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The Ohio State University, also known as Ohio State or OSU, is currently the largest state University in the United States by population (with 50,995 students), consisting of the main campus in Columbus, Ohio, and branch campuses located in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Gibraltar Island (Stone Lab), and Newark. The university was founded in 1870 as a land-grant university.
The Ohio State University
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© OSU
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| Motto: Disciplina in civitatem |
| Rector/President |
Karen A. Holbrook |
| School type |
Public (state university) |
| Religious affiliation |
Not applicable |
| Founded |
1870 |
| Location |
Columbus, OH |
| Enrollment |
58,254 (total) |
| Regular faculty |
2,973 |
| Endowment |
1.5 billion USD |
| Campus surroundings |
Urban |
| Campus size |
15,246 acres (62 km˛) total |
| Mascot |
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1 Campus
The Columbus campus is currently the second largest single campus in the USA, after The University of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin (full official name), often UT or Texas for short, is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System, the largest public university system in Texas, established in 1883. Consistently ranked as one of the top p; in 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom there were 48,477 students enrolled at the Columbus campus. [1] The university is noted especially for its linguisticsBroadly conceived, linguistics is the study of human language, and a linguist is someone who engages in this study. The study of linguistics can be thought of along three major axes, the endpoints of which are described below: Synchronic and diachronic Sy department and colleges of businessHistorically, the term business referred to activities or interests. By extension the word became (as recently as the 18th century) synonymous with an individual commercial enterprise. It has also taken on the more general meaning of a nexus of commercial, educationEducation encompasses teaching and learning specific skills, and also something less tangible but more profound: the imparting of knowledge, good judgement and wisdom. One of the fundamental goals of education is to impart culture across the generations (, and engineeringEngineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. This is accomplished through knowledge, mathematics, and practical experience applied to the design of useful objects or processes. Professional practitioners of engineering are called en. The medical school is home to the James Cancer Hospital , a leading cancer research institute. The university also holds the honor of being the best public university in the state of Ohio as compiled by the U.S. News and World Report magazine in their annual college rankings special issue. The Columbus campus is also home to the renowned Wexner Center for the Arts. The current president is Karen A. Holbrook, and Barbara R. Snyder is the Provost.
