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| Latin: Universitas Ohiensis | |
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Former names
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American University |
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| Motto | Religio Doctrina Civilitas, Prae Omnibus Virtus |
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Motto in English
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Religion, Learning, Civility; Above All, Virtue |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1804 (state approval) |
| Founder | Manasseh Cutler |
| Endowment | $550 million |
| President | David Descutner (interim) M. Duane Nellis (incoming) |
| Provost | Pamela Benoit |
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Academic staff
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2,187 |
| Students | 21,318 (Athens) 40,025 (all campuses) |
| Undergraduates | 17,965 (Athens) 34,289 (all campuses) |
| Postgraduates | 3,353 (Athens) 5,736 (all campuses) |
| Location |
Athens (main campus) Chillicothe Dublin Ironton Lancaster Pickerington Proctorville St. Clairsville Zanesville, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural, 1,850 acres (7.5 km²) on the Athens campus |
| Student newspaper | The Post |
| Colors | Ohio Green and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – MAC |
| Nickname | Bobcats |
| Mascot | Rufus the Bobcat |
| Affiliations |
University System of Ohio SURA APLU |
| Website | www |
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| Established | 1804 |
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| Location | Athens, Ohio |
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| Size | 3,000,000+ volumes |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | Over 20,000 |
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| Director | Dean Scott Seaman |
| Staff | over 100 |
| Website | http://www.library.ohiou.edu/find/ |
| University rankings | |
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| U.S. News & World Report | 128 |
Coordinates: 39°19′39″N 82°06′00″W / 39.327500°N 82.100000°W
Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio, United States. One of America's oldest universities, the second oldest in Ohio, it was chartered in 1787 and approved in 1804, opening for students in 1809. As of 2014[update], the Athens campus had 23,300 students; the other five campuses had approximately 10,000, and eLearning 5,900.
Having the nation's 25th largest total residential student enrollment among all of its campuses, Ohio University maintains a selective admission rate with further admission requirements for its schools. The Heritage College of Medicine maintains its separate select admissions criteria. Ohio University offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study. On the graduate level, the university grants master's degrees in many of its major academic divisions, and doctoral degrees in selected departments. Ohio University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies Ohio as a Research University (high research activity) under the Basic Classification category.
Ohio's athletic teams are called the Bobcats and compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as charter members of the Mid-American Conference.Ohio football has participated in ten bowl games through the 2016 season, while the men's basketball team has made 13 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
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