University System of Ohio

The University System of Ohio

Type	Public university system
Established	2007; 17 years ago(2007)
Endowment	$4.65 billion
Chancellor	Mike Duffey
Academic staff	34,465 (2019)[1]
Administrative staff	59,629 (2019)[1]
Students	526,003 (2020)[2]
Location	Columbus , Ohio , United States
Website	www.highered.ohio.gov

TheUniversity System of Ohiois thepublicuniversity systemof the U.S. state ofOhio. It is governed by theOhio Department of Higher Education.

Unlike other state university systems outside Ohio such as theUniversity of California System, Ohio's university system operates without blanket names of its members orde jureflagshipinstitutions. Instead, each member markets itself along its own perceived excellences.

The system includes all of Ohio'spublicinstitutions of higher education: 14 four-yearresearch universities, 24 branch and regional campuses, 23community collegesandtechnical colleges, and 13graduate schools, sevenmedical schools, sixlaw schools, and tenbusiness schoolswithin campuses. Additionally, some campuses offer Adult Workforce Education (AWE) and Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) programs. The AWE and ABLE programs were transferred from the Ohio Department of Education to the Ohio Board of Regents in 2009 to provide a flexible system of higher education that will improve services while reducing costs to students. The total annual enrollment of University System of Ohio institutions was over 526,003 as of 2020.^[2]

The University System of Ohio was unified underGovernorTed Stricklandin 2007.^[3]In 2008, ChancellorEric Fingerhutproposed creating common academic calendars for all of the system's universities: the goal was to simplify transfer between institutions and allow students to be recruited at the same time for jobs and internships.^[4]After spending more than $26 million starting in 2008, the transition was completed by the 2012academic year.^[5]

Campus	Location	Classification	Founded	Enrollment	Endowment	Athletics
						Affiliation	Conference	Nickname
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green	Doctoral	1910	20,395	$138 million	NCAA Div. I	Mid-American	Falcons
Central State University	Wilberforce	Baccalaureate	1887	2,119	$2 million	NCAA Div. II	Southern Intercollegiate	Marauders
Cleveland State University	Cleveland	Doctoral	1964	17,260	$88.9 million	NCAA Div. I	Horizon	Vikings
Kent State University	Kent	Doctoral	1910	28,972	$301 million	NCAA Div. I	Mid-American	Golden Flashes
Miami University	Oxford	Doctoral	1809	19,752	$716 million	NCAA Div. I	Mid-American	RedHawks
Northeast Ohio Medical University	Rootstown	Special Focus	1973	930	$22.8 million	None		Walking Whales
Ohio University	Athens	Doctoral	1804	20,073	$747 million	NCAA Div. I	Mid-American	Bobcats
Ohio State University	Columbus	Doctoral	1870	61,170	$6.8 billion	NCAA Div. I	Big Ten	Buckeyes
Shawnee State University	Portsmouth	Master's	1986	3,213	$19 million	NAIA	River States	Bears
University of Akron	Akron	Doctoral	1870	20,554	$221 million	NCAA Div. I	Mid-American	Zips
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Doctoral	1819	45,949	$1.4 billion	NCAA Div. I	Big 12	Bearcats
University of Toledo	Toledo	Doctoral	1872	23,085	$455 million	NCAA Div. I	Mid-American	Rockets
Wright State University	Fairborn	Doctoral	1967	15,558	$93 million	NCAA Div. I	Horizon	Raiders
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Master's	1908	12,644	$265 million	NCAA Div. I	Horizon	Penguins

Central State, Cleveland State, NEOMED, Shawnee State, Toledo, and Youngstown State do not have regional campuses, although Youngstown State is considering a satellite campus inSteubenville, Ohiodue to financial difficulties withEastern Gateway Community College.^[6]

• Education in Ohio

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