I currently attend OSU and have applied to OSU and UCincinnati. Of the Ohio schools these two are the most highly ranked, and I would imagine the most competitive. I do know that OSU's average GPA of the class admitted last year was about a 3.8. I also know it is considered a great honor among my fellow undergrads to be accepted. The professors are great. I particularly like Dr. Ellawadi who specializes in autism. The only downside is that the speech and hearing building is a bit far away from the center of campus, which I think is less of an issue as a grad student. The city of Columbus is a great place to live with the exception of the weather. I have heard that Akron is considerably less competitive, but I don't know any more than that.