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The State of Ohio is the home of a number of public and private institutions of higher learning. Several of these institutions are ranked as national research universities, including the Ohio State University, Ohio University, University of Cincinnati, and Case Western Reserve University.

Ohio State and Case Western are Ohio's two members of the prestigious Association of American Universities as well as the universities with the largest endowments. Ohio University is the oldest university west of the Appalachians. Miami University in 1986 and Ohio State in 2001 were noted as "public ivy" institutions, the state/public equivalent of a prestigious private Ivy League institutions. Ohio University's journalism school ranks, with Columbia University's journalism school, as one of the nation's best.

According to the most recent undergraduate rankings by US News & World Report, Case Western is Ohio highest ranked private university at 37. Ohio State is Ohio's highest ranked public university at 60, and Oberlin is Ohio's highest ranked liberal arts college at 23.

Unlike in some other states -- such as New York and California -- Ohio's 13 public universities are not part of a single university system, but constitute 13 independently operated institutions. Thus, whereas in some states, a single name (such as "University of California" or "State University of New York") is shared by multiple institutions, each of Ohio's state universities has its own unique name, with only two-year branch campuses having to be distinguished by additional geographic indicator.

The Ohio Board of Regents oversees the public institutions of higher education in Ohio. In keeping with Ohio's decentralized system of higher education, the Board of Regents functions as a coordinating body rather than a governing body. This system has come under increasing 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.

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 -- Shawnee State University and Central State University -- are relatively small institutions. The University of Dayton is the state's largest private university.

Federal Institutions

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

State Institutions

Four-Year

• University of Akron (U.A.), Akron, Ohio (the Zips, blue and gold) (founded 1870)
• Bowling Green State University (B.G.S.U.), Bowling Green, Ohio (the Falcons, orange and brown) (founded 1910)
• Central State University (C.S.U.), Wilberforce, Ohio (Historically black colleges) (the Marauders) (founded 1947)
• University of Cincinnati (U.C.), Cincinnati, Ohio (the Bearcats, red and black) (founded 1819)
• Cleveland State University (C.S.U.), Cleveland, Ohio (the Vikings, forest green and white) (founded 1870)
• Kent State University (K.S.U.), Kent, Ohio (the Golden Flashes, navy blue and gold) (founded 1910)
• Miami University (M.U.), Oxford, Ohio (the RedHawks, formerly Redskins, red and white) (founded 1809)
• Ohio State University (O.S.U.), Columbus, Ohio (the Buckeyes, scarlet and gray) (founded 1870)
• Ohio University (O.U.), Athens, Ohio (the Bobcats, hunter green and white) (founded 1804)
• Shawnee State University (S.S.U.), Portsmouth, Ohio (the Bears) (founded 1986)
• University of Toledo (U.T.), Toledo, Ohio (the Rockets, midnight blue and gold) (founded 1872)
• Wright State University (W.S.U.), Dayton, Ohio (Fairborn, Ohio) (the Raiders, hunter green and gold) (founded 1965)
• Youngstown State University (Y.S.U.), Youngstown, Ohio (the Penguins, red and white) (founded 1908)

Medical Schools (Unaffiliated with Universities)

• Medical University of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio
• Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), Rootstown, Ohio (Consortium of University of Akron, Kent State University, and Youngstown State University)

Two-Year Branch Campuses

• Bowling Green State University, Firelands College, Huron, Ohio
• Miami University-Hamilton Campus, Hamilton, Ohio
• Miami University-Middletown Campus, Middletown, Ohio
• 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
• Kent State University School of Technology
• Ohio State University at Lima, Lima, Ohio
• Ohio State University at Mansfield, Mansfield, Ohio
• Ohio State University at Marion, Marion, Ohio
• Ohio State University at Newark, Newark, Ohio
• Ohio University, Chillicothe Campus, 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
• University of Akron, Wayne College, Orrville, Ohio
• University of Cincinnati, Clermont College, Batavia, Ohio
• University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Wright State University, Lake Campus, Celina, Ohio

Two-Year Community and Technical Colleges

• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, Ohio
• Belmont Technical College, St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Cadiz, 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
• 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
• Zane State College, Zanesville, Ohio

Private Institutions

Non-Sectarian Institutions

• Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
• 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)
• Hocking College, Nelsonville, Ohio
• Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio
• Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio
• Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio (briefly associated with Methodist church in 19th century)
• Myers University, Cleveland, Ohio
• Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
• Remington College, Cleveland, Ohio
• Remington College Cleveland-West, North Olmsted, Ohio
• Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio
• Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• University of Northwestern Ohio, Lima, Ohio

Sectarian Institutions

Jewish

• Cleveland College of Jewish Studies
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Christian (various)

• Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio (Brethren Church)
• Cincinnati Christian University, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Circleville Bible College, Circleville, Ohio (Church of Christ in Christian Union)
• Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio (United Church of Christ)
• Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio (United Church of Christ)
• Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio (founded by Disciples of Christ)
• Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio (founded as Episcopal Church)
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio (Church of the Nazarene)
• Urbana University, Urbana, Ohio (formerly associated with Swedenborgian church)
• The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio (Churches of God)
• Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio (Historically black colleges) (African Methodist Episcopal Church)

Roman Catholic Church

• College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Notre Dame College, South Euclid, Ohio
• Ohio Dominican University, Columbus, Ohio
• Pontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio
• Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio
• Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio (historically women's college)

Jesuit

• John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio
• Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Marianist

• University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Franciscan

• Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio
• Lourdes College, Sylvania, Ohio

Baptist Church

• 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 Church

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

Mennonite Church

• Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio

Methodist Church

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

Presbyterian Church

• The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
• Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio

Religious Society of Friends (Quaker)

• Malone College (USA), Canton, Ohio
• Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio

Ranked by Enrollment

Public institutions in boldface. For-profit institutions in italic.

1. Ohio State University: 50,995
2. Ohio University: 28,804
3. Kent State University: 28,387
4. University of Cincinnati: 27,178
5. University of Akron: 21,598
6. University of Toledo: 19,480
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: 13,157
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 College: 2,455
31. Franciscan University of Steubenville: 2,374
32. Mount Union College: 2,333
33. Malone College: 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 College: 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 University: 1,035
56. David N. 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. Bryant and Stratton College, Cleveland: 254
65. Bryant and Stratton College, Parma: 216
66. Bryant and Stratton College-Willoughby Hills: 152

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