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Enter up to 5 schools. We show which actually offer merit aid, the awards on record, and the rule to watch — from each school’s published policy. The personalized ranking is in the full playbook.

Ohio State

Ohio StateStrong automatic merit
Top award: Full cost of attendance + $5,000 enrichment grant (accessible after first year), automatic at 1600 SAT / 36 ACT
⚠ Rule that bites: Treating the November 1 early action deadline as recommended rather than as a firm gate.
Sticker cost ~$57,675 · Best fit: Three profiles. First: Ohio residents with perfect single-sitting test scores (36 ACT or 1600 SAT), where the President's Ohio Scholarship Program covers full COA + $5K enrichment. Second: Pell-eligible Ohio residents, where the Land Grant Opportunity Scholarship covers full COA for 176 students per year (about two per Ohio county). Third: high-stat OOS applicants who can hit the Nov 1 deadline; National Buckeye ($13,500/yr, $54K over four years) stacks with Maximus/Provost/Trustees ($1K-$3K/yr each), the only stackable combination Ohio State allows.
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