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Ohio State University

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.

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Academic affiliations
AAU · CUMU · ORAU · URA · USU
Accreditation
HLC
Administrative staff
27,158
Campus
1,665 acres (7 km2) Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2) · Large city
Endowment
$8.62 billion (2025)
Established
March 22, 1870; 156 years ago (March 22, 1870)

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Ohio State University

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Ohio State University

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related to External links · 8
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Academic affiliations · 7
Ohio State University → AAU, CUMU, ORAU, sea-grant, space-grant, URA, USU
Other campuses · 6
Ohio State University → Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, Online, Wooster
Sporting affiliations · 5
Ohio State University → MIVA, NCAA Division I FBS – Big Ten, ORCC, PRC, WCHA
see also · 4
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Campus · 2
Ohio State University → 1,665 acres (7 km2) Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2), Large city

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Ohio State UniversityAcademic affiliationsCUMU1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAcademic affiliationsORAU1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAcademic affiliationsURA1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAcademic affiliationsUSU1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAcademic affiliationssea-grant1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAcademic affiliationsspace-grant1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAccreditationHLC1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityAdministrative staff27,1581.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityCampus1,665 acres (7 km2) Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2)1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityCampusLarge city1.00infobox
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Ohio State UniversityEndowment$8.62 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityEstablishedMarch 22, 1870; 156 years ago (March 22, 1870)1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityFaculty7,3101.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityFormer namesOhio Agricultural and Mechanical College (1870–1878)1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityLocationColumbus, Ohio, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-ou…1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityMascotBrutus Buckeye1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityMottoDisciplina in civitatem (Latin)1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityMotto in English"Education for Citizenship"1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityNewspaperThe Lantern1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityNicknameBuckeyes1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityOther campusesLima1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityOther campusesMansfield1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityOther campusesMarion1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityOther campusesNewark1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityOther campusesWooster1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityOther campusesOnline1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityParent institutionUniversity System of Ohio1.00infobox
Ohio State UniversityPostgraduates14,318 (Columbus) 14,327 (all campuses)1.00infobox

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