International first-year applicants

Welcome! 

Find your next adventure here. Ohio State is a diverse, international community with nearly 6,000 international students from over 100 countries. 

You are an international first-year applicant if you:

• are (or will soon be) a secondary school graduate
• have never enrolled at a college or university (don't count college classes taken in high school)
• are not a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or person who has been granted asylum