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Ohio State University

University information
NameThe Ohio State University
MottoDisciplina in civitatem (Latin)
Motto in EnglishEducation for Citizenship
Established1870
TypeFlagship
Public
Land grant
Sea grant
Space grant
EndowmentUS $1.87 billion
PresidentE. Gordon Gee
Staff5,584 academic faculty, 21,693 non-academic staff (not including students)
Students55,014 (Columbus), 63,217 (all campuses)
Under graduates38,479 (Columbus), 46,690 (all campuses)
Post graduates13,341 (Columbus), 13,657 (all campuses)
CityColumbus
StateOhio
CountryUSA
Campus1762 acre (7.1 km2) Columbus campus
15904 acre (64.4 km2) total (Urban)
Athletics19 men and 20 women varsity teams
Colors    scarlet and gray
Athletic nicknameBuckeyes
MascotBrutus Buckeye
Websiteosu.edu

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The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1873 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States. Ohio State has been officially designated as the flagship institution of Ohio's public universities by the newly centralized University System of Ohio. It also includes regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster.

Ohio State athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the Ohio State Buckeyes. They compete in the Big Ten Conference for most sports.


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