Ohio State University
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| Motto | Disciplina in civitatem ("Education for Citizenship") |
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| Established | 1870 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | US $2.02 billion |
| President | Gordon Gee |
| Staff | 5,202 faculty 19,277 staff (non-student) |
| Undergraduates | 46,690 |
| Postgraduates | 13,657 |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Campus | Urban, 15,311 acres |
| Athletics | 39 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Buckeyes |
| Mascot | Brutus Buckeye |
| Website | www.osu.edu |
The Ohio State University (OSU) is a public university in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Ohio State was founded in 1870. U.S. News & World Report has ranked The Ohio State University as one of the best universities in the United States.[1]
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[change] History
The school was started in 1870. The school was in a farming community in Columbus, Ohio. The first class had only 24 students. In 1878, it changed its name from Ohio State University to The Ohio State University, adding "The" to the front.[2] In the 1880's, OSU started taking graduate students. They started the law school in 1891. Later, Ohio State added colleges of medicine, dentistry, commerce, and journalism. In 1906, Ohio made a law that said The Ohio State University was the state's "flagship campus", or the best school in the state of Ohio.
[change] Education
In 1916, Ohio State was the first university in Ohio to be in the Association of American Universities. Ohio State is still the only Ohio public school in it.
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Ohio State University as the best public university in Ohio, one of the top 60 universities in the United States, and one of the top 20 public universities in the United States.[3]
In 2007, China's Shanghai Jiao Tong University said Ohio State was the 61st best university in the world.[4] Arizona State University says Ohio State is the 25th best university in America, the 11th ranked public university in America, and the best university in Ohio.[5] The Washington Monthly says that Ohio State is the 12th best university in the US and 10th best public university.[6] Greenes' Guides calls Ohio State one of the 30 "Public Ivy" schools.[7]
[change] Sports
OSU is in the NCAA's Division I in most sports. Ohio State's mascot is "Brutus the Buckeye". The school colors are scarlet and gray.
Ohio State won national championships in baseball, men's basketball, football, men's swimming & diving, men's track and field, men's golf, men's gymnastics, men's fencing, men and women's fencing, and synchronized swimming.[8]
[change] References
- ↑ US News 2006 Public University Rankings. Retrieved on 4 October 2007.
- ↑ The Ohio State University Timeline 1870-1899, The Ohio State University Archives
- ↑ 2007 US News Undergraduate Rankings.
- ↑ 2007 Ranking of World Universities.
- ↑ The Lombardi Program, 2006 Ranking of Top American Universities.
- ↑ Ohio State news release on 2007 rankings.
- ↑ The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities
- ↑ NCAA National Championship Database.
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