List of colleges and universities in Ohio

University Hall at the Ohio State University (left), the Immaculate Conception Chapel at the University of Dayton (middle), and Bosworth Hall at Oberlin College (right)

The state of Ohio is the home of a number of public and private institutions of higher learning. Chartered in 1787, Ohio University was the first institution of higher education chartered by an act of Congress in America (Northwest Ordinance), the second university in the former Northwest Territory in 1804, and is the ninth oldest public university in the United States.[1][2][3]

The Ohio Board of Regents oversees the public institutions of higher education in Ohio. This system has come under some criticism in recent years as contributing greatly to overlap and redundancies in the higher education system. For example, Ohio's public university system supports nine doctoral programs in history and five law schools while four different public universities in Ohio operate airports and offer aviation programs. At the same time, the system has been lauded for creating powerful "utility" organizations, such as OhioLINK and the Ohio Supercomputer Center, which allow campuses to collaborate and achieve significant efficiencies. A new credit transfer program makes transferring among Ohio's public campuses much easier, and allows students to preview academic programs.

Eleven of the 13 public universities top the state's enrollment statistics, with The Ohio State University ranking as one of the nation's top five universities by enrollment. The remaining two public institutions -- Shawnee State University and Central State University—are relatively small. The University of Dayton is the state's largest private university by enrollment, followed by Case Western Reserve, Ashland University, Franklin University, and Xavier University.

Federal institutions

State institutions (University System of Ohio)

Four Year

University Common short form and abbreviation Location Enrollment Athletics nickname School Colors Founded Student newspaper Student radio station University radio/TV Law school Business school Medical school
University of Akron Akron
UA 		Akron 24,932 Akron Zips
 blue, gold
          		1870
(Buchtel College) 		The Buchtelite WZIP 88.1 MHz ZTV UA School of Law UA College of Business Administration Northeast Ohio Medical University
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State
Bowling Green
BGSU 		Bowling Green 16,958 Bowling Green Falcons orange, brown
          		1910 The BG News WBGU (FM) 88.1 MHz
WFAL 1610 kHz 		WBGU-TV Channel 27   BGSU College of Business Administration  
Central State University
(Historically black) 		Central State
CSU 		Wilberforce 2,068 Central State Marauders Maroon and Gold
          		1887 The Gold Torch WCSU-FM 88.9 MHz      
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati
UC 		Cincinnati 43,691 Cincinnati Bearcats red, black
          		1819 The News Record Bearcast (online)   UC College of Law Carl H. Lindner College of Business UC College of Medicine
Cleveland State University Cleveland State
CSU 		Cleveland 17,497 Cleveland State Vikings
 forest green, white
          		1964
(Fenn College) 		The Cleveland Stater WCSB 89.3 MHz   Cleveland-Marshall College of Law James J. Nance College of Business Administration Northeast Ohio Medical University
Kent State University Kent State
Kent
KSU 		Kent 28,998 Kent State Golden Flashes navy blue, gold
          		1910 The Daily Kent Stater Black Squirrel Radio (online) TV2
WKSU 89.7 MHz 		  KSU College of Business Administration Northeast Ohio Medical University, KSU College of Podiatric Medicine;
Miami University Miami
MU 		Oxford 17,901 Miami RedHawks
 red, white
          		1809 The Miami Student WMSR WMUB 88.5 MHz   Richard T. Farmer School of Business  
The Ohio State University
 Ohio State
OSU 		Columbus 57,466 Ohio State Buckeyes scarlet, gray
          		1870 The Lantern   WOSU-FM 89.7 MHz
WOSA 101.1 MHz
WOSU-TV Channel 34 		Moritz College of Law Max M. Fisher College of Business OSU College of Medicine
Ohio University Ohio
OHIO
OU 		Athens 28,786 Ohio Bobcats OHIO Green & White
          		1804 (Chartered 1787) The Post ACRN WOUB (AM) 1340 kHz
WOUB-FM 91.3 MHz
WOUB-TV Channel 20 		  Ohio University College of Business Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Shawnee State University Shawnee State
SSU 		Portsmouth 4,341 Shawnee State Bears Blue, Gray, & White
               		1986 University Chronicle          
University of Toledo Toledo
UT 		Toledo 20,743 Toledo Rockets midnight blue, gold
          		1872 The Independent Collegian WXUT   UT College of Law UT College of Business and Innovation UT College of Medicine
Wright State University Wright State
WSU 		Dayton
(Fairborn) 		16,656 Wright State Raiders hunter green, gold
          		1967 The Guardian WWSU 106.9 MHz     Raj Soin College of Business Boonshoft School of Medicine
Youngstown State University Youngstown State
YSU 		Youngstown 13,352 Youngstown State Penguins red, white
         		 1908 The Jambar Rookery Radio (online) WYSU 88.5 MHz   Williamson College of Business Administration Northeast Ohio Medical University

Regional campuses

Main Campus Branch Campus(es)
Akron University of Akron, Wayne College, Orrville, Ohio
Medina County University Center, Medina, Ohio
Midpoint Campus Center, Brunswick, Ohio
University of Akron, Lakewood Branch, Lakewood, Ohio
Bowling Green Bowling Green State University, Firelands College, Huron, Ohio
UC University of Cincinnati Clermont College, Batavia, Ohio
University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College (formerly Raymond Walters College), Blue Ash, Ohio
Kent State Kent State University Ashtabula Campus, Ashtabula, Ohio
Kent State University East Liverpool Campus, East Liverpool, Ohio
Kent State University Geauga Campus, Burton, Ohio
Kent State University Salem Campus, Salem, Ohio
Kent State University Stark Campus, North Canton, Ohio
Kent State University Trumbull Campus, Warren, Ohio
Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Miami Miami University Hamilton, Hamilton, Ohio
Miami University Middletown, Middletown, Ohio
Miami University Voice of America Learning Center, West Chester, Ohio
Ohio State Ohio State University, Lima Campus, Lima, Ohio
Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus, Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State University, Marion Campus, Marion, Ohio
Ohio State University, Newark Campus, Newark, Ohio
Ohio State University, Delaware Center, Delaware, Ohio
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio
Ohio Ohio University-Chillicothe, Chillicothe, Ohio
Ohio University Eastern Campus, Saint Clairsville, Ohio
Ohio University, Lancaster Campus, Lancaster, Ohio
Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, Ohio
Ohio University, Zanesville Campus, Zanesville, Ohio
Wright State Wright State University, Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio

Two-year community and technical colleges

Private institutions

The Five Colleges of Ohio or The Ohio Five

These five colleges have been affiliated as members of state, regional, and national educational and athletic organizations for some years. The Five Colleges of Ohio Consortium was started in 1995 to foster cooperation and understanding, while maintaining individuality.

University Location Enrollment Founded Religious affiliation Athletics nickname School colors
Denison University Granville 2,211 1831 (Originally Baptist) Big Red red, white
Kenyon College Gambier 1,635 1824 (Originally Episcopalian) Lords/Ladies purple, white
Oberlin College Oberlin 2,857 1833 (Originally Presbyterian) Yeomen/Yeowomen crimson, gold
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware 1,675 1842 Methodist Battling Bishops red, black[4]
College of Wooster Wooster 2,058 1866 (Originally Presbyterian) Fighting Scots black, gold

Private institutions without a religious affiliation

Religiously affiliated private institutions

Baptist

Non-Mainline Denominations

Jewish

Lutheran

Mennonite

Methodist

Presbyterian

Quaker

Roman Catholic

Institution Location Enrollment Founded Order Athletics nickname School colors
University of Dayton Dayton 11,074 1850 Marianist Flyers Columbia blue, red
Chatfield College Cincinnati 500 1971 Ursulines    
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville 2,421 1946 Franciscan Barons green and white
John Carroll University University Heights 3,709 1886 Jesuit Blue Streaks blue, gold
Lourdes University Sylvania 2,035 1958 Franciscan (Order of Friars Minor)    
Mercy College of Northwest Ohio Toledo 688 1917 Sisters of Mercy    
Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati 2,300 1920 Sisters of Charity Lions blue and gold
Notre Dame College South Euclid 2,100 1922 Sisters of Notre Dame   blue, yellow
Ohio Dominican University Columbus 2,942 1911 Dominican Panthers black, gold
Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus 138 1888   Vikings  
Ursuline College Pepper Pike 1,180 1871 Ursuline Arrows blue, gold
Walsh University North Canton 2,500 1958 Brothers of Christian Instruction Cavaliers wine, gold
Xavier University Cincinnati 6,650 1831 Jesuit Musketeers blue, white

United Church of Christ

Professional schools

Public institutions in boldface:

Architecture

Business

Dentistry

Education

Journalism

Law

Medicine

Nursing

Optometry

Pharmacy

Psychology

Public health

Social Work

Veterinary medicine

Defunct colleges and universities

Many Ohio institutions of higher education have become defunct over the years.

Ranked by enrollment

Public institutions in boldface. For-profit institutions in italic. Numbers reflect all-campus enrollments.

  1. Ohio State University: 65,184[7]
  2. University of Cincinnati: 44,2511[8]
  3. Kent State University: 41,005[9]
  4. Ohio University: 40,025 [10]
  5. University of Akron: 25,177[11]
  6. Miami University: 23,983
  7. University of Toledo: 23,085
  8. Wright State University: 18,059
  9. Cleveland State University: 17,730
  10. Bowling Green State University: 17,706
  11. Youngstown State University: 14,584
  12. University of Dayton: 11,074
  13. Case Western Reserve University: 10,325
  14. Franklin University: 7,942
  15. Xavier University : 6,650
  16. Ashland University: 6,500[12]
  17. Shawnee State University: 4,600
  18. Tiffin University: 4,282
  19. Baldwin Wallace University: 4,177
  20. John Carroll University: 3,709
  21. Cedarville University: 3,711[13]
  22. University of Findlay: 3,700
  23. Capital University: 3,465
  24. Ohio Northern University: 3,238
  25. University of Northwestern Ohio: 2,971
  26. Oberlin College: 2,857
  27. Ohio Dominican University: 2,844
  28. Otterbein University: 2,791
  29. University of Rio Grande: 2,530
  30. Mount Vernon Nazarene University: 2,455
  31. Franciscan University of Steubenville: 2,374
  32. University of Mount Union: 2,333
  33. Malone University: 2,250
  34. Denison University: 2,211
  35. Wittenberg University: 2,182
  36. Muskingum College: 2,176
  37. College of Mount St. Joseph: 2,158
  38. Walsh University: 1,951
  39. College of Wooster: 1,827
  40. Central State University: 1,820
  41. Wilmington College: 1,755
  42. Ohio Wesleyan University: 1,675[14]
  43. Kenyon College: 1,635
  44. Lourdes College: 1,562
  45. Columbus College of Art and Design: 1,559
  46. Urbana University: 1,557
  47. Heidelberg University: 1,483
  48. Marietta College: 1,480
  49. Ursuline College: 1,462
  50. Notre Dame College: 1,299
  51. Bluffton University: 1,191
  52. Hiram College: 1,125
  53. Lake Erie College: 1,043
  54. Defiance College: 1,035
  55. Myers University: 1,004
  56. Wilberforce University: 825
  57. University of Phoenix-Cleveland Campus: 824
  58. Antioch University McGregor: 737
  59. University of Phoenix-Cincinnati Campus: 489
  60. Cleveland Institute of Art: 484
  61. Ohio Business College - Sandusky Campus: 380
  62. Ohio Business College - Sheffield Campus: 350
  63. University of Phoenix-Columbus Campus: 310
  64. God's Bible School and College: 280
  65. Bryant and Stratton College, Cleveland: 254
  66. Bryant and Stratton College, Parma: 216
  67. Antioch College: 210
  68. Bryant and Stratton College, Eastlake: 152

Rivalries

See also

References

  1. ↑ See College Lands: Ohio University Chartered, and Land Ordinance of 1785, and A compilation of laws, treaties, resolutions, and ordinances: of the general and state governments, which relate to lands in the state of Ohio; including the laws adopted by the governor and judges; the laws of the territorial legislature; and the laws of this state, to the years 1815–16. G. Nashee, State Printer. 1825.
  2. ↑ "Ohio Lands: A Short History". Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ John Kilbourne (1907). "The Public Lands of Ohio". In Henry Howe. Historical Collections of Ohio ... an Encyclopedia of the State. 1 (The Ohio Centennial ed.). The State of Ohio. p. 226. Act of February 18, 1804, v. 2, L. O. p. 193, An act establishing a University in the town of Athens.
  4. ↑ "The Five Colleges of Ohio Booklet". Archived from the original on March 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=SC13
  6. ↑ http://onlinemba.ohio.edu/
  7. ↑ "About Ohio State". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "About UC". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Kent State University Fifteenth Day Enrollment Statistics" (PDF). September 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ohio University Enrollment and Freshman Class Information". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ The University of Akron : About UA
  12. ↑ Search Results | Ashland University
  13. ↑ "Campus Profile". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Fast Facts". Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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