The State of Ohio is the home of a number of public and private institutions of higher learning. Several of these institutions are ranked among the top national universities (in order), including Case Western Reserve University (private), Ohio State University (public), Miami University (public), University of Dayton (private), Ohio University (public), University of Cincinnati (public), Kent State University (public), University of Akron (public), and Youngstown State University (public). Ohio State is the largest university in the United States as of 2006, 2007 and 2008, it was designated as the "Land Grant and National Research" institution of the newly established University System of Ohio. Case Western and Ohio State are Ohio's two members of the Association of American Universities as well as the universities with the largest endowments. Ohio University is the oldest university in the Northwest Territory. Miami University in 1986 and Ohio State in 2001 were noted as "public ivy" institutions, the state/public equivalent of a private Ivy League institutions. Ohio University's journalism school ranks, with Columbia University's journalism school, as one of the nation's best. University of Akron's Polymer Science and engineering program is among top five in US, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

According to the most recent undergraduate rankings by US News & World Report, Case Western is Ohio's highest ranked university at 37. Ohio State is Ohio's highest ranked public university at 57, and Oberlin College is Ohio's highest ranked liberal arts college at 23.

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 Ohio State 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, Ashland University, Franklin University and Xavier University.

Federal Institutions

• Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton

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 U.A.	Akron	25,942	Zips	blue, gold	1870	The Buchtelite	WZIP 88.1 MHz	ZTV	University of Akron School of Law	University of Akron College of Business Administration	Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green State Bowling Green B.G.S.U.	Bowling Green	18,989	Falcons	orange, brown	1910	The BG News	WBGU 88.1 MHz WFAL 1610 kHz	WBGU-TV Channel 27		B.G.S.U. College of Business Administration
Central State University (Historically black colleges)	Central State C.S.U.	Wilberforce	1,820	Marauders		1947		WCSU 88.9 MHz
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati U.C.	Cincinnati	36,415	Bearcats	red, black	1819	The News Record		WGUC 90.9 MHz	University of Cincinnati College of Law	U.C. College of Business	U.C. College of Medicine
Cleveland State University	Cleveland State C.S.U.	Cleveland	15,664	Vikings	forest green, white	1964	The Cleveland Stater	WCSB 89.3 MHz		Cleveland-Marshall College of Law	James J. Nance College of Business Administration
Kent State University	Kent State Kent K.S.U.	Kent	34,056	Golden Flashes	navy blue, gold	1910	The Daily Kent Stater	Black Squirrel Radio (online) WKSU 89.7 MHz	TV2		K.S.U. College of Business Administration	Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
Miami University	Miami (Outside Ohio: Miami of Ohio or Miami-Ohio) M.U.	Oxford	17,161	RedHawks formerly Redskins	red, white	1809	The Student	WMSR	WMUB 88.5 MHz		Richard T. Farmer School of Business
Ohio State University	Ohio State O.S.U.	Columbus	59,091	Buckeyes	scarlet, gray	1870	The Lantern		WOSU 820 kHz WOSU-FM 89.7 MHz WOSU-TV Channel 34	Moritz College of Law	Max M. Fisher College of Business	O.S.U. College of Medicine
Ohio University	Ohio O.U.	Athens	20,437	Bobcats	hunter green, white	1804	The Post	ACRN	WOUB 1340 kHz WOUB-FM 91.3 MHz WOUB-TV Channel 20		O.U. College of Business	O.U. College of Osteopathic Medicine
Shawnee State University	Shawnee State S.S.U.	Portsmouth	4,300	Bears	Blue and White	1986	University Chronicle
University of Toledo	Toledo U.T.	Toledo	20,775	Rockets	midnight blue, gold	1872	The Independent Collegian	WXUT		University of Toledo College of Law	U.T. College of Business Administration	U.T. College of Medicine
Wright State University	Wright State W.S.U.	Dayton (Fairborn)	18,786	Raiders	hunter green, gold	1965	The Guardian	WWSU 106.9 MHz			Raj Soin College of Business	Boonshoft School of Medicine
Youngstown State University	Youngstown State Y.S.U.	Youngstown	14,682	Penguins	red, white	1908	The Jambar		WYSU 88.5 MHz		Williamson College of Business Administration	Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

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
Bowling Green	Bowling Green State University, Firelands College, Huron, Ohio
U.C.	University of Cincinnati, Clermont College, Batavia, Ohio University of Cincinnati, 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
O.U.	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

• Belmont Technical College, St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Cadiz, Ohio
• Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Central Ohio Technical College, Newark, Ohio (operated jointly with Ohio State University, Newark Campus)
• Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Clark State Community College, Springfield, Ohio
• Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio
• Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio
• Edison Community College, Piqua, Ohio
• Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio
• James A. Rhodes State College, Lima, Ohio (formerly Lima Technical College)
• Jefferson Community College, Steubenville, Ohio (formerly Jefferson Technical College)
• Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio
• Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio
• Marion Technical College, Marion, Ohio
• North Central State College, Mansfield, Ohio (co-located with OSU-Mansfield)
• Northwest State Community College, Archbold, Ohio
• Ohio Business College,Sheffield Village, Sandusky and Columbus, Ohio
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio
• Owens Community College, Toledo, Ohio, and Findlay, Ohio
• Rio Grande Community College, Rio Grande, Ohio (operated by the University of Rio Grande)
• Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio
• Southern State Community College, Hillsboro, Ohio, Fincastle, Ohio, Wilmington, Ohio, and Washington Court House, Ohio
• Stark State College Of Technology, Canton, Ohio
• Terra Community College, Fremont, Ohio
• Washington State Community College, Marietta, Ohio (formerly Washington Technical College)
• Zane State College, Zanesville, Ohio

Private Institutions

Private liberal arts colleges

Ohio has several private liberal arts colleges that historically have been accorded significant national reputations, the "Ohio Six" being the most prestigious. Given the recent financial and enrollment struggles at Antioch College, this group is now often reduced to the "Ohio Five," which is formalized in the Five Colleges of Ohio consortium.

The "Ohio Six"

University	Location	Enrollment	Founded	Religious affiliation	Athletics nickname	School colors
Antioch College	Yellow Springs	496	1853	(Originally Christian Church and Unitarian)
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	1,944	1842	Methodist	Battling Bishops	red, black
College of Wooster	Wooster	1,827	1866	(Originally Presbyterian)	Fighting Scots	black, old gold

Private institutions without a religious affiliation

• Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
• Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
• Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio
• Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio
• Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio (founded by YMCA)
• Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio
• Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio
• Myers University, Cleveland, Ohio
• Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
• Remington College, Cleveland, Ohio
• Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio
• Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• University of Northwestern Ohio, Lima, Ohio
• The International College of Broadcasting, Dayton, Ohio

Religiously affiliated private institutions

Jewish

• Siegal College of Judaic Studies (formerly the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies)
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Christian (various)

• Ambassador Bible Center, Milford, Ohio (from Ambassador University, Texas)
• Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio (Brethren Church)
• Bluffton University. Bluffton, Ohio (Mennonite Church USA)
• Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio (founded by Disciples of Christ)
• Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio (founded as Episcopal Church)
• Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio (United Methodist Church)
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio (Church of the Nazarene)
• Ohio Christian University,Circleville, Ohio (Churches of Christ in Christian Union)
• Urbana University, Urbana, Ohio (formerly associated with Swedenborgian church)
• University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio (Churches of God)
• Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio (Historically black colleges) (African Methodist Episcopal Church)

Roman Catholic

Institution	Location	Enrollment	Founded	Order	Athletics nickname	School colors
University of Dayton	Dayton	10,569	1850	Marianist	Flyers	Columbia blue, red
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville	2,421	1946	Franciscan	Barons
John Carroll University	University Heights	4,050	1886	Jesuit	Blue Streaks	blue, gold
Lourdes College	Sylvania	2,035	1958	Franciscan (Order of Friars Minor)
Mary Manse College (inactive as of 1975)	Toledo	n/a	1922	Ursuline
Mercy College of Northwest Ohio	Toledo	688	1917	Sisters of Mercy
College of Mount St. Joseph	Cincinnati	2,300	1920	Sisters of Charity	Lions
Notre Dame College	South Euclid	700	1922	Sisters of Notre Dame
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	2,942	1911	Dominican	Panthers	black, gold
Pontifical College Josephinum	Columbus	138	1888
Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	1,180	1871	Ursuline
Walsh University	North Canton	2,500	1958	Brothers of Christian Instruction	Cavaliers	wine, gold
Xavier University	Cincinnati	6,500	1831	Jesuit	Musketeers	blue, white

Baptist

• Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio (Baptist)
• Denison University, Granville, Ohio (founded as Baptist)
• University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio (formerly associated with Baptist church)

Lutheran

• Capital University, Columbus, Ohio
• Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio

Mennonite

• Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio

Methodist

• Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
• Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio
• Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
• Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio (United Methodist Church)
• Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio

Presbyterian

• The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio (founded by Presbyterians)
• Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio

Quaker

• Malone University, Canton, Ohio (Evangelical Friends Church)
• Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio

United Church of Christ

• Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio
• Heidelberg University , Tiffin, Ohio

Professional Schools

Public institutions in boldface:

Architecture

• University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
• University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design
• Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design
• Miami University Department of Architecture and Interior Design
• Ohio State University Austin E. Knowlton School of

Business

• University of Akron College of Business Administration
• Ashland University School of Business
• Bowling Green State University College of Business Administration
• Capital University School of Management
• Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management
• Cedarville University Department of Business Administration
• Central State University College of Business and Industry
• University of Cincinnati College of Business
• Cleveland State University James J. Nance College of Business Administration
• University of Dayton School of Business Administration
• University of Findlay College of Business
• Hocking College School of Business
• John Carroll University Boler School of Business
• Kent State University College of Business Administration
• Miami University Farmer School of Business
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University School of Business
• University of Northwestern Ohio College of Business
• Ohio Dominican University Division of Business
• Ohio Northern University James F. Dicke College of Business Administration
• Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
• Ohio University College of Business
• Shawnee State University College of Professional Studies
• Tiffin University School of Business
• University of Toledo College of Business Administration
• Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business
• Youngstown State University Williamson College of Business Administration'

Dentistry

• Ohio State University College of Dentistry
• Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine

Education

• University of Akron College of Education
• Central State University College of Education
• Bowling Green State University College of Education and Human Development
• University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
• Cleveland State University College of Education and Human Services
• University of Dayton School of Education and Allied Professions
• Kent State University College and Graduate School of Education, Health and Human Services
• Miami University School of Education, Health, and Society
• Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology
• Ohio University College of Education
• University of Toledo Judith Herb College of Education
• Wright State University College of Education and Human Services
• Youngstown State University Beeghly College of Education

Journalism

• Ohio University E. W. Scripps School of Journalism
• Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Law

• University of Akron School of Law/C. Blake McDowell Law Center
• Capital University Law School
• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• University of Cincinnati College of Law
• Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
• University of Dayton School of Law
• Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law
• Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
• University of Toledo College of Law

Medicine

• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
• Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
• Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (University of Akron, Cleveland State University, Kent State University, and Youngstown State University consortium)
• Ohio State University College of Medicine
• Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• University of Toledo College of Medicine
• Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Nursing

• University of Akron School of Nursing
• University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
• Kent State University College of Nursing
• Ohio State University College of Nursing
• University of Toledo College of Nursing
• Wright State University-Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health

Optometry

• Ohio State University College of Optometry

Pharmacy

• University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
• Ohio Northern University Rudolph H. Raabe College of Pharmacy
• Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
• University of Toledo College Of Pharmacy

Psychology

• Wright State University School of Professional Psychology

Veterinary Medicine

• Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Defunct Colleges and Universities

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

• Antioch College, Yellow Springs
• Edgecliff College, Cincinnati
• Mary Manse College, Toledo
• Smithville College, Smithville
• Western College for Women, Oxford

Ranked by Enrollment

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

1. The Ohio State University: 59,091
2. University of Cincinnati: 36,415
3. Kent State University: 34,491
4. University of Toledo: 22,336
5. University of Akron: 21,635
6. Ohio University: 20,437
7. Bowling Green State University: 18,989
8. Miami University: 17,161
9. Wright State University: 15,985
10. Cleveland State University: 15,664
11. Youngstown State University: 14,682
12. University of Dayton: 10,495
13. Case Western Reserve University: 9,095
14. Ashland University: 6,922
15. Franklin University: 6,823
16. Xavier University: 6,668
17. University of Findlay: 4,654
18. Baldwin-Wallace College: 4,600
19. John Carroll University: 4,101
20. DeVry University-Ohio: 3,949
21. Capital University: 3,894
22. Shawnee State University: 3,798
23. Ohio Northern University: 3,495
24. Cedarville University: 3,093
25. Otterbein College: 3,089
26. University of Northwestern Ohio: 2,971
27. Oberlin College: 2,857
28. Ohio Dominican University: 2,844
29. University of Rio Grande: 2,530
30. Mount Vernon Nazarene University: 2,455
31. Franciscan University of Steubenville: 2,374
32. Mount Union College: 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. Ohio Wesleyan University: 1,944
40. College of Wooster: 1,827
41. Central State University: 1,820
42. Wilmington College: 1,755
43. Kenyon College: 1,635
44. Tiffin University: 1,562
45. Columbus College of Art and Design: 1,559
46. Urbana University: 1,557
47. Lourdes College: 1,491
48. Heidelberg University: 1,483
49. Marietta College: 1,480
50. Ursuline College: 1,462
51. Notre Dame College: 1,299
52. Bluffton University: 1,191
53. Hiram College: 1,125
54. Lake Erie College: 1,043
55. Defiance College: 1,035
56. Myers University: 1,004
57. Wilberforce University: 825
58. University of Phoenix-Cleveland Campus: 824
59. Antioch University McGregor: 737
60. Antioch College: 496
61. University of Phoenix-Cincinnati Campus: 489
62. Cleveland Institute of Art: 484
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. Bryant and Stratton College-Willoughby Hills: 152

Rivalries

• Cincinnati cross-town rivalry between the University of Cincinnati (public) and Xavier University (Catholic). The basketball rivalry between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers (Muskies) is known as the Crosstown Shootout.
• Historically Black/Wilberforce cross-town rivalry between Ohio's two historically black universities, Central State University (public) and Wilberforce University (private), both located in the small town of Wilberforce, Ohio.
• Dayton cross-town rivalry between Wright State University (public) and the University of Dayton (Catholic).
• Battle of the Bricks rivalry between the Old Northwest's oldest universities, Miami University and Ohio University, both located in rural towns in southern Ohio.
• Battle of I-75 rivalry between the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University, two large public universities in Northwest Ohio — winner gets the Peace Pipe
• Battle for the Wagon Wheel rivalry between Kent State University and the University of Akron, two large public universities in Northeast Ohio.
• Victory Bell rivalry between Miami University and the University of Cincinnati, two large public universities in Southwest Ohio - football rivals since 1888
• Southwest Ohio Catholic Universities rivalry between the University of Dayton and Xavier University both members of the Atlantic 10, battle in basketball for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
• "The Battle of the Columbus Suburbs" is between cross-town rivalries Otterbein College of Westerville and Capital University of Bexely.
• Defiance College and Bluffton University, two small private colleges in Northwest Ohio.

References

External links

• Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Ohio