The Ohio State University is one of the largest state universities in the
United States, consisting of the main campus which is located in
Columbus, Ohio, and branch campuses located in
Lima,
Mansfield,
Marion, and
Newark. The Columbus campus is the second largest single campus in the
United States (48,003 total enrollment according to the OSU Office of University Relations
[1] (
http://www.osu.edu/units/ucomm/stuinfo.html). The university is noted especially for its
linguistics department and
education school.
The school's sports teams are called the Buckeyes. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.