Motto |
Disciplina in civitatem |
---|---|
Type |
Public Land Grant Sea Grant |
Established | 1957 |
President | Michael V. Drake |
Dean | Gregory S. Rose (dean/director) |
Administrative staff
|
205 full and part time faculty and staff |
Students | 1,485 full and part time (Marion Campus) 57,748 (all campuses) |
Undergraduates | 3,406 full and part time (Marion Campus), 44,307 (all campuses) |
Postgraduates | 79 full and part time (Marion Campus), 14,441 (all campuses) |
Location | Marion, Ohio, United States |
Campus |
180 acres (Marion Campus), |
Athletics | club & intramural sports (Marion Campus) |
Colors | Scarlet and Gray |
Nickname |
Buckeyes |
Mascot | Scarlet Wave |
Website | osumarion |
Coordinates: 40°34′54″N 83°05′21″W / 40.58153°N 83.089213°W
Disciplina in civitatem
(Latin, "Education for
180 acres (Marion Campus),
15,311 acres (61.96 km2)
The Ohio State University at Marion, often referred to as OSU Marion or OSUM, is a regional campus of The Ohio State University located in Marion, Ohio, USA. The campus was founded in 1957. Its 186-acre (0.75 km2) campus is located 45 miles (72 km) north of Columbus. There are eight buildings on the campus.
Ohio State Marion has baccalaureate program accreditation with NCATE. Its average class size is 19. An average age of students is 23.5. The Marion Campus Library of the OSU Marion Campus contains over 48,000 books, a large reference collection and over 300 subscriptions. The library collection also includes print periodical indexes, microforms, maps, newspapers, pamphlet file, special collections in careers and children's literature, and the Warren G. Harding/Norman Thomas Research Collection. It provides access to all the resources of The Ohio State University and Ohio Link.
About 88% of students at the Marion campus are awarded federal or state financial aid. The student body is 63% female and 37% male. Students who start at Marion may finish their degrees at the Columbus campus with one of Ohio State's 200+ majors. A Post-Secondary Enrollment Option at the campus is a highly selective program which provides opportunity for qualified students to enroll in college while still in high school.