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The Ohio State University

Former names	Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (1870–1878)
Motto	Disciplina in civitatem(Latin)
Motto in English	"Education for Citizenship"
Type	Publicland-grantresearch university
Established	March 22, 1870; 154 years ago(March 22, 1870)[1]
Parent institution	University System of Ohio
Accreditation	HLC
Academic affiliations	AAU CUMU ORAU URA USU Sea-grant Space-grant
Endowment	$7.4 billion (2023)[2]
President	Walter E. Carter Jr.
Provost	Karla S. Zadnik (interim)
Academic staff	7,310[3]
Administrative staff	27,158[3]
Students	60,046 (Columbus) 65,405 (all campuses)[4]
Undergraduates	45,728 (Columbus) 51,078 (all campuses)[4]
Postgraduates	14,318 (Columbus) 14,327 (all campuses)[4]
Location	Columbus , Ohio , United States
Campus	Large city[5], 1,665 acres (7 km2) Total, 16,196 acres (66 km2)[3]
Other campuses	Lima Mansfield Marion Newark Wooster
Newspaper	The Lantern
Colors	Scarlet and gray[6]
Nickname	Buckeyes
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS–Big Ten WCHA PRC MIVA ORCC
Mascot	Brutus Buckeye
Website	osu.edu

The Ohio State University(Ohio StateorOSU) is apublicland-grantresearch universityinColumbus, Ohio, United States. A member of theUniversity System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one of thelargest universities by enrollmentin the United States, with nearly 50,000 undergraduate students and nearly 15,000 graduate students. The university consists of sixteencollegesand offers over 400 degree programs at theundergraduateandgraduatelevels.^[7]

It isclassifiedamong "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2023,^[update]the university has anendowmentof $7.4 billion. Its athletic teams compete inNCAA Division Ias theOhio State Buckeyesas a member of theBig Ten Conferencefor the majority of fielded sports.

It is a member of theAssociation of American Universities. Past and present alumni and faculty include 6Nobel Prizelaureates, 9Rhodes Scholars, 7Churchill Scholars, 1Fields Medalist, 7Pulitzer Prizewinners, 64Goldwater scholars, 7U.S. senators, 15U.S. representatives, 104Olympic medalists, and 1foreign head of state.

The proposal of a manufacturing and agriculture university in central Ohio was initially met in the 1870s with hostility from the state's agricultural interests and competition for resources fromOhio University, which was chartered by theNorthwest OrdinanceandMiami University.^[8]Championed by theRepublicangovernorRutherford B. Hayes, the Ohio State University was founded in 1870 as aland-grant universityunder theMorrill Act of 1862as theOhio Agricultural and Mechanical College.^[8]

The university opened its doors to 24 students on September 17, 1873. In 1878, the first class of six men graduated. The first woman graduated the following year.^[9]Also in 1878, the Ohio legislature recognized an expanded scope for the university by changing its name to "the Ohio State University."^[10][11]

In 1906, Ohio Statesegregationist^[12]presidentWilliam Oxley Thompson, along with the university's supporters in the state legislature, put forth the Lybarger Bill with the aim of shifting virtually all higher education support to the continued development of Ohio State while funding only the "normal school" functions of the state's other public universities. Although the Lybarger Bill failed narrowly to gain passage, in its place the Eagleson Bill was passed as a compromise, which determined that all doctoral education and research functions would be the role of Ohio State, and that Miami University and Ohio University would not offer instruction beyond the master's degree level – an agreement that would remain in place until the 1950s. In 1916, Ohio State was elected into membership in theAssociation of American Universities.^[13]

In 1911, president Thompson wrote in a letter, "the race problem is growing in intensity every year, and I am disposed to doubt the wisdom on the part of the colored people of taking any move that practically forces the doctrine of social equality."^[14]At the same time, Ohio State "practicedracial segregation" that was widespread across the country at the time against Black students, and "there is no known evidence [Thompson] saw benefits in addressing it".^[14]In 2024, after attempts were made to remove Thompson's statue from the Oval, university spokesperson Ben Johnson stated "the naming review process is thoughtful and thorough and therefore could take several years", but the statue has not been removed.^[12]

With the onset of theGreat Depression, Ohio State would face many of the challenges affecting universities throughout America as budget support was slashed, and students without the means of paying tuition returned home to support families. By the mid-1930s, however, enrollment had stabilized due in large part to the role of theFederal Emergency Relief Administrationand later theNational Youth Administration.^[15]By the end of the decade, enrollment had still managed to grow to over 17,500. In 1934, the Ohio State Research Foundation was founded to bring in outside funding for faculty research projects. In 1938, a development office was opened to begin raising funds privately to offset reductions in state support.

In 1952, Ohio State founded theinterdisciplinaryMershon Center for International Security Studies, which it still houses. The work of this program led to the United StatesDepartment of Homeland Securitybasing the National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security at the university in 2003.

Ohio State had anopen admissionspolicy until the late 1980s. Since the early 2000s, the college has raised standards for admission, and been increasingly cited as one of the best public universities in the United States.^{[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]}The main campus in Columbus has grown into thefifth-largest university campusin the United States.^[23]

On January 12, 2015, OSU claimed the first-everCollege Football Playoff National Championshipby defeating Oregon 42–20.^[24][25][26]

On June 22, 2022, theUnited States Patent and Trademark Officegranted the university a trademark on the word "the" in relation to clothing, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats distributed and/or sold through athletic or collegiate channels.^[27][28]Ohio State and its fans, in particular those of its athletics program, frequently emphasize the word "THE" when referring to the school.^[29]

Michael V. Drakebecame the 15th president of Ohio State in 2014.^[30]In 2020,Kristina M. Johnsontook office as the 16th president.^[31]And in 2023,Walter E. Carter Jr.took office as the 17th president.^[32]

Throughout 1969,anti-Vietnam War protest tensionsgrew on Ohio State's campus. What is now Bricker Hall was occupied by students, but after being told they had "five minutes to leave, or they'd be arrested", students departed from the building. In late April 1970, anti-war riots ensued on Ohio State campus, leading to nearly 300 arrests, over 60 injuries, and seven gunshot wounds.^[33]Students began "boycotting classes with a student strike, protesting the university's rejection of a list of demands presented the week before. Specific demands included adding black and women's studies to the university's courses." On April 29, 1970, five days before theKent State shootings, studentspicketedbuildings, but this initially peaceful protest "started to spiral out of control" afterOhio State Highway Patroltroopers arrived in riot gear. When a man was assaulted by three students, tear gas was deployed, in response to which protesters threw rocks at the National Guard. Seven students were struck with a shotgun blast near the Student Union. There were no casualties, and the shooter was not identified.

Ohio State's 1,764-acre (7.14 km²) main campus is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Columbus' downtown. The historical center of campus is the Oval, aquadof about 11 acres (4.5 ha).^[40]The original campus was laid out in the English country style with University Hall overlooking what would become the Oval. From 1905 to 1913, theOlmsted brothers, who had designed New York City'sCentral Park, were contracted as architectural consultants. Under their leadership, a more formal landscape plan was created with its center axis through the Oval. This axis shifted the university's street grid 12.25 degrees from the City of Columbus' street grid. Construction of the main library in 1915 reinforced this grid shift.^[41]

Ohio State'sresearch librarysystem has a combined collection of over 5.8 million volumes. Along with 21 libraries on its Columbus campus, the university has eight branches at off-campus research facilities and regional campuses, and a book storage depository near campus. In all, the Ohio State library system encompasses 55 branches and specialty collections. Some more significant collections include theByrd Polar Research CenterArchival Program, which has the archives of AdmiralRichard E. Byrdand other polar research materials; theHilandar Research Library, which has the world's largest collection ofmedievalSlavicmanuscripts on microform; theOhio State Cartoon Library & Museum, the world's largest repository of original cartoons; the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute; and the archives of SenatorJohn Glenn.

Anchoring the traditional campus gateway at the eastern end of the Oval is the 1989Wexner Center for the Arts. Designed by architectsPeter Eisenmanof New York and Richard Trott of Columbus, the center was funded in large part by Ohio State alumnus Les Wexner's gift of $25 million in the 1980s. The center was founded to encompass all aspects of visual and performing arts with a focus on new commissions and artist residencies. Part of its design was to pay tribute to the armory that formerly had the same location. Its groundbreakingdeconstructivistarchitecture has resulted in it being lauded as one of the most important buildings of its generation. Its design has also been criticized as proving less than ideal for many of the art installations it has attempted to display. The centerpiece of the Wexner Center's permanent collection isPicasso'sNude on a Black Armchair, which was purchased by Wexner at auction for $45 million.^{[citation needed]}

To the south of the Oval is another, somewhat smaller expanse of green space commonly referred to as the South Oval. At its eastern end, it is anchored by the Ohio Union. To the west are Hale Hall, the Kuhn Honors House, Browning Amphitheatre (a traditional stoneGreek theatre) andMirror Lake.

Knowlton Hall, dedicated in October 2004, is at the corner of West Woodruff Avenue and Tuttle Park Place, next toOhio Stadium. Knowlton Hall along with theFisher College of Businessand Hitchcock Hall form an academic nucleus in the northwestern corner of North campus. Knowlton Hall was designed by Atlanta-basedMack Scogin Merrill Elamalong withWSA Studiofrom Columbus. The Hall is home to the KSA Café, the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, and about 550 undergraduate and graduate students. Knowlton Hall stands out from the general reddish-brown brick of Ohio State's campus with distinctive white marble tiles that cover the building's exterior. This unique wall cladding was requested byAustin E. Knowlton, the namesake of and main patron to the creation of Knowlton Hall. Knowlton also requested that five white marble columns be erected on the site, each column representing one of the classical orders ofarchitecture.^[42]

TheOhio State College of Medicineis on the southern edge of the central campus. It is home to theJames Cancer Hospital, a cancer research institute and one of theNational Cancer Institute's 41comprehensive cancer centers, along withthe Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, a research institute for cardiovascular disease.

The campus is served by theCampus Area Bus Service.

The university also operates regional campuses in five areas:

• Ohio State University at Lima–Lima, Ohio, established in 1960
• Ohio State University at Mansfield–Mansfield, Ohio, established in 1958
• Ohio State University at Marion–Marion, Ohio, established in 1957
• Ohio State University at Newark–Newark, Ohio, established in 1957
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute(ATI) –Wooster, Ohio, established in 1969

Academic rankings
National
ARWU[44]	39-15
Forbes[45]	72
U.S. News & World Report[46]	43
Washington Monthly[47]	68
WSJ/College Pulse[48]	99
Global
ARWU[44]	101–150
QS[49]	208
THE[50]	99=
U.S. News & World Report[51]	55

National program rankings[52]
Program	Ranking
Audiology	10
Biological sciences	39
Business	37
Chemistry	30
Clinical psychology	37
Computer science	30
Earth sciences	38
Economics	29
Education	27
Engineering	30
English	30
Fine arts	32
Health Care management	7
History	27
Law	38
Mathematics	26
Medical schools: primary care	38
Medical schools: research	34
Nursing: doctorate	8
Nursing: master's	6
Nursing: midwifery	21
Occupational therapy	13
Pharmacy	7
Physical therapy	9
Physics	23
Political science	15
Psychology	24
Public affairs	13
Public health	23
Social work	13
Sociology	17
Speech–language pathology	16
Statistics	37
Veterinary medicine	4

Global program rankings[53]
Program	Ranking
Agricultural sciences	40
Arts & humanities	31
Biology & biochemistry	91
Cardiac & cardiovascular systems	88
Chemistry	143
Clinical medicine	45
Computer science	181
Economics & business	54
Electrical Engineering	82
Engineering	69
Environment/ecology	83
Geosciences	80
Immunology	84
Materials science	106
Mathematics	83
Mechanical engineering	54
Microbiology	55
Molecular biology & genetics	74
Neuroscience & behavior	81
Oncology	16
Pharmacology & toxicology	50
Physics	31
Plant & animal science	43
Psychiatry/psychology	38
Psychiatry/psychology	38
Public Administration	8
Social sciences & public health	48
Space science	15
Surgery	36

The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities(2000) by Howard and Matthew Greene listed Ohio State as one of a select number of public universities offering the highest educational quality.^[17]In its 2023 edition,U.S. News & World Reportranked Ohio State as tied for 43rd among all national universities. Theyrankedthe college'spolitical science,audiology,sociology,speech–language pathology,finance,accounting,public affairs,nursing,social work,healthcare administrationandpharmacyprograms as among the top 20 programs in the country.^[54]TheAcademic Ranking of World Universitiesplaced Ohio State 39-51 nationally and 101–150 globally for 2023. In its 2024 rankings,Times Higher Education World University Rankingsranked it tied for 99th in the world. In 2024,QS World University Rankingsranked the university 151st in the world.^[55]TheWashington Monthlycollege rankings, which seek to evaluate colleges' contributions to American society based on factors of social mobility, research and service to the country by their graduates, placed Ohio State 61st among national universities in 2023.^[56]

In 1916, Ohio State became the first university in Ohio to be extended membership into the Association of American Universities, and remains the only public university in Ohio among the organization's 60 members. Ohio State is also the only public university in Ohio to beclassifiedamong "R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity" and have its undergraduate admissions classified as "more selective".^[57]

Ohio State's political science program is ranked among the top programs globally. Considered to be one of the leading departments in the United States, it has played a particularly significant role in the construction and development of theconstructivistandrealistschools ofinternational relations.^[18][58]In 2004, it was ranked as first among public institutions and fourth overall in the world by British political scientistSimon Hixat theLondon School of Economics and Political Science,^[59][60]while a 2007 study in the academic journalPS: Political Science & Politicsranked it ninth in the United States.^[18]It is a leading producer ofFulbright Scholars.^[61]

Bloomberg Businessweekranked the undergraduate business program at Ohio State'sFisher College of Businessas the 14th best in the nation in its 2016 rankings.^[62]

The Ohio Statelinguisticsdepartment was recently ranked among the top 10 programs nationally, and top 20 internationally byQS World University Rankings.^[63]

The college is the only school inNorth Americathat offers anABET-accreditedwelding engineeringundergraduate degree.^[64][65]

OSU colleges and schools
College of Dentistry
College of Education and Human Ecology
College of Engineering
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Optometry
College of Pharmacy
College of Public Health
College of Social Work
College of Veterinary Medicine
College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School
John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Max M. Fisher College of Business
Moritz College of Law

TheNational Science Foundationranked Ohio State University 12th among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2021 with $1.23 billion.^[66][67]

In a 2007 report released by the National Science Foundation, Ohio State's research expenditures for 2006 were$652 million, placing it seventh among public universities and 11th overall, also ranking third among all American universities for private industry-sponsored research. Research expenditures at Ohio State were $864 million in 2017. In 2006, Ohio State announced it would designate at least $110 million of its research efforts toward what it termed "fundamental concerns" such as research toward a cure for cancer, renewable energy sources and sustainable drinking water supplies.^[68]In 2021, President Kristina M. Johnson announced the university would invest at least $750 million over the next 10 years toward research and researchers.^[69]This was announced in conjunction with Ohio State's new Innovation District, which will be an interdisciplinary research facility and act as a hub for healthcare and technology research, serving Ohio State faculty and students as well as public and private partners.^[70]Construction of the facility was completed in 2023, as one of the first buildings in the District.^[71]

Research facilities includeAeronautical/Astronautical Research Laboratory,Byrd Polar Research Center, Center for Automotive Research, (OSU CAR),Chadwick Arboretum, Biomedical Research Tower, Biological Sciences Building, CDME, Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Heart and Lung Research Institute, Electroscience Laboratory,Large Binocular Telescope(LBT, originally named the Columbus Project),Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Museum of Biological Diversity, National Center for the Middle Market,Stone Laboratory on Gibraltar Island,Center for Urban and Regional AnalysisandOhio Agricultural Research and Development Center.

Undergraduate admissions statistics
2021 entering class [72] Change vs. 2016
Admit rate	57.2 (+3.1)
Yield rate	25.3 (−7.4)
Test scoresmiddle 50%
SATTotal	1260-1420 (among 21% ofFTFs)
ACTComposite	26-32 (among 64% ofFTFs)

Ohio State is considered a selective public university.^[73]Undergraduate admissions selectivity to Ohio State is rated as 91/99 byThe Princeton Review(meaning "highly selective")^[74]and "more selective" byU.S. News & World Report;^[54]according to the data, it is the most selective for any public university in the state of Ohio.The New York Timesclassifies Ohio State as a "highly selective public college".^[73]

For the Class of 2025 (enrolled fall 2021), Ohio State received 58,180 applications and accepted 33,269 (57.2%). Of those accepted, 8,423 enrolled, ayield rate(the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 25.3%. OSU's freshmanretention rateis 93.9%, with 88% going on to graduate within six years.^[72]

Of the 21% of the incoming freshman class who submittedSATscores; the middle 50 percent Composite scores were 1260–1420.^[75][72]Of the 64% of enrolled freshmen in 2021 who submittedACTscores, the middle 50 percent Composite score was between 26 and 32.^[72][76][77]In the 2020–2021 academic year, 26 freshman students wereNational Merit Scholars.^[78][79]

Fall First-Time Freshman Statistics ^{[72] [80] [81] [82] [83] [84]}

	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
Applicants	58,180	49,087	47,703	48,077	47,782	44,845
Admits	33,269	33,619	25,634	24,988	22,964	24,265
Admit rate	57.2	68.5	53.7	52.0	48.1	54.1
Enrolled	8,423	8,679	7,716	7,944	7,209	7,938
Yield rate	25.3	25.8	30.1	31.8	31.4	32.7
ACT composite* (out of 36)	26–32 (64%†)	26–32 (80%†)	28–32 (78%†)	27–32 (80%†)	27–31 (86%†)	27–31 (84%†)
SAT composite* (out of 1600)	1260–1420 (21%†)	1230–1390 (36%†)	1300–1420 (39%†)	1240–1450 (35%†)	1260–1450 (29%†)	—
* middle 50% range †percentage of first-time freshmen who chose to submit

Ohio State was among the first group^[85]of four public universities to raise a $1 billionendowmentwhen it passed the $1 billion mark in 1999. At the end of 2005, Ohio State's endowment stood at $1.73 billion, ranking it seventh among public universities and 27th among all American universities.^[86]In June 2006, the endowment passed the $2 billion mark.

In recent decades, and in response to continually shrinking state funding, Ohio State has conducted two significant multi-yearfundraisingcampaigns. The first concluded in 1987 and raised $460 million, a record at the time for a public university. The "Affirm Thy Friendship Campaign" took place between 1995 and 2000. With an initial goal of raising $850 million, the campaign's final tally was $1.23 billion, placing Ohio State among the small group of public universities to have successfully conducted a $1 billion campaign.^[87]At his welcoming ceremony, returning President E. Gordon Gee announced in the fall of 2007 that Ohio State would launch a $2.5 billion fundraising campaign. In 2019, celebrating the university's 150th year, President Michael V. Drake announced the "Time and Change Campaign"^[88]with a goal of raising $4.5 billion from 1 million individual donors.^[89]

The Office of Student Life has partnership affiliations with theSchottenstein Center, theBlackwell Innand theDrake Events Center. Services supporting student wellness include the Wilce Student Health Center, named for university physicianJohn Wilce, the Mary A. Daniels Student Wellness Center and the Counseling and Consultation Service.

The RPAC is the main recreational facility on campus. The Wellness Center within the RPAC offers services such as nutrition counseling, financial coaching, HIV and STI testing, sexual assault services, and alcohol and other drug education.^[90]

Ohio State's "Buckeye Bullet" electric car broke the world record for the fastest speed by an electric vehicle on October 3, 2004, with a maximum speed of 271.737 mph (437.318 km/h) at theBonneville Salt FlatsinUtah.^[91]The vehicle also holds the U.S. record for fastest electric vehicle with a speed of 314.958 mph (506.876 km/h), and peak timed mile speed of 321.834 mph (517.942 km/h). A team of engineering students from the university's "Center for Automotive Research-Intelligent Transportation" (CAR-IT) designed, built and managed the vehicle. In 2007,Buckeye Bullet 2was launched. This follow-up effort was a collaboration between Ohio State engineering students and engineers from theFord Motor Companyand will seek to break the land speed record for hydrogen cell powered vehicles.^[92]

Student body composition as of May 2, 2022

Race and ethnicity[93]	Total
White	66%	66
Asian	8%	8
Black	7%	7
Foreign national	7%	7
Other[a]	7%	7
Hispanic	5%	5
Economic diversity
Low-income[b]	18%	18
Affluent[c]	82%	82

In June 2018, Ohio State dissolved its Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit and eliminated four positions in the unit due to concerns about mismanagement and a lack of support for survivors of sexual assault.^[94]This occurred after the unit was suspended in February 2018 and following an external review.^[95]The Columbus Dispatchand the school newspaper,The Lantern, reported that "[SCE] failed to properly report students' sexual-assault complaints" and that some victims were told that they were"'lying', 'delusional', 'suffering from mental illness', 'have an active imagination', that they 'didn't understand their own experience', and also 'fabricated their story'".^[96][97]With help from the Philadelphia law firmCozen O'Connor, the university will be creating^[when?]a new framework to handle sexual assault cases and reevaluating itsTitle IXprogram.

On July 20, 2018,BBC Newsreported that over 100 male students, including athletes from 14 sports, had reported sexual misconduct by a deceased university team physician, Richard Strauss.^[98]The reports dated back to 1978, and included claims that he groped and took nude photographs of his patients. Four former wrestlers filed a lawsuit against Ohio State for ignoring complaints of "rampant sexual misconduct" by Strauss. U.S. representative Jim Jordan was named in the lawsuit and has since denied the former wrestlers' claims that he knew about the abuse while he was an assistant coach for eight years at the university.^{[99][better source needed]}In May 2020, the university entered into a settlement and agreed to pay $40.9 million to the sexual abuse survivors.^[100]

TheOhio Unionwas the first student union built by an American public university.^[43]It is dedicated to the enrichment of the student experience, on and off the university campus. The first Ohio Union, on the south edge of the South Oval, was constructed in 1909 and was later renamed Enarson Hall. The second Ohio Union was completed in 1950 and was prominently along High Street, southeast of the Oval. It was a center of student life for more than 50 years, providing facilities for student activities, organizations and events, and serving as an important meeting place for campus and community interaction. The union also housed many student services and programs, along with dining and recreational facilities. The second Ohio Union was demolished in February 2007 to make way for the new Ohio Union, which was finished in 2010. During this time, student activities were relocated to Ohio Stadium and other academic buildings.^[101]

The university has over 1,000 student organizations; intercollegiate, club and recreational sports programs; student media organizations and publications,fraternities and sororities; and three student governments.

Student organizationsat Ohio State provide students with opportunities to get involved in a wide variety of interest areas includingacademic,social,religious,artistic,service-based,diversityand many more. There are over 1,000 registered student organizations that involve many thousands of students.^[102]The university's forensics team has won the stateNational Forensics Associationtournament several times.^[103]

Block "O"is currently the largest student-run organization on the campus of Ohio State. With over 2,400 annual members, Block "O" serves as the officialstudent cheering sectionat athletic events for the university. According to the Student Organization Office in the Ohio Union, Agricultural Education Society is the oldest student organization on campus. The Men's Glee Club often disputes the claim, but after consultation with Ohio Union Staff, Agricultural Education Society was named as the university's oldest organization.

Each year, students may sign up to participate in BuckeyeThon, Ohio State's student-led philanthropy. The organization hosts events throughout the year to support the hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplant unit^[104]atNationwide Children's Hospitalin Columbus.^[105]Each February, thousands of students and community members attend BuckeyeThon's signature event, aDance Marathonconsisting of two separate 12-hour shifts. In the past 15 years, students have raised over $5 million to support treatment, research, and various therapies at the hospital.^[106]Unique to BuckeyeThon is the use of an operational fund separate from the main philanthropic cancer fund. As a registered non-profit, BuckeyeThon is subject to university audit and issues gift receipts through the Foundation.^[107]

Ohio State has several student-managed publications and media outlets.The Makiois the official yearbook.^[108]The Makio'ssales plummeted by 60% during the early 1970s; the organization went bankrupt and stopped publication during the late 1970s. The book was revived from 1985 to 1994 and again in 2000, thanks to several student organizations.The Lanternis the school's daily newspaper and has operated as a laboratory newspaper^{[clarification needed]}in the School of Communication (formerly the School of Journalism) since 1881.Mosaicis a literary magazine published by Ohio State, which features undergraduatefiction,poetryandart.The Sundialis a student-written and -published humor magazine. Founded in 1911, it is one of the oldest humor magazines in the country, but has not been published without large interruptions.^[109][110]Ohio State has two improvisational comedy groups that regularly perform around campus and across the U.S.^[111][112]There are two student-run radio stations:AROUSE, the music station, is home to over 100 student DJs, streaming music and independent content,^[113]and Scarlet and Gray Sports Radio.^[114]Students also operate a localcable TVchannel known as Buckeye TV, which airs primarily on the campus closed cable system operated by the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

At the Ohio State University, three recognized student governments represent their constituents.^[115]

1. Undergraduate Student Government (USG), which consists of elected and appointed studentrepresentativeswho serve as liaisons from theundergraduatestudent body to university officials. USG seeks to outreach to and work for the students at Ohio State.
2. Council of Graduate Students (CGS), which promotes and providesacademic,administrativeand social programs for the university community in general and forgraduate studentsin particular. The council provides a forum in which the graduate student body may present, discuss and set upon issues related to its role in the academic and non-academic aspects of the university community.
3. Inter-Professional Council (IPC), which is a representative body of all professional students in the colleges ofdentistry,law,medicine,optometry,pharmacyandveterinary medicine. Its purpose is to act as a liaison between these students and the governing bodies of the university.

Ohio State operates 41 on-campus residence halls divided into three geographic clusters: South Campus (site of the university's original dormitories), North Campus (largely constructed during the post-war enrollment boom) and West Campus ("The Towers").^[116]The residence hall system has 40 smaller living and learning environments defined by social or academic considerations.

Separate housing for graduate and professional students is maintained on the Southern tier of campus within the Gateway Residential Complex and the William H. Hall Student Residential Complex. Family housing is maintained at Buckeye Village at the far northern edge of campus beyond the athletic complex.

Student Life University Housing also administers student residential housing on the OSU Newark, OSU Mansfield and OSU Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI) campuses.

The Residence Hall Advisory Council (RHAC), which is a representative body of all students living in the university's residence halls, helps evaluate and improve the living conditions of the residence halls.^[117]

• North Campus: Archer House, Barrett House, Blackburn House, Bowen House, Busch House, Drackett Tower, Halloran House, Haverfield House, Houck House, Houston House, Jones Tower, Lawrence Tower, Mendoza House, Norton House, Nosker House, Raney House, Scott House, Taylor Tower, Torres House
• South Campus: Baker Hall East, Baker Hall West, Bradley Hall, Canfield Hall, Fechko House, German House, Hanley House, Mack Hall, Morrison Tower, Neil Avenue, Park-Stradley Hall, Paterson Hall, Pennsylvania Place, Pomerene House, Scholars East, Scholars West, Siebert Hall, Smith-Steeb Hall, The Residence on Tenth, Worthington Building
• West Campus:Lincoln Tower,Morrill Tower
• Off-campus: South Campus Gateway Apartments, Veterans' House

Ohio State's intercollegiate sports teams are called the "Buckeyes" (derived from the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree, theOhio Buckeye,Aesculus glabra),^[118]and participate in theNCAA's Division I in all sports (Division I FBS in football) and theBig Ten Conferencein most sports. (The women'shockeyprogram competes in theWestern Collegiate Hockey Association.) The school colors are scarlet and gray.Brutus Buckeyeis the mascot. Ohio State currently has 36 varsity teams. As of 2017, the football program is valued at $1.5 billion, the highest valuation of any such program in the country.^[119]The team'srivalryagainst theUniversity of Michiganhas been termed as one of the greatest inNorth American sports.^[120]

Ohio State is one of six universities – the University of Michigan, theUniversity of Florida,Stanford University,UCLAand theUniversity of California at Berkeleybeing the others – to have won national championships in all three major men's sports (baseball, basketball and football).^[121]Ohio State is also one of only two universities to appear in the national championship games in both football and men's basketball in the same calendar year (the other being the University of Florida). Ohio State has also won national championships in wrestling, men's volleyball, men's swimming and diving, men's outdoor track and field, men's golf, men's gymnastics, men's fencing, women's rowing, co-ed fencing and multiple synchronized swimming championships.^[122]The Ohio State equestrian team has won eight Intercollegiate Horse Show Association national championships.^[123]Since the inception of theAthletic Director's Cup, Ohio State has finished in the top 25 each year, including top-six finishes in three of the last five years.^[124]During the 2005–2006 school year, Ohio State became the first Big Ten team to win conference championships in football, men's basketball and women's basketball. Ohio State repeated the feat during the 2006–2007 school year, winning solo championships in all three sports. In 2007,Sports Illustratednicknamed Ohio State's athletic program as being "The Program" due to the unsurpassed facilities, an unparalleled number of men's and women's sports teams and their success, and the financial support of an impressive fan base.^[125]

TheOhio State University Marching Bandis famous for "Script Ohio", during which the band marches single-file through the curves of the word "Ohio", much like a pen writes the word, all while playing the French march "Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse".^[126]

"Across the Field" and "Buckeye Battle Cry", Ohio State's two fight songs, are commonly played and sung at athletic events, as well ascommencementandconvocationexercises.^{[citation needed]}

Ohio State operates apublictelevision station,WOSU-TV(virtual channel 34/DT 16, a localPBSTV station), as well as two public radio stations,WOSU-FM89.7(NPR/BBCnews/talk) andWOSA-FM101.1 (classical, "Classical 101") in Columbus.

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Ohio State has 580,000 living alumni around the world.^[127]Past and present students and faculty include 5 Nobel Prize laureates, nineRhodes Scholars, sevenChurchill Scholars, 64Goldwater scholars, oneFields Medalistand sevenPulitzer Prizewinners, as well as sevenU.S. Senators, 15U.S. Representativesand 104Olympic medalists.^{[128][129][130]}Also included areUFC champions,Medal of Honorrecipients, ambassadors,Fortune 500CEOsand members of theForbes 400list of the world's wealthiest individuals. Numerous graduates have gone on to become U.S. governors, senators and members of Congress. Ohio State alumni have appeared on the cover ofTimemagazine 12 times, with the artwork of alumnusRoy Lichtensteinfeatured on an additional twoTimecovers.George Steinbrenner, former owner of theNew York Yankeeswho won sevenWorld Serieswith the team, earned his master's degree from Ohio State.Larry Sanger, one of the founders of Wikipedia, and Steve May, chief technology officer atPixar, both graduated from Ohio State. RoboticistJames S. Albuswas named a "Hero of US Manufacturing" byFortunemagazine in 1997.^[131]Howard Tucker, who as of April 2023 was the world's oldest living practicing doctor at 100, attended for both his undergraduate work and medical school.^[132]

Ohio State alumni have been inducted into theBaseball Hall of FameinCooperstown, New York, theNFL Hall of Fameand theBasketball Hall of Fame. Its athletes have won a combined 83Olympicmedals and three times have received theSullivan Awardas the nation's top amateur athlete.

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  Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2007
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  R. L. Stine, children's book author
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  Tom Carper, U.S. Senator from Delawaresince 2001
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  Richard Lewis, comedian
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  Harlan Ellison, science fiction author
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  Jesse Owens, American track and fieldathlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games
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  Marcia Fudge, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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  Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist
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  Archie Griffin, former NFL running back and two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy
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  Les Wexner, billionaire businessman
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  Kirk Herbstreit, analyst for ESPN's College GameDay
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  Tyler Joseph, frontman for the musical duo Twenty One Pilots
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  Jack Nicklaus, former professional golfer
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  Brian Sandoval, 29th Governor of Nevada, served from 2011to 2019
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  Patricia Heaton, actress
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  Bob Knight, former college basketball coach
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  Eddie George, former NFL running back and winner of the Heisman Trophy
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  John Kasich, politician, author, and television newshost who served as the 69th Governor of Ohiofrom 2011 to 2019
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  Cris Carter, Hall of Fame football wide receiver
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  George Steinbrenner, former owner of the New York Yankees
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  JD Vance, U.S. Senator from Ohio since 2023
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  Jack Buck, sportscaster
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  Dwight Yoakam, singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, known for his pioneering style of country music
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  Larry Sanger, Wikipediaco-founder
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  George Voinovich, former United States senatorfrom Ohio

As of 2008, Ohio State's faculty included 21 members of theNational Academy of SciencesorNational Academy of Engineering, four members of theInstitute of Medicine^[133]and 177 elected fellows of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2009, 17 Ohio State faculty members were elected as AAAS Fellows. Each year since 2002, Ohio State has either led or been second among all American universities in the number of their faculty members elected as fellows to the AAAS.^[134][135]

In surveys conducted in 2005 and 2006 by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), Ohio State was rated as "exemplary" in four of the seven measured aspects of workplace satisfaction for junior faculty members at 31 universities: overall tenure practices, policy effectiveness, compensation and work-family balance.^[136]

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