The Ohio State University, situated in Columbus, Ohio was set-up in 1870 as a land-grant college. It was initially called as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and was later re-named as ‘The Ohio State University’ in 1878 as it expanded. The institution has been ranked within top 25 institutions in America and as the best public college within the state of Ohio. The undergraduate program of business, political science department and the law school are among the top ranked departments in the United States standing at twelfth, thirteenth and thirty-first ranks respectively.
The Ohio State University provides both undergraduate and post-graduate courses as well as doctoral programs. The institution comprises of sixteen colleges and various schools and individual departments. They are as follows: The College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Education and Human Ecology, College of Engineering, College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, College of Optometry, College of Nursing, College of Public Health, College of Pharmacy, College of Veterinary Medicine, College of Social Work, Graduate School, College of Arts and Sciences, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, Michael E.Moritz College of Law and Max M.Fisher College of Business. The university also operates four regional campuses at Lima, Marion, Mansfield and Newark where liberal arts programs are offered leading to a bachelor’s or associate of arts degree. The university also operates the Agricultural Technical Institute at Wooster, Ohio and also the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center which is a research facility supported by the university. Apart from this, the university supports various other research facilities too.
The university is known for its diverse student body and there are a wide variety of student organizations operating in the university which helps students to be part of any based on their interests in social, religious, academic, artistic, and many more interests. The university is very popular for its basketball team and has won eighty three Olympic medals. Jesse Owens and Jack Nicklaus are among the alumni of this university. There have been many notable noble prize laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners from this university. Many have also become senators, governors and members of Congress graduating from this university. Many notable persons have also entered fame through the corporate sector by graduating from this university. To conclude, Ohio State University is among the noteworthy universities in the US and recognized as one of the best public research colleges.