education is one of the leading magazines that published university rankings for global universities based on various parameters. Since 2004, THE has been publishing university Rankings.

According to THE, Ohio State University is ranked at #116 in 2025. Some of the top courses at the university are Business & Economics, Computer Science, Engineering & Technology, etc. The course rankings are given as follows:

Time Higher Education is one of the leading magazines that published university rankings for global universities based on various parameters. Since 2004, THE has been publishing university Rankings.

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
University	112	99	116
Arts and Humanities	101	101	126
Clinical and Health	94	94	101
Engineering	88	101	101
Law	176	151	176
Life Sciences	126	126	126
PG Business and Economics	101	99	101
PG Computer Science	– / –	151	151
Psychology	53	46	48

THE (Times Higher Education) 2025: Ranking Criteria

Times Higher Education is one of the leading ranking bodies to rank global universities on various parameters. THE ranks universities based on Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry Standards, and International Outlook. A detailed weightage used by the THE is given below:

S. No.	Ranking Parameters	Performance Indicators
1	Teaching	Reputation survey Staff-to-student-ratio Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio Institutional income
2	Research	Reputation survey Research income Research productivity
3	Citations	Field Weighted Citation Impact
4	International Outlook	Proportion of international students Proportion of international staff International collaboration
5	Industry Income	Research income from industry & commerce/ academic staff

Ohio State University Ranking by ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) 2024

One of the top publishers of international university rankings is Shanghai Ranking, often known as ARWU (Academic Ranking of World University). It provides rankings for both general and specialized disciplines, as well as universities around the world.

According to the Ohio State University ARWU rankings, the university has been ranked in the top 50 positions over the years. Some of the top ranked courses at the university include Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Sociology, and more. Students can check the Ohip State University Shanghai rankings over the years under various categories below:

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Universities	101	82	83
Law	38	38	– / –
Mathematics	76	151	– / –
Nursing	51	6	– / –
Physics	51	22	– / –
Political Sciences	39	24	– / –
Sociology	4	4	– / –

Ohio State University Comparison with Other Universities: ARWU (Shanghai Ranking)

Ohio State University is among the best global universities. A brief comparison of the universities is given in the table. The ranks depict, that Maryland University is the best university among the lot.

University Name	2023	2024
OSU	101	82
Maryland University	50	58
NC State University	201	201

ARWU uses certain criteria that prioritize elements like research output, faculty quality, per capita performance, and educational quality to determine its rankings of top universities. Top rankings are awarded to universities that meet the aforementioned standards and are given significant weight.

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Bloomberg Ranking 2025

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Best Business School USA	52	39	37

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Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Affairs - Batch of 2024

Learn about the Mid Western culture before coming

Tips: The mid-western culture is a very courteous but close culture. So be ready to be warmly welcomed as a guest to begin with, but it's very difficult if not impossible to become a part of them, except if you learn basketball and soccer. As an MBA, you will find a lot of networking options, if you are smart about using these opportunities to mix with them, then you will may find your way into being accepted.

Likes (Safety): The place is pretty safe and easy to move around. There are certain areas that you must avoid, but you will find such areas few in number. Overall a very safe place. I haven't heard of or come across instances of unsafe behaviour. The east side of the university is not considered safe while the West side is safe and residential.

Dislikes (Value for money): Like every other school, there's significant scope for improvement in the MBA programme of the Ohio State University - Fisher College of Business. The college's lack of investment in student success is evident in its internal politics and bureaucratic hurdles, which hinder progress. The system is set to favour the few and there's a noticeable bias towards the Midwest, neglecting global perspectives. The programme's diversity is limited to local Ohio students or veterans, along with a few Indian and Nigerian students, highlighting a lack of inclusive culture and management of diversity.

Total Monthly ExpenseUSD 1425

Prepping time for classes27 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryUSD 83175

Reviewed on 7 Apr 2024Read more

Anonymous

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Batch of 2024

Ohio State University- it's pretty great

Tips: It's super easy for international students to get used to the new climate, thanks to a lot of international organisations for students from other countries. Scholarships are plenty, and working on a project as a master's student can help you in getting a GRA, waiving your tuition for 1-2 semesters.

Likes (Quality of faculty): Extremely good with teaching new concepts, patient with students and understanding of our situation/difficulties. It's a paradigm shift in the professor-student relationship when compared to the hierarchical nature of professor-student relationships in India. You can approach your professors if you have any questions/advice regarding the course. They are usually extremely friendly and understanding.

Dislikes (Internships): Extremely hard for international students to get internships for the summer. This could be due to the economic downturn in the summer during my specific course, but I did notice that a lot of students were finding it hard to get into an internship for the summer.

Total Monthly ExpenseUSD 1100

Prepping time for classes20 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryUSD 90000

Reviewed on 5 Mar 2024Read more

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Anonymous

BS in Biomedical Engineering - Batch of 2026

Fun loving university experience.

Tips: If you are enrolling in this college, it's important to grasp the cultural and academic environment. Be ready for a possible change in culture when coming to the USA. Take time to research scholarships, understand eligibility criteria, and apply for financial aid to help with your studies. Getting a scholarship will help you a lot and I guess many graduates can help you regarding the info you need. You will face some problems in start but you will get comfortable after some time. The university is great and fun loving.

Total Monthly ExpenseUSD 1375

Prepping time for classes8 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryUSD

Reviewed on 12 Jan 2024Read more

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Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Batch of 2023

4.2

Academically good university.

Tips: The faculty is very good. Also, there will be a lot of sports activities that you can participate in. They have many organizations that you can be a part of. This university is academically good. Course structure and resources are available easily for free.

Likes (Safety): The college campus is very secure and has emergency buttons built at many places throughout the college. Also, the police are very active in this college as this is a state university and they cannot afford any type of criminal activity in this university.

Dislikes (Value for money): The original cost of this university is very high compared to other universities. I got a research assistantship so I didn't have to pay my tuition fees. But normally the college fees compared to other college is high because it is under top 50 universities.

Total Monthly ExpenseUSD 1507

Prepping time for classes30 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryUSD 130461

Reviewed on 18 Jan 2023Read more

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Bachelor of Science in Computer & Information Science (BS CIS) - Batch of 2025

3.7

Great campus, vibrant student life and many events.

Tips: Something that surprised me here was how much importance is given to group projects and participating in classes, not just speaking and representing, but also being an active listener. The faculty also encourages us to actively participate in events and clubs. I also spend time playing intramural football, which gives me a set routine and has helped me make good friends. Participate in everything you can, and you'll not feel like you're missing out.

Total Monthly ExpenseUSD 2975

Prepping time for classes31 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryUSD 91375

Reviewed on 29 Jun 2025Read more

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How long is OSU MBA program?

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Oklahoma State University MBA course is 12 months long. The MBA students of this university have a chance to participate in the annual Big 12 Case Competition, where they take what have learned in the classroom and apply to the real-world settings. As per the data, nearly 90% of the 300+ students wh

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What are the course specializations offered in MS in Computer Science at the Ohio State University?

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The MS in Computer Science at the Ohio State University is a 18 to 24 months long programme offering different specialisation are mentioned below:

Software development.
Computer systems.
Data structures.
Algorithms and computation.
Compute/Complex or ProgLang.
Data visualization.
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What are the English language requirements at the Ohio State University?

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The English language requirements at Ohio State University vary depending on the type of programme and the department of the course. However, the general English language requirements are mentioned in the table below.

Exams	Minimum Scores
TOEFL (iBT)	79 or above
IELTS	6.5 or higher
ACT (English Section)	21 or higher
Duolingo	120 or higher

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