University
Columbus, Ohio, United States
The Ohio State University is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1870 as a federal land-grant institution, originally as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, and was renamed The Ohio State University in 1878. In addition to the Columbus campus, the university operates regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark, along with the Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster. According to the university, the Columbus campus serves more than 56,000 students who can choose from 170 undergraduate majors and more than 250 master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs, and about 8,000 students attend the regional campuses and the Agricultural Technical Institute.
Institution type
Public
Campus setting
Urban
Cost of attendance
Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment
45,638
Application platforms
Common App
Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-15
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