The Ohio State University
Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant institution, The Ohio State University consistently ranks among our nation's top public research universities, integrating teaching and learning with research and community service. A research powerhouse with global reach, Ohio State's Columbus campus had the nation's largest single-campus enrollment of 52,568 (60,347 on all campuses). One university with multiple locations throughout Ohio-main campus in Columbus; regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion and Newark; and the Agricultural Technical Institute and Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster-Ohio State is home to the best and the brightest.
Ohio State ranks 19th among the nation's public universities, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2008 edition of 'America's Best Colleges.' Ohio State is ranked 10th among national public universities based on research, social mobility and service in the Washington Monthly College Guide. Ohio State's 2007 first-year class of 6,110 students (Columbus campus) recruited from more than 22,000 applicants, is the most academically prepared in the university's history, with an average ACT score of 27. Fifty-three percent of the students were in the top 10 percent and 89 percent were in the top 25 percent of their graduating classes.
Constantly ranked among the top national public universities for undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, Ohio State is a student-centered research university that provides a well-rounded experience both inside and outside the classroom. From admission to graduation, Ohio State's academic programs are designed to challenge students and prepare them for the future.
