The Ohio State University
School info
4.2
Overall Quality
Reputation
4.4
Food
3.7
Clubs
4.4
Facilities
4.3
Internet
3.9
Location
4.3
Opportunities
4.4
Safety
3.4
Social
4.3
Happiness
4.3
Basic Information
Location
- Columbus, OH
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public land-grant research university
- Established: March 22, 1870; 154 years ago (March 22, 1870)
- Founder: Ohio General Assembly, Rutherford B. Hayes
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Hundreds
Key Area
- Advancing microelectronics
- Revolutionizing artificial intelligence
- Biomedical sciences
- Exploring beyond Earth
- Chronic Brain Injury
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 60,046 (Columbus)65,405 (all campuses)
- Undergraduates: 45,728 (Columbus)51,078 (all campuses)
- Postgraduates: 14,318 (Columbus)14,327 (all campuses)
- Academic Staff: 7,310
- Administrative Staff: 27,158
Notable Alumni
- Jesse Owens
- Joe Burrow
- John Kasich
- D'Angelo Russell
- Bob Knight
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Good reviews
Overall 5
If you have the opportunity to go here--DO. I transferred here and it was the best decision I ever made.
Overall 5
Amazing all around
Overall 5
Great school with endless opportunities
Overall 5
What a great school!
Overall 5
amazing campus and food options. dorms are great and so are the gyms
Overall 5
It’s AWSOME!!
Overall 5
best college in ohio
Overall 5
IT IS AWESOME
Overall 4.9
OSU is a wonderful, connected, caring, loving, etc., family and community, especially the students! This school can be challenging, depending on your background. I hope that the students can unite more, appreciate each other more, see the good in each person, and be a stronger, healthier, closer, more connected, better, etc., family and community!!
Overall 4.9
OSU is a stellar campus, due to the sheer size and scope of the place - and the location within Columbus. The real challenge is learning to use the sheer weight of the place in your favor, but once you master that you will have dozens and dozens of ways to develop your career and yourself. I am proud to be a Buckeye and enjoy everything on campus.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
I have gone between a few universities in my time, and Ohio State University has been personally the most disappointing by a long shot. The blatant disregard for students, as well as how some professors use incredibly inconsistent terms with each assignment which make it impossible to succeed. I would not recommend this university to anyone.
Overall 1.1
The engineering/STEM department is a joke and nobody teaches. Have fun learning through slides and dry lectures that teach you nothing. Nobody wants to actually teach anymore. The food is awful I starved my first two years on campus only drinking protein shakes because the food was actually garbage. Can’t walk around alone.