Ohio State University is a large public university in Columbus, Ohio. The university is known for its research in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and engineering.
In fact, Ohio State has a total of 17 colleges and more than 200 majors for undergraduates. It also offers graduate programs in education, business administration, and law enforcement administration. The university also has an honors program for high-achieving students that includes special courses and unique opportunities to study abroad with faculty members.
In 1912, Ohio State became one of the first universities to offer graduate education via distance education with the establishment of the School of Commerce and Journalism at Columbus.
The university is one of the top schools in the country for its research programs. It ranks third in the nation for federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 rankings of top medical schools. Ohio State also ranks fourth among public medical schools for total NIH funding across all disciplines and specialties, according to NIH data compiled by Statista.
Its College of Veterinary Medicine was ranked first by U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 list of best veterinary schools; it also tied for first place on U.S. News’ 2018 list of best graduate programs overall among public universities nationwide (tied with UC Berkeley).
