Ohio State University

This article is about the Columbus campus. For other campuses, see Ohio State University (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ohio University.
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The Ohio State University
Former names
Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (1870–1878)
MottoDisciplina in civitatem (Latin)
Motto in English
"Education for Citizenship"
TypePublic land-grant research university
EstablishedMarch 22, 1870; 154 years ago (March 22, 1870)[1]
Parent institution
University System of Ohio
AccreditationHLC
Academic affiliations
Endowment$7.9 billion (2024)[2]
PresidentWalter E. Carter Jr.
ProvostKarla S. Zadnik (interim)
Academic staff
7,310[3]
Administrative staff
27,158[3]
Students60,046 (Columbus)
65,405 (all campuses)[4]
Undergraduates45,728 (Columbus)
51,078 (all campuses)[4]
Postgraduates14,318 (Columbus)
14,327 (all campuses)[4]
Location
Columbus
,
Ohio
,
United States
CampusLarge city[5], 1,665 acres (7 km2)
Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2) [3]
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Lantern
ColorsScarlet and gray[6]
   
NicknameBuckeyes
Sporting affiliations
MascotBrutus Buckeye
Websiteosu.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of the largest universities by enrollment in the United States, with nearly 50,000 undergraduate students and nearly 15,000 graduate students. The university consists of sixteen colleges and offers over 400 degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels.[7]

It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2024, the university has an endowment of $7.9 billion. Its athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as the Ohio State Buckeyes as a member of the Big Ten Conference for the majority of fielded sports.

It is a member of the Association of American Universities. Past and present alumni and faculty include 6 Nobel Prize laureates, 9 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Churchill Scholars, 1 Fields Medalist, 7 Pulitzer Prize winners, 64 Goldwater scholars, 7 U.S. senators, 15 U.S. representatives, 104 Olympic medalists, and 1 foreign head of state.

  1. ^ "Founding of Ohio State".
  2. ^ "Office of Investments | Office of Business and Finance". Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistical Summary (Autumn 2018)". osu.edu. Ohio State University. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Ohio State reports increase in new first-year students, growth on regional campuses". osu.edu. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "IPEDS-Ohio State University". Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Academics". Ohio State University. Retrieved January 9, 2024.