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Former names | Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (1870–1878) |
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| Motto | Disciplina in civitatem (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Education for Citizenship" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | March 22, 1870[1] |
Parent institution | University System of Ohio |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $7.9 billion (2024)[2] |
| President | Walter E. Carter Jr. |
| Provost | Karla S. Zadnik (interim) |
Academic staff | 7,310[3] |
Administrative staff | 27,158[3] |
| Students | 60,046 (Columbus) 65,405 (all campuses)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 45,728 (Columbus) 51,078 (all campuses)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 14,318 (Columbus) 14,327 (all campuses)[4] |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Large city[5], 1,665 acres (7 km2) Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2) [3] |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | The Lantern |
| Colors | Scarlet and gray[6] |
| Nickname | Buckeyes |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Brutus Buckeye |
| Website | osu |
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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,[update] 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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "IPEDS-Ohio State University". Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "The Ohio State University Department of Athletics Logo Guidelines" (PDF). July 26, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Academics". Ohio State University. Retrieved January 9, 2024.