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Ohio State University
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public research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States
Ohio State University is a large public research university located in Columbus, Ohio, where students pursue degrees across many academic fields. It matters as one of the major research institutions in the United States, contributing to scientific advancement and educating thousands of students annually.
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Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1870
- Location
- Columbus, United States
- Also known as
- OSU
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.261331.4 · ISNI 0000 0001 2285 7943
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Columbus
- Headquarters
- Columbus
- Parent organization
- University System of Ohio
- Employees
- 5584
- Official website
- osu.edu
- Image
- The Ohio State University December 2013 24 (University Hall).jpg
- Students count
- 61419
- Admission rate
- 0.68
- Significant event
- mixed-sex education
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- category for employees of the organization
- Category:Ohio State University faculty
- Commons category
- Ohio State University
- topic's main category
- Category:Ohio State University
- inception
- 1870-00-00
- postal code
- 43210
- category for alumni of educational institution
- Category:Ohio State University alumni
- IPv4 routing prefix
- 128.146.0.0/16
- category of associated people
- Category:Ohio State University people
- street address
- 190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH, 43210
- social media followers
- 78892
- different from
- Ohio University
- admission yield rate
- 0.26
- language used
- English language
- endowment
- 6814412522
- ranking
- 208
- academic calendar type
- semester
- P12749
- Gulbongsan Station
- Commons Institution page
- Ohio State University
- P13311
- Moscazzano
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
- athletics program
- Ohio State Buckeyes
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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