Ohio State University
Former names | Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (1870–1878) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Disciplina in civitatem (Latin) |
Motto in English | "Education for Citizenship" |
| Type | Public land-grant research university |
| Established | March 22, 1870 |
Parent institution | University System of Ohio |
| Accreditation | HLC |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $8.62 billion (2025) |
| President | Ravi V. Bellamkonda |
Academic staff | 7,310 |
Administrative staff | 27,158 |
| Students | 60,046 (Columbus) 65,405 (all campuses) |
| Undergraduates | 45,728 (Columbus) 51,078 (all campuses) |
| Postgraduates | 14,318 (Columbus) 14,327 (all campuses) |
| Location | , United States |
| Campus | Large city, 1,665 acres (7 km2) Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | The Lantern |
| Colors | Scarlet and gray |
| Nickname | Buckeyes |
Sporting affiliations | |
| Mascot | Brutus Buckeye |
| Website | osu |
The Ohio State University (Ohio State, tOSU, or OSU) is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1870, it is the flagship institution of the University System of Ohio. It is designated a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university by the Government of Ohio.
Ohio State is one of the largest universities by enrollment in the United States, with over 50,000 undergraduate students and 15,000 graduate students. Ohio State is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity spending and doctorate production". In 2026 the university had research and development (R&D) expenditures of $1.58 billion, the 12th largest in the United States.
The university consists of sixteen colleges, including of Arts and Sciences, Business, Dentistry, Engineering, Public Affairs, and Law, and offers study in a wide range of degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It has five satellite campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster. Its athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I within the Big Ten Conference for the large majority of sports.
Alumni and faculty include 6 Nobel Prize laureates, 9 Rhodes Scholars, 7 Churchill Scholars, 1 Fields Medalist, 8 Pulitzer Prize winners, 77 Goldwater scholars, 1 Costa Rican president, 1 U.S. vice president, 7 U.S. senators, 15 U.S. representatives, and 118 Olympic medalists.