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{{Short description|Public university in Athens, Ohio, US}}
{{distinguish | Ohio State University | University System of Ohio|}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Ohio University
| image = Ohio University seal.svg
| image_upright = 0.7
| motto = {{lang|la|Religio Doctrina Civilitas, Prae Omnibus Virtus}} ([[Latin language|Latin]])
| mottoeng = "Religion, Learning, Civility; Above All, Virtue"
| established = {{start date and age|1804|2|18}}
| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[ORAU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}}
| parent = [[University System of Ohio]]
| endowment = $879.1 million (April 2025)<ref>{{cite web | url= https://catmailohio.sharepoint.com/sites/UCM-OhioWebsite/Board%20of%20Trustees/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FUCM%2DOhioWebsite%2FBoard%20of%20Trustees%2F2025%2F05%29%20October%202025%2FOctober%2016%2D17%2C%202025%20BoT%20Agenda%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2FUCM%2DOhioWebsite%2FBoard%20of%20Trustees%2F2025%2F05%29%20October%202025&p=true&ga=1 </ref>
| accreditation = [[Higher Learning Commission|HLC]]
| president = [[Lori Stewart Gonzalez]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2023/03/22/ohio-university-names-lori-stewart-gonzalez-as-its-next-president/70029888007/|title=Ohio University Names Lori Stewart Gonzalez as its Next President|work=The Columbus Dispatch|first1=Sheridan|last1=Hendrix|date=March 23, 2023|accessdate=August 29, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828205217/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2023/03/22/ohio-university-names-lori-stewart-gonzalez-as-its-next-president/70029888007/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/2023/03/ohio-university-names-dr-lori-stewart-gonzalez-its-23rd-president|title=Ohio University names Dr. Lori Stewart Gonzalez as its 23rd President|website=ohio.edu|date=2023-03-22|access-date=2023-07-05|archive-date=July 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704130429/https://www.ohio.edu/news/2023/03/ohio-university-names-dr-lori-stewart-gonzalez-its-23rd-president|url-status=live}}</ref>
| provost = Donald J. Leo<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/2024/04/president-gonzalez-shares-message-about-ohio-universitys-next-executive-vice-president | title=President Gonzalez shares message about Ohio University's next Executive Vice President and Provost | date=April 22, 2024 }}</ref>
| students = 18,502 (Athens)<br />28,270 (all campuses)
| undergrad = 14,346 (Athens)<br />18,293 (all campuses)<ref name="ohiohighered.org">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/default/files/hei/final_ph_rpt_2020.xlsx |title=Ohio Department of Higher Education |access-date=May 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705031323/https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/default/files/hei/final_ph_rpt_2020.xlsx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| postgrad = 4,156 (Athens)<br />998 (Medical school)<br />5,154 (all campuses)<ref name="ohiohighered.org"/>
| academic_staff = 1,970
| city = [[Athens, Ohio|Athens]]
| state = [[Ohio]]
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|39.324|-82.102|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}}
| campus = [[Rural area|Distant town]]
| campus_size = {{cvt|1,850|acre}}
| colors = Cutler Green & Cupola White<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/ucm/ohio-brand/colors|title=University Communications and Marketing|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=December 31, 2022|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129190613/https://www.ohio.edu/ucm/ohio-brand/colors|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/archive/stories_17-18_02_branding-ohio-color-palettes.cfm|title=Branding Ohio with updated color palettes and typography|access-date=December 31, 2022|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101002336/https://www.ohio.edu/news/archive/stories_17-18_02_branding-ohio-color-palettes.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{color box|#00694E}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| free_label2 = Newspaper
| free2 = ''[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]''
| sporting_affiliations = [[NCAA Division I FBS]] – [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| sports_nickname = [[Ohio Bobcats|Bobcats]]
| mascot = [[Rufus the Bobcat]]<ref>{{citation|last=Patterson|first=Cole|title=OU's mascot, Rufus the Bobcat, emphasizes university history |url= https://projects.thepostathens.com/SpecialProjects/homecoming-2021/ohio-university-mascot-history-bobcat-rufus-mr-bobcat.html |publisher=[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]|date=October 7, 2021|access-date=August 17, 2024}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|ohio.edu}}
| logo = Ohio University logo.svg
| logo_upright = 1.0
| free_label = Other campuses
| free = {{hlist|[[Ohio University – Chillicothe|Chillicothe]]|[[Ohio University Eastern Campus|Eastern]]|[[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]]|[[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]]|[[Ohio University Southern Campus|Southern]]|[[Proctorville, Ohio|Proctorville]]|[[Ohio University – Zanesville|Zanesville]]|[[Cleveland]]|[[Beavercreek Township, Ohio|Beavercreek]]}}
}}

'''Ohio University''' ('''Ohio''' or '''OU''') is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] with its main campus in [[Athens, Ohio]], United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857|title=Carnegie Classifications {{!}} Institution Lookup|website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101153052/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857|url-status=live}}</ref> The university was first conceived in the 1787 contract between the [[United States Department of the Treasury#Revolutionary period|Board of Treasury of the United States]] and the [[Ohio Company of Associates]], which set aside the [[College Lands]] to support a university, and subsequently approved by the territorial legislature in 1802 and the [[Ohio General Assembly]] in 1804.<ref>Act of February 18, 1804, 2 v. ''L.O.'' p. 193. Printed in full in {{cite book|title=A compilation of laws, treaties, resolutions, and ordinances: of the general and state governments, which relate to lands in the state of Ohio; including the laws adopted by the governor and judges; the laws of the territorial legislature; and the laws of this state, to the years 1815–16|publisher=G. Nashee, State Printer|year=1825|url=https://archive.org/details/acompilationlaw00swangoog/page/226/mode/1up|pages=226–235}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Peters|first=William E.|title=The Legal History of The Ohio University|year=1910|pages=86–87|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hc5BAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA86|publisher=The Western Methodist Book Concern}}</ref><ref name=Hoover>{{cite book|url=https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/1623|last=Hoover|first=Thomas|title=The History of Ohio University|year=1954|publisher=The Ohio University Press|location=Athens|id=54-7172|pages=11–12, 16–19}}</ref> The university opened for students in 1809,<ref>{{cite book|title=Ohio Lands: A Short History|first=Thomas Aquinas|last=Burke|publisher=[[Ohio Auditor of State]]|edition=8th|date=September 1996}} Retyped & graphics rescanned by {{cite web|url=http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl5.html|title=Ohio Lands – A Short History|first=Maggie|last=Stewart-Zimmerman|date=December 1997|access-date=March 27, 2011|archive-date=May 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520040556/http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maggie/ohio-lands/ohl5.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and was the first university to be established in the former [[Northwest Territory]].{{#tag:ref|[[Vincennes University]] was created as a high school academy in 1801, but was not made the Indiana territory's first (and first public) university until 1806, two years after Ohio University's final approval.|group="nb"}}<ref name=Hoover/>

Ohio University comprises nine campuses, nine [[undergraduate]] colleges, a graduate college, a college of medicine, and a public affairs school. It offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/majors/undergrad/index.cfm|title=OHIO Majors – Undergraduate – Overview|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=August 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808221741/https://www.ohio.edu/majors/undergrad/index.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/programs/|title=Degree Programs|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708232406/https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/programs/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a member of the [[University System of Ohio]]. The university is [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|accredited]] by the [[Higher Learning Commission]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/provost/accreditation/index.cfm|title=OHIO: EVPP – Accreditation of Ohio University|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229174336/https://www.ohio.edu/provost/accreditation/index.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857|title=Carnegie Classifications – Institution Profile|publisher=Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research|access-date=January 27, 2022|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101153052/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=204857|url-status=live}}</ref> As of fall 2020, the university's total enrollment at Athens was slightly more than 18,000, while the all-campus enrollment was just over 30,000.<ref name="ohiohighered.org"/>

Ohio's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the [[Ohio Bobcats|Bobcats]] and compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level as charter members of the [[Mid-American Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mac-sports.com/|title=Official Site of The Mid-American Conference|access-date=July 12, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010060122/http://mac-sports.com/|archive-date=October 10, 2011}}</ref> [[Ohio Bobcats football|Ohio football]] has participated in 16 [[bowl game]]s through the 2023 season. The [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|men's basketball team]] has made 14 appearances in the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division I basketball tournament]], with their most recent appearance in [[2021 MAC men's basketball tournament|2021]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/7004|title=NCAA basketball tournament History|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319172322/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/7004|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of Ohio University}}

===Charter and establishment===
{{stack|[[File:Ohio University Cutler Hall.png|thumb|[[Manasseh Cutler Hall]], constructed by 1816 and opened in 1819, was the first academic building in the former [[Northwest Territory]] and was named after university founder [[Manasseh Cutler]].]]}}

A university in the [[Ohio Country]] was first envisioned by [[Manasseh Cutler]], credited as the school's founder along with Revolutionary War Brigadier General [[Rufus Putnam]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pioneers|last1=McCullough|first1=David|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2019|isbn=978-1501168680}}</ref> In addition to being instrumental in its founding, Putnam was also an original trustee of the university. Putnam Hall there is named for him.<ref>Hubbard, Robert Ernest. ''General Rufus Putnam: George Washington's Chief Military Engineer and the "Father of Ohio"'', pp. 157–60, McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2020.{{ISBN|978-1-4766-7862-7}}.</ref> Cutler had served as a [[chaplain]] in [[George Washington]]'s [[Continental Army]]. The institution's first name was American Western University.<ref name="Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences">Ohio University 1804–2004: Spirit of a Singular Place. Betty Hollow. 2004.</ref> In 1797, settlers from [[Marietta, Ohio|Marietta]] traveled downstream on the Ohio River and up the [[Hocking River]] to establish a location for the school in what the Congress designated as the [[College Lands]], founding Athens due to its location directly between the original capital of [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Chillicothe]] and Marietta. In 1802, approval was granted by the territorial government for the establishment of the American Western University, but the school was not operated under that name. Ohio University was recognized by the new state on February 18, 1804, with its charter being certified by the [[Ohio General Assembly]]. This last approval happened eleven months after Ohio was admitted to the Union. The first three students enrolled in 1809. The first two bachelor's degrees were granted in 1815.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=786|title=Ohio University|publisher=Ohio History Central: An Online Encyclopedia of Ohio History|access-date=February 22, 2015|archive-date=August 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828174213/http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=786|url-status=live}}</ref>

===19th century to present===
[[File:Ellis Hall, O. U. Athens, Ohio (14067955866).jpg|thumb|right|Ellis Hall was built in the early 20th century entirely with state funding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/ellis-hall |title=Ellis Hall - Ohio University |publisher=Ohio University |access-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421160246/https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/ellis-hall |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

Ohio University was closed between 1843 and 1848.<ref name=":0">Hoover, Thomas Nathanael. ''The History of Ohio University'' p. 85, Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio, 1954.</ref> Women were first admitted to the university in 1868. In 1874, the [[Ohio General Assembly]] created the new [[Ohio State University]] in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] as a [[land grant university|land grant school]] upon passage of the [[Morrill Act]] of 1862. At that time some representatives proposed that both Ohio University and [[Miami University]] be demoted to preparatory schools.<ref>Hollow, Betty. ''Ohio University 1804–2004'' p. 68, Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio, 2003.</ref> In 1880, it was instead suggested that Ohio and Miami be merged directly with Ohio State, but the 1896 Sleeper Bill, introduced by Athenian [[David L. Sleeper]], the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, provided annual support for the university; this set the precedent for continuing state support of Ohio University.<ref name=":0"/> A second challenge was defeated in 1906.

The 20th century saw dramatic growth in student enrollment, academic offerings, and research facilities. Between 1955 and 1970, undergraduate enrollment tripled from 7,000 to 20,000. During this era, the campus grew, with the construction of 25 new dormitories located on two new residential college greens, with radio and television stations, research and classroom facilities, and the construction of the 13,000-seat [[Convocation Center (Ohio University)|Convocation Center]] arena. Ohio University ranks among the top 25 largest residential college campuses in the United States.{{cn|date=September 2025}}

Ohio restructured its two colleges into five in 1935, establishing the colleges of Commerce, Fine Arts, and Applied Science in addition to the existing colleges of Arts & Sciences and Education. The graduate college was created in 1936, and the first [[PhD]] program was initiated in 1956 in chemistry.<ref name="Bulleted/Pictorial History">{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/mechanical-faculty/williams/html/PDF/OUHistory.pdf|title=A Bulleted/Pictorial History of Ohio University|author=Robert L. Williams II |website=Ohio University |date=2020 |access-date=March 25, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118173624/https://www.ohio.edu/mechanical-faculty/williams/html/PDF/OUHistory.pdf |archive-date=Nov 18, 2021 }}</ref> Starting mid–century, the university also began to establish regional campuses throughout southeast Ohio. The first, [[Ohio University – Chillicothe]], was opened in 1946 to help eliminate post-[[World War II]] overcrowding on the university's main campus. The school began with 281 students, 70 percent of which were armed services veterans. Later campuses would come in 1946 at [[Ohio University – Zanesville|Zanesville]], 1956 in [[Ohio University Southern Campus|Ironton]] and [[Lancaster, Ohio|Lancaster]], 1957 in [[Ohio University Eastern Campus|St. Clairsville]], and formerly [[Proctorville, Ohio|Proctorville]] in 2006.

In 1964, U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] publicly referenced his [[Great Society]] initiative for the first time on the [[College Green of Ohio University|College Green]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=26225&st=&st1|title=Lyndon B. Johnson: Remarks in Athens at Ohio University. |date=May 7, 1964 |publisher=The American Presidency Project|access-date=July 28, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074349/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=26225&st=&st1 |archive-date= Mar 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Ohio University, film, May 7, 1964|url=https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/40947/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Ohio University Libraries Digital Archives Collections|language=en|archive-date=February 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202155729/https://media.library.ohio.edu/digital/collection/archives/id/40947/|url-status=live}}</ref> giving the university exposure across America and internationally. On May 4, 1970, the [[Ohio National Guard]] was ordered to [[Kent State Shootings|open fire on students]] demonstrating against the [[Vietnam War]] at [[Kent State University]], killing 4 and wounding 9. At the same time, there were sit-ins and anti-war riots at Ohio University, even more intense than those of Kent State. This was partly due to the administration's refusal to close the university; instead of going home, many students from other Ohio universities that did close came to Athens to protest further. When the Ohio National Guard was called in to Athens, there was a 3-hour battle at the Baker Center, resulting in 23 injured and 54 arrested students. On May 15, the campus was closed.<ref name="Bulleted/Pictorial History"/><ref name="New York Times 1970">{{cite news|last1=Kifner|first1=John|title=Ohio University Closes and Guards Take Over|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/16/archives/ohio-university-closes-and-guard-takes-over.html|website=New York Times|date=May 16, 1970|access-date=March 2, 2022|ref=New York Times 1970|archive-date=March 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302204536/https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/16/archives/ohio-university-closes-and-guard-takes-over.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Alden Library was completed in 1969. In 1975, Ohio established its medical school, known as the [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]]. Heritage is the only [[medical school]] in the state to award the [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] degree. In 1979, on the university's 175th anniversary, [[Chubu University]] of Japan donated 175 cherry trees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohiotoday.org/in-full-bloom/|title=In Full Bloom|work=OHIO Today|first1=Mary|last1=Reed|date=April 3, 2023|accessdate=August 29, 2023|archive-date=August 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829224340/https://www.ohiotoday.org/in-full-bloom/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ohio University Innovation Center, a technology business incubator, started in 1983. The Ohio University Edison Biotechnology Institute was founded in 1984. In the Glidden administration, from 1994 to 2004, new construction included the Life Sciences Research Facility, Emeriti Park, Walter Hall, plus major renovations to Gordy Hall, Grover Center, and Memorial Auditorium; the expansion of Bentley Hall and Copeland Hall; and groundwork for the new Baker Center that opened in 2007.<ref name="Bulleted/Pictorial History"/> In the fall of 2012, Ohio University converted its academic calendar from quarters to semesters, after first having changed to quarters in 1967.<ref name="Bulleted/Pictorial History"/>

==Campuses==

===Athens campus===
[[File:Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium (48039079213).jpg|thumb|right|Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium]]

The main residential university campus is in Athens, Ohio, overlooking the [[Hocking River]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.athensohio.com/whattodo/historic-sites-attractions/ohio-university|title=Ohio University: Athens County, Ohio|publisher=Athens County|year=2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222132750/http://www.athensohio.com/whattodo/historic-sites-attractions/ohio-university|url-status=dead}}</ref> Constructed under the [[Jefferson administration|Jefferson presidency]], [[New England]] and [[Federalist architecture|Early Americana Federalist]] themes are prevalent in the university's earliest architecture.  Development of the campus began in 1812 with the erection of the university's central building, [[Manasseh Cutler Hall]], a registered national landmark, and built only 20 years after the White House. Cutler Hall's University Chimes, replacing an existing old cast iron bell, chime on the half hour every day until 9:00pm. The original bell, the 3rd oldest university bell in America, which is still hung in the Cutler Hall Cupola, rang to signal the start and end of the school day, as well as to signal the end of different class periods. Cast in the early 1800s, it served the university for well over a century.

====College Green====
{{Main|College Green of Ohio University}}
[[File:OU College Green.JPG|thumb|The entrance to the [[College Green of Ohio University|College Green]]]]

The historic College Green is the centralized quadrangle lawn and location of significant campus buildings: [[Manasseh Cutler Hall]], the Office of the President; Wilson Hall, the [[Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]]; McGuffey Hall, named for [[William McGuffey]]; and the College Gateway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/wilsonadm.html|title=Wilson Hall, College Green, Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|year=2013|access-date=February 24, 2013|archive-date=December 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211071118/https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/wilsonadm.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These three original primary structures are featured elements of the official current university logo and maintain true to their original design of over 200 years ago. The College Green has changed little in the past two centuries, which contributes to the university's colonial appearance. The green, inspired by the university founders, is based upon the classic layout of traditional English and New England towns and similar to university quadrangles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ohio.edu/students/history.cfm|title=History and Traditions of Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|year=2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203120905/http://www.ohio.edu/students/history.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> College Green features Galbreath Chapel, the spire of which, topped with a brass weather vane, is modeled after that of the portico of Nash's [[All Souls Church, Langham Place|All Souls Church]] in [[London]]. Other buildings on the College Green include Chubb Hall, home to Undergraduate Admissions as well as the Offices of the Bursar and Registrar; Ellis Hall, home to the departments of English, [[Classics]], Religious Studies, and Philosophy; Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium; as well as Bryan Hall, an upperclassman residence hall. The University Sundial, located behind Galbreath Chapel, was constructed in 1907 and marks the original location of the university's first building. College Green is framed by two main university gateways. Alumni Gateway, built in 1915, features the text "That thou Mayest Grow In Knowledge, Wisdom and Love," borrowed from the Latin phrase inscribed over a gateway to the [[University of Padua]] and was dedicated upon the 100th anniversary of the university's first graduating class.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-32774-college-green-landmark-was-a-magnet-for-lovers.html|title=College Green landmark was a magnet for lovers|publisher=The Athens News|date=December 13, 2010|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=April 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401222134/http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-32774-college-green-landmark-was-a-magnet-for-lovers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The newer College Gate, built in the 1960s, features words taken from the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 regarding public education. Traditions surrounding College Green include the latter half of first year convocation, where students, led by the [[Ohio University Marching 110]], march up Richland Avenue, onto Presidents Street, turning north onto Court Street, and entering the Green through the College Gate at the corner of Court and Union Streets. From there, a large involvement fair is held where students find clubs they wish to join.

====John Calhoun Baker University Center====
{{Main|John Calhoun Baker University Center}}
[[File:BakercenterOU.JPG|thumb|The [[Baker University Center]] sits atop a hillside where the [[Hocking River]] had cut.]]

The John Calhoun Baker University Center, which opened in January 2007, is named after the 14th president of the university. The facility replaced the original Baker Center located on East Union Street across from College Green and serves as the hub of campus activity. Electronic maps and virtual university e-tours, available at center information desks and online, direct visitors across campus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ohio.edu/tour/|title=Ohio University Virtual Tour|website=ohio.edu|year=2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=February 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201055128/https://www.ohio.edu/tour|url-status=live}}</ref> The building features [[Georgian architecture|Georgian-influenced]] [[Federal architecture]] and large windows that admit natural light and afford expansive views of the southern and western sides of the campus. In contrast to the exterior's red brick and white columns, the interior has a more contemporary style with high domed ceilings. [[Terrazzo]] mosaics of aspects of the earth's globe are embedded in the atrium of the main entrance to the building. Baker Center contains a large food court called West 82; a pub bistro called Latitude 39; a Grand Ballroom; The Honors Collegium, The Wall of Presidents, the Bobcat Student Lounge, a shop called Bobcat Depot that sells apparel, computers, and accessories; a theater seating 400; study areas; computer labs; administrative offices; and numerous conference rooms. The Front Room, a large coffee house named after a former popular university [[rathskeller]], features a stage, artwork and a community fireplace. It serves Starbucks products and university bakery items and is housed on the fourth floor, which opens onto its own outside terrace as well as onto the intersection of Park Place and Court Streets, making it a popular spot for students between classes. Other amenities include a United States Post Office<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/eventservices/baker/offices/|title=Offices|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913092812/https://www.ohio.edu/eventservices/baker/offices/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Trisolini Art Gallery, named after a prominent fine arts faculty member.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/trisolini.html|title=Trisolini Gallery|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119171215/https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/trisolini.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====East Green====
[[File:Ohio University Jefferson Hall.jpg|thumb|Jefferson Hall, completed 1956 and opened 1958, anchors the East Green.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/housing/jefferson-hall|title=Jefferson Residence Hall Profile|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604001208/https://www.ohio.edu/housing/jefferson-hall|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/jefferson-hall|title=Jefferson Hall – Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604001208/https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/jefferson-hall|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

There are twelve residence halls on East Green.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ohio.edu/housing/east-index|title=East Green Index Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|year=2019|access-date=December 13, 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030163759/https://www.ohio.edu/housing/east-index|url-status=live}}</ref> This area of the university is the oldest residential green and includes three of the steepest walkways at the hilly Athens campus: Morton Hill, the Bryan Hall terrace and staircase, and Jefferson Hill. Each walkway affords East Green residents access to classrooms if they are willing to walk or bicycle. East Green is also home to Shively Court, a newly renovated dining hall with dine-in, take-out, and grab-and-go options.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shively Court {{!}} Ohio University|url=https://www.ohio.edu/food/shively-court|website=Ohio University|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=October 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191011174824/https://www.ohio.edu/food/shively-court|url-status=live}}</ref> East Green includes Jefferson Marketplace with several food vendors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jefferson Marketplace {{!}} Ohio University|url=https://www.ohio.edu/food/jefferson-marketplace|website=Ohio University|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815054403/https://www.ohio.edu/food/jefferson-marketplace|url-status=live}}</ref>

====South Green====
[[File: Ohio University Brick Mural.jpg|thumb|right|OHIO Brick Mural, South Green]]
South Green includes areas near Emeriti Park, and extends along the Hocking River valley. There are eighteen residence halls on South Green, following the addition of four new residence halls in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ohio.edu/housing/south-index|title=South Green Index Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|year=2019|access-date=December 13, 2019|archive-date=December 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213141402/https://www.ohio.edu/housing/south-index|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/housing/rs/halls/view_profile.php?hall=HDNE|title=Tanaka Hall - Residence Hall Profile|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204074910/https://www.ohio.edu/housing/rs/halls/view_profile.php?hall=HDNE|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
South Green is home to several facilities, including:
*Nelson Court, the university's largest dining hall with an adjacent market and coffee shop, South Side Espresso Bar.
*[[Peden Stadium]], the university's [[American football|football]] field and the oldest football venue in the Mid-American conference, adjacent to a new multipurpose indoor training facility, Walter Fieldhouse. It is a designated Official Ohio Historical Site by the Ohio Historical Society.
*Bird Ice Arena, home to the Ohio University hockey team, recreational skating, and academic skating classes.
*[[Ohio University Aquatic Center]], home to the university's swimming and [[Diving (sport)|diving]] teams.

====West Green====
[[File:OU Irvine Hall.JPG|thumb|Irvine Hall, a mixed-use facility on West Green]]

West Green includes buildings around the western part of the Athens campus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ohio.edu/athens/greens/wgreen.html|title=West Green of Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|year=2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=December 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211220657/https://www.ohio.edu/athens/greens/wgreen.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Ohio Athletic Mall spans the western portion of the campus, near the end of the Athens bike path at the Union street crossing. The mall features lacrosse, baseball, track, field and related athletic venues. Along the surrounding Hocking River is a series of [[sakura]] trees planted to commemorate the university's historic partnership with [[Chubu University]]. Japanese students sponsor an annual "Sakura Festival" each year, a cultural event celebrating the visually dramatic blossoming of the cherry trees and their evening lightings. Nearby Bicentennial Park features ''Input'', a landscape artwork by artist [[Maya Lin]].

Anchoring the West Green quadrangle is the Stocker Center, which houses the Russ College of Engineering and Technology.

There are eight residence halls on the West Green.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/housing/west_index.cfm|title=West Green Index|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=February 22, 2017|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119015105/https://www.ohio.edu/housing/west_index.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> The West Green also includes:
*The District on West Green, a dining hall with various options, including a kitchen for those with dietary restrictions.
*[[Academic and Research Center (Ohio University)|Academic and Research Center]]
*[[Ohio Softball Field]], home to the [[Ohio Bobcats softball|softball team]].
*[[Goldsberry Track]], home to the track and field teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/practice.html|title=Peggy Pruitt Field and Goldsberry Track|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923021213/https://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/practice.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Bob Wren Stadium]], home to the [[Ohio Bobcats baseball|baseball team]].
*[[Chessa Field]], home to the women's soccer program.
*[[Pruitt Field]], home to the field hockey team.

====Other facilities====
[[File:Haning Hall.jpg|thumb|Haning Hall houses the Office of Instructional Innovation and Center for Teaching & Learning, including Print-Based Education, Summer Sessions, OHIO Online, and Regional Higher Education.]]

*[[Athens Lunatic Asylum|The Ridges]], formerly Athens Mental Hospital, was acquired by the university. The Victorian styled area has since been re-purposed as a university complex of classrooms and administrative offices surrounded by a large nature preserve. Additionally, a new planetary observatory is located nearby.
*[[Gordon K. Bush Airport]]
*Edwards Accelerator Laboratory,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://inpp.ohiou.edu/~oual/|title=Edwards Accelerator Lab Main Page|website=inpp.ohiou.edu|language=en|access-date=June 28, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214033936/http://inpp.ohiou.edu/~oual/|url-status=dead}}</ref> a particle accelerator used for nuclear physics and astrophysics research.
*[[Athena Cinema|The Athena Cinema]], an on-campus, early art deco styled century-old movie theater owned by the university.
*Lausche Heating Plant, an on-campus plant that provides heat to all buildings on campus.

===Regional campuses===
The first regional campus, [[Ohio University – Chillicothe]], was opened in 1946 to help eliminate post-World War II overcrowding on the university's main campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/2021/09/ohio-chillicothe-celebrates-75-years |title=OHIO Chillicothe celebrates 75 Years |publisher=Ohio University |date=September 10, 2021 |access-date=January 2, 2025 }}</ref> The school began with 281 students, 70 percent of whom were armed services veterans. Today, more than 9,800 students attend Ohio University's five regional campuses:<ref name="u865">{{cite web | title=OHIO Locations | website=Ohio University | url=https://www.ohio.edu/locations | access-date=September 13, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Ohio University – Chillicothe|Ohio University Chillicothe Campus]], founded in 1946
* [[Ohio University Eastern Campus]] in [[St. Clairsville, Ohio|St. Clairsville]], founded in 1957
* Ohio University Lancaster Campus, founded in 1956
* [[Ohio University Southern Campus]] in [[Ironton, Ohio|Ironton]], founded in 1956 
* [[Ohio University – Zanesville|Ohio University Zanesville Campus]], founded in 1946

The [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] operates two extension campuses: in [[Cleveland]], which is affiliated with the [[Cleveland Clinic]], and in the Columbus suburb of [[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]].<ref name="u865" /> Ohio University Southern formerly maintained the Proctorville Center branch in [[Proctorville, Ohio]], which opened in April 2007 and was acquired by the Collins Career Technical Center in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=DAVID E. MALLOY For HD |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Collins Career Technical Center to purchase Ohio University Proctorville Center |url=https://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/ohio_news/collins-career-technical-center-to-purchase-ohio-university-proctorville-center/article_ec4109d1-a30a-5e23-8155-081d55639f78.html |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=The Herald-Dispatch |language=en}}</ref>

==Organization==
{| class="toccolours" style="float:right;margin-right:1em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em; width:280px;"
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | '''College/school founding'''
|-
| '''College/school''' || {{center|'''Year founded'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" |<hr/>
|-
| [[Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]] || {{center|1902}}
|-
| [[Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology|Russ College of Engineering and Technology]] || {{center|1920}}
|-
| [[E. W. Scripps School of Journalism|Scripps College of Communication]] || {{center|1924}}
|-
| College of Business || {{center|1927}}
|-
| Graduate College || {{center|1936}}
|-
| College of Fine Arts || {{center|1947}}
|-
| Patton College of Education || {{center|1959}}
|-
| [[Honors Tutorial College]] || {{center|1972}}
|-
| [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] || {{center|1975}}
|-
| College of Health Sciences and Professions || {{center|1979}}
|-
| University College || {{center|2004}}
|-
| Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service || {{center|2007}}
|}

The Athens campus is organized by its 12 degree-granting academic colleges and schools, the Ohio University Libraries system, and various support services. The [[Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]] is the largest academic division at the university, host to a broad range of [[liberal arts education|liberal arts]] courses in the [[humanities]], the [[social sciences]], and the [[natural sciences]] as the foundation for all undergraduate degrees.

[[File:Ohio University Health Sciences.jpg|right|thumb|College of Health Sciences and Professions<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ohio.edu/chsp/ |title=Ohio University College of Health Sciences & Professions |publisher=Ohio University |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=April 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404070644/https://www.ohio.edu/chsp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>]]

The [[Ohio University Russ College of Engineering and Technology|Russ College of Engineering and Technology]] is home to the university's highly ranked programs in the traditional fields of engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/|title=Russ College of Engineering and Technology &#124; Ohio University|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215131005/https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/avionics/facilities-equipment/equipment/delfin-l-29.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> It enrolls approximately 1,400 undergraduates and almost 300 graduate students. It is named in honor of Fritz J. Russ, an alumnus in electrical engineering and the founder of Systems Research Laboratories, a major bioengineering concern.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/04-05/161f-045.cfm|title=Tribute|access-date=October 8, 2007|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212000228/https://www.ohio.edu/outlook/04-05/161f-045.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{anchor|Scripps College of Communication}}The Scripps College of Communication comprises five schools and one research lab: The [[E.W. Scripps School of Journalism]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scrippsjschool.org/courses/|title=E.W. Scripps School of Journalism|publisher=Scrippsjschool.org|access-date=October 3, 2012|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526122838/http://scrippsjschool.org/courses/|url-status=live}}</ref> the J. W. McClure School of Information and Telecommunication Systems, the School of Communication Studies, the School of Media Arts and Studies (formerly the School of Telecommunications), the School of Visual Communication (VisCom), and the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab.

The College of Business offers nine different majors and a general business minor for students with non-business majors, as well as the "OHIO MBA" in a variety of learning formats. Copeland Hall, seat of the college, maintains six computer labs and two study lounges with computers, as well as many conference rooms and small group rooms for an intimate, collaborative team atmosphere. All business classes are taught by professors instead of graduate students.

The College of Fine Arts offers academic programs in art, dance, film, interdisciplinary arts, music, and theater. The Ohio University School of Music celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2017. The university's film program is located within the School of Dance, Film, and Theater in the College of Fine Arts. The Kennedy Museum of Art is housed at [[Athens Lunatic Asylum|the Ridges]] in Lin Hall.

[[File:Ohio University Education College.jpg|thumb|Patton College of Education]]

The history of the Patton College of Education dates back to May 11, 1886. The Normal Department – the predecessor to today's College of Education – was the first state-supported teacher preparation program in Ohio. The state's first kindergarten opened on the Ohio University campus in 1907. Today, the College of Education is organized into three departments: Counseling and Higher Education, Educational Studies, and Teacher Education. The college currently serves more than 2,100 undergraduate and 800 graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/about-coe/annual_report.htm|title=College Annual Report|publisher=Cehs.ohio.edu|access-date=October 6, 2011|archive-date=September 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912175436/http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/about-coe/annual_report.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 1, 2010, The Patton College became the home of several programs previously housed in the College of Health and Human Services, creating two new departments: Human and Consumer Science Education, and Recreation and Sport Pedagogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/|title=Welcome to The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education and Human Services @ Ohio University|publisher=Cehs.ohio.edu|date=July 1, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2011|archive-date=June 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620151728/http://www.cehs.ohio.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Honors Tutorial College]] offers programs in 34 disciplines, ranging from journalism to astrophysics. The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards is housed in the college.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/honors/onca/index.cfm|title=Office of Nationally Competitive Awards (ONCA)|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117200423/https://www.ohio.edu/honors/onca/index.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/honors/onca/awards.cfm|title=Awards by Category|access-date=June 28, 2017|archive-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117193404/https://www.ohio.edu/honors/onca/awards.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is based on the British [[tutorial system]] typically found at undergraduate colleges, where students are placed either one on one or in small group instruction.

[[File:Ohio University Heritage Hall.png|thumb|The [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]]]]

[[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] was established in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/OUHCOM/facts.htm|title=OU-HCOM – Our College|publisher=Oucom.ohiou.edu|access-date=October 3, 2012|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223144340/http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/OUHCOM/facts.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the only osteopathic medical college in the state, and offers the degree [[Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine]] (D.O.). The college is accredited by the [[American Osteopathic Association]].<ref name=AACOM>{{cite web|url=http://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/cib/Documents/2013cib/2013cib-OU-HCOM.pdf|title=Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine|publisher=American Association of Osteopathic Colleges|access-date=May 17, 2012|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920234305/https://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/cib/Documents/2013cib/2013cib-OU-HCOM.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1993, Barbara Ross-Lee was appointed to the position of dean of the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; she was the first African-American woman to serve as the dean of a U.S. medical school. In 2014, alongside pre-eminent training partner OhioHealth,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/news-center/news/ohiohealth-and-ohio-university-heritage-college-osteopathic-medicine-enter-formal|title=OhioHealth and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Enter Formal Agreement to Support New Dublin Campus|website=ohio.edu|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923034027/https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/news-center/news/ohiohealth-and-ohio-university-heritage-college-osteopathic-medicine-enter-formal|url-status=live}}</ref> the college opened a second medical school campus in Dublin, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/dublin|title=Ohio University at Dublin|website=ohio.edu|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025221707/https://www.ohio.edu/dublin|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, the college opened a third campus in affiliation with Cleveland Clinic<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/news-center/news/cleveland-clinic-and-ohio-university-open-medical-school-extension-campus|title=CLEVELAND CLINIC AND OHIO UNIVERSITY TO OPEN MEDICAL SCHOOL EXTENSION CAMPUS|website=ohio.edu|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=December 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217195152/https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/news-center/news/cleveland-clinic-and-ohio-university-open-medical-school-extension-campus|url-status=live}}</ref> at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital in Warrensville Heights, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2015/07/ohio_university_opens_medical.html|title=Ohio University opens medical school at Cleveland Clinic's South Pointe Hospital|author=Karen Farkas|website=Cleveland.com|date=July 7, 2015|access-date=December 17, 2019|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922150729/https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2015/07/ohio_university_opens_medical.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Approximately 120 medical students train at the Athens campus, 70 in Dublin and 60 in Cleveland.

The College of Health Sciences and Professions was established in 1979, and is the home for departments of exercise physiology, dietetics and nutrition sciences, physical therapy, athletic training, health studies, nursing, rehabilitation and communications science, social and public health, and social work.

University College was established in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/univcollege/|title=University College|publisher=Ohio.edu|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=October 3, 2012|archive-date=March 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321073939/http://www.ohio.edu/univcollege/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The college comprises students who design a major program with faculty approval and awards the Bachelor of Specialized Studies (BSS) degree. The University College faculty are from various disciplines.

===Research centers===
[[File:Ohio University Chemistry Building.jpg|thumb|Chemistry Building<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohiotoday.org/category/issues/fall-2021/|title=OHIO students and faculty are building chemistry in a new Chemistry Building|publisher=OHIO Today|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604001209/https://www.ohiotoday.org/category/issues/fall-2021/|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Several research programs and institutes allow students to learn from scientists and scholars who are actively engaged in advancing their disciplines. Ohio University's Board of Trustees-approved research centers and institutes cover a broad range of disciplines.

The College of Arts & Sciences sponsors the African American Research and Service Institute, the Astrophysical Institute,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~astro/astro.html|title=The Astrophysical Institute|website=ohiou.edu|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128042901/http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~astro/astro.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Contemporary History Institute, the Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities, Center for Intelligent Chemical Instrumentation, the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/cas/nqpi/|title=Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923123051/https://www.ohio.edu/cas/nqpi|url-status=live}}</ref> the Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics, Institute for the Empirical Study of Language, the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/oit/web/websites/custom-web-addresses/decommissioned|title=The ohiou.edu domain has been decommissioned – Ohio University|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=November 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118175654/https://www.ohio.edu/oit/web/websites/custom-web-addresses/decommissioned|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Ohio University Cartographic Center, the Institute for Quantitative Biology, and the Center for Ring Theory and Its Applications. The Center for International Studies was established in 1964.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/ |title=Center for International Studies |publisher=Internationalstudies.ohio.edu |access-date=October 3, 2012 |archive-date=July 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704154450/http://www.internationalstudies.ohio.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The George Washington Forum on Ideas sponsors exchanges on a wide range of topics<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gwfohio.org/ |title=The George Washington Forum |publisher=gwfohio.org |access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref> and the university launched the Global Leadership Center to engage students from any major in a wide variety of global impact projects during their studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/cis/glc|title=Ohio University Global Leadership Center|access-date=December 26, 2023|archive-date=December 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226230242/https://www.ohio.edu/cis/glc|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine sponsors the Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research, Tropical Disease Institute,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/tdi/|title=Tropical Disease Institute – Biomedical Sciences Department – Ohio University – College of Osteopathic Medicine – Mario J. Grijalva – Chagas – Trypanosoma cruzi – blood safety|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=March 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304202421/https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/tdi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Edison Biotechnology Institute, and Appalachian Rural Health Institute.

[[File:Ohio University Kennedy Museum.jpg|thumb|Kennedy Museum of Art<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/museum|title=Kennedy Museum of Art|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=June 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602225913/https://www.ohio.edu/museum|url-status=live}}</ref> at [[Athens Lunatic Asylum|The Ridges]]]]

In Engineering and Technology, Ohio sponsors the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment, the Center for Advanced Materials Processing, the Center for Advanced Software Systems Integration, the Automatic Identification Education and Research Center, the Avionics Engineering Research Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/avionics/|title=Avionics Engineering Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028164353/https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/avionics|url-status=live}}</ref> the Institute for Corrosion & Multiphase Technology,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corrosioncenter.ohiou.edu/|title=Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology|website=www.corrosioncenter.ohiou.edu|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=December 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219003729/http://www.corrosioncenter.ohiou.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Center for Intelligent, Distributed and Dependable Systems, the Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment, and the T. Richard and Eleanora K. Robe Leadership Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/academics/leadership-integrity/robe.cfm|title=Robe Leadership Institute|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421233143/https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/academics/leadership-integrity/robe.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Condensed Matter and Surface Science<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~cmss/|title=Condensed Matter and Surface Science|website=ohiou.edu|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122105427/http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~cmss/|url-status=dead}}</ref> program supports research in condensed matter and materials physics. The Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/cas/nqpi/|title=Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923123051/https://www.ohio.edu/cas/nqpi|url-status=live}}</ref> (NQPI) supports research in diverse aspects of nanoscience and quantum mechanical phenomena in nature.

The College of Business sponsors the center for eBusiness,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/October/114n-067.cfm|title=Ohio University Outlook|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008131246/https://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/October/114n-067.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Center for International Business Education and Development, the Center for Sports Administration,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://business.ohio.edu/about/centers-institutes/center-for-sports-administration/|title=Ohio University Center for Sports Administration - Ohio College of Business|website=business.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101015057/https://business.ohio.edu/about/centers-institutes/center-for-sports-administration/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Schey Sales Center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre {{!}} Ohio University |url=https://www.ohio.edu/business/about/centers-institutes/schey-sales-centre |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=www.ohio.edu}}</ref> The university also has a business incubator and innovation center.

In Scripps College of Communications disciplines, Ohio sponsors the Institute for International Journalism, the Scripps Survey Research Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scripps-howard-foundation-creates-survey-research-center-at-ohio-university-75785427.html|title=Scripps Howard Foundation Creates Survey Research Center at Ohio University|author=The E.W. Scripps Company|website=PR Newswire|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=September 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930091449/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scripps-howard-foundation-creates-survey-research-center-at-ohio-university-75785427.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is a PR release.|date=May 2025}} the Telecommunications Center, and the Institute for Telecommunication Studies.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} The College of Communication also sponsors the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, an initiative of its Scripps College of Communication, providing Ohioans the training, education, and opportunity to develop technical and creative skills with digital game technology. The GRID Lab serves as an innovative and creative center for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff research and project development. It was founded by various faculty and staff from the School of Media Arts and Studies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mediaschool.ohio.edu/john-bowditch|title=John Bowditch &#124; Ohio University School of Media Arts & Studies|publisher=Mediaschool.ohio.edu|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=October 3, 2012|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215204528/http://mediaschool.ohio.edu/john-bowditch|url-status=live}}</ref>

In Education, Ohio sponsors the Center for Cooperative Curriculum Development and Partnerships, the Institute for Democracy in Education,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/institute-for-democracy-in-education/|title=Institute for Democracy in Education|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 4, 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008104037/https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/institute-for-democracy-in-education/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the George Hill Center for Counseling & Research,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/academic-programs/counseling-and-higher-education/counselor-education/george-e-hill-center.cfm|title=George E. Hill Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229173056/https://www.ohio.edu/education/academic-programs/counseling-and-higher-education/counselor-education/george-e-hill-center.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Center for Higher Education, the Child Development Center,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/child-development-center/|title=Child Development Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008133345/https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/child-development-center/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Edward Stevens Center for the Study and Development of Literacy and Language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/stevens-literacy-center/|title=The Stevens Literacy Center|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-date=October 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008104045/https://www.ohio.edu/education/centers-and-partnerships/centers/stevens-literacy-center/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Libraries===
[[File:OU Alden Library.JPG|thumb|[[Vernon Alden|Vernon R. Alden]] Library]]

Vernon R. Alden Library serves the Athens campus as the central [[academic library]], staffed with research librarians. Several smaller libraries serve various departments, as well as collection libraries within the Alden Library building. Also housed within Alden Library is the Ohio University Press, Ohio University's publishing company. Each regional campus has its own library and printed text collections. The collection of Ohio University's library contains over 2.3 million units of microfilm material, 13,500 periodical subscriptions and more than 4 million printed volumes,<ref name="library.ohiou.edu">{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.ohiou.edu/info/facts.html|title=Ohio University Libraries – Just the Facts|access-date=October 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808073050/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/info/facts.html|archive-date=August 8, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> making it one of the 100 largest libraries in the United States. Alden Library was the first in the world to generate an electronic library record in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bryant |first1=Malika |last2=Mason |first2=Kate |date=September 3, 2021 |title=University Libraries' extraordinary legacy as the first library in the world to catalog online |url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/2021/09/university-libraries-extraordinary-legacy-first-library-world-catalog-online#:~:text=1980s.,generate%20an%20electronic%20library%20record. |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Ohio University |archive-date=March 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240319024029/https://www.ohio.edu/news/2021/09/university-libraries-extraordinary-legacy-first-library-world-catalog-online#:~:text=1980s.,generate%20an%20electronic%20library%20record. |url-status=live }}</ref> The university maintains a complex system of archives in its libraries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://media.library.ohiou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/archives|title=Ohio University Libraries Archives|publisher=Ohio University|year=2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=April 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415013020/http://media.library.ohiou.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/archives|url-status=live}}</ref> The Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections maintains and displays rare books and collections, including a 14th-century [[Gutenberg Bible]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archives & Special Collections {{!}} Ohio University|url=https://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections|access-date=March 30, 2022|website=www.ohio.edu|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171226/https://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections|url-status=live}}</ref> Laptops and other accessories are available through technology services at the reference desk. Outside Alden Library and directly behind Cutler Hall is Wolfe Garden, a small enclave in the shape of the State of Ohio, which features native Ohio trees and plants.

===Law enforcement===
[[File:OUPD Charger.jpg|thumb|right|OUPD Police Charger]]
Ohio University maintains its own police department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/police|title=OHIO: Ohio University Police Department|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204232453/https://www.ohio.edu/police|url-status=live}}</ref> Operating out of 118 Ridges Circle (the Ridges, Building 13, first floor), the Ohio University Police Department (OUPD) is a fully-fledged, independent law enforcement agency with 31 sworn officers, 5 dispatchers, and 2 administrative support personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/police/about/|title=OUPD: Ohio University Police Department|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923030927/https://www.ohio.edu/police/about|url-status=live}}</ref> It has patrol and investigative divisions, two explosive detective canine teams,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/14-15/11/brody_joins_oupd_2014.cfm|title=Brody joins OUPD as second explosive-detection dog|work=Ohio University|access-date=March 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=May 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531102517/http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/14-15/11/brody_joins_oupd_2014.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> a SWAT team,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.athensmessenger.com/news/ou-gets-its-first-swat-team/article_a733ede6-2cb3-5342-a9fe-d5e31f72464f.html|title=OU gets its first SWAT team|work=The Athens Messenger|access-date=March 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228073415/https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/ou-gets-its-first-swat-team/article_a733ede6-2cb3-5342-a9fe-d5e31f72464f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and are members of the Athens-Hocking-Fairfield Major Crimes Unit.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/16-17/09/oupd-chief-QA.cfm|title=OUPD Chief shares the department's current goals and initiatives|work=Ohio University|access-date=March 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=December 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219150306/https://www.ohio.edu/news/archive/stories_16-17_09_oupd-chief-QA.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> OUPD was certified with the [[Ohio Collaborative]] on January 27, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/police/about/upload/ocjsOhioCertifiesLE_OhioU_PD.pdf|title=Ohio Awards Certification to the Ohio University Police Department for Adopting Standards|date=January 27, 2017|website=Ohio University Police|access-date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307043527/https://www.ohio.edu/police/about/upload/ocjsOhioCertifiesLE_OhioU_PD.pdf|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Academics==
[[File:Ohio University Alumni Gateway.png|thumb|Alumni Gateway on [[College Green of Ohio University|College Green]] is the entrance way for freshmen upon their convocation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/alumni-gateway#:~:text=The%20Alumni%20Gateway%20was%20a%20gift%20of%20the,of%20the%20University%20of%20Padua%2C%20Italy.%20Historical%20Marker|title=Alumni Gateway|website=www.ohio.edu|language=en|access-date=May 17, 2022|archive-date=May 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518033331/https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/alumni-gateway#:~:text=The%20Alumni%20Gateway%20was%20a%20gift%20of%20the,of%20the%20University%20of%20Padua%2C%20Italy.%20Historical%20Marker|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Academe at Ohio University comprises its thirteen degree granting colleges and centers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/academics/colleges|title=Colleges &#124; Ohio University|website=www.ohio.edu}}</ref> 
The university [[academic honor code|honor code]] includes the traditional pillars of [[wikt:character|character]], [[citizenship]], [[civility]], [[wikt:commitment|commitment]], and [[community]].<ref>The Values of Ohio. http://www.ohio.edu/5c/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201219144912/https://www.ohio.edu/student-affairs/5c |date=December 19, 2020 }} Retrieved June 26, 2012.</ref> Freshmen formally enter the university with their annual convocation and march beneath Alumni Gateway along with university officials. The university is nationally known for its [[liberal arts]] programs, as well as its journalism, business, and medicine programs. The total university student enrollment is in excess of 36,000, encompassing its main campus in Athens and regional campuses; its body mostly hails from the [[Mid-Atlantic States|Mid-Atlantic]] and [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and graduated from public high schools. Undergraduate admissions are selective with further admission requirements for its journalism and other schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/fresh.cfm|title=Freshmen: Ohio University Admissions|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072522/http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/fresh.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/freshguidelines.cfm|title=Freshman Guidelines|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627113910/http://www.ohio.edu/admissions/freshguidelines.cfm|archive-date=June 27, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine]] maintains separate select admissions criteria and is the most selective college at the university. Ohio University is accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]]<ref name="auto"/> and [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among [[List of research universities in the United States#Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"|"R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"]].<ref name="auto1"/>

''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'' has recognized the university as one of the top producers of [[Fulbright Program|U.S. Fulbright scholars]] by type of institution, with the highest number of recipients in the state as well as the Mid-American Conference in 2011–12.<ref name="Chronicle of Higher Ed">{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/129452|title=Top Producers of U.S. Fulbright Students by Type of Institution, 2011–12|work=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]|date=October 23, 2011|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-date=December 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215212958/http://chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-US/129452|url-status=live}}</ref> Ohio University was recognized by the U.S. Department of State's [[Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs]] as a top producer of 2014–2015 Fulbright U.S. Students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/14-15/2/fulbright-winners-2014-15.cfm|title=OHIO: Compass – University named a top producer of U.S. Fulbright Students|work=Ohio University|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212034149/http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/14-15/2/fulbright-winners-2014-15.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2008, 16 students have won the [[Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 26, 2021|title=2021 Goldwater Scholars by Legal State of Residence {{!}} Barry Goldwater|url=https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/2021-goldwater-scholars-by-legal-state-of-residence/|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=goldwater.scholarsapply.org|language=en-US|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430042110/https://goldwater.scholarsapply.org/2021-goldwater-scholars-by-legal-state-of-residence/|url-status=live}}</ref> 32 students have won the [[NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=NSF FastLane :: GRFP|url=https://www.research.gov/grfp/AwardeeList.do?method=loadAwardeeList|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=www.research.gov|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516105630/https://www.research.gov/grfp/AwardeeList.do?method=loadAwardeeList|url-status=live}}</ref> and 94 students have become [[Fulbright Program]] U.S. grantees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grantee Directory|url=https://us.fulbrightonline.org/alumni/grantee-directory|access-date=May 20, 2021|website=us.fulbrightonline.org|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618120157/https://us.fulbrightonline.org/alumni/grantee-directory|url-status=live}}</ref> One alumnus has shared the Nobel Prize. Ohio faculty has achievements ranging from the first university to successfully accomplish a [[transgene|trans-genetic]] DNA injection, to Francis Bundy's work on early synthesis of diamond<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bundy|first=Francis P.|date=December 10, 1980|title=The P, T phase and reaction diagram for elemental carbon, 1979|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|language=en|volume=85|issue=B12|pages=6930–6936|doi=10.1029/JB085iB12p06930|bibcode=1980JGR....85.6930B|issn=2156-2202}}</ref> to [[Paul Murray Kendall|Paul Murray Kendall's]] celebrated [[Richard III (biography)|biography of Richard III]]. Some sense of research achievements at Ohio University can be seen in the biographies of the Edwin and Ruth Kennedy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Edwin+L.+Kennedy|title=Edwin L. Kennedy: Reinvesting In Education|website=Ohio University Press • Swallow Press|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801003704/https://www.ohioswallow.com/book/Edwin+L.+Kennedy|url-status=dead}}</ref> Distinguished Professors<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/distinguishedprofessor/professors.cfm|title=OHIO : Distinguished Professors – Distinguished Professors Listing|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731183645/https://www.ohio.edu/distinguishedprofessor/professors.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref> appointed annually since 1959.

===Undergraduate admissions===
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|admit rate  = 84.96%
|admit rate change = 6.66 
|yield rate  = 20.94%
|yield rate change = -0.76
|SAT Total   = 1100–1280<br />(among 13% of [[freshman|FTFs]])
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[[The Princeton Review]] gives Ohio an "Admissions Selectivity Rating" of 85 on a scale of 60–99.<ref name=pradmissions>{{cite web|title=Ohio University--Athens|publisher=[[The Princeton Review]]|url=https://www.princetonreview.com/college/ohio-university--athens-1023104|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116192737/https://www.princetonreview.com/college/ohio-university--athens-1023104|url-status=live}}</ref> The university extends offers of admission to, on average, around 85% of all applicants yearly after holistic review that includes examination of academic rigor, recommendations, essays, and high school performance, and admissions test scores, when submitted.<ref name=pradmissions/> The university no longer requires test scores and does not publish average tests scores for public release. Ohio University admitted 85% of all applicants, including first year and transfer students, for the incoming 2022 class.

The Class of 2026 enrolled as Ohio University's largest class, coming from all 50 states.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.ohio.edu/news/2022/09/ohio-brings-record-setting-first-year-class-athens-campus|title=OHIO brings in record-setting first year class to Athens Campus|date=September 8, 2022|website=OHIO News|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316222636/https://news.ohio.edu/news/2022/09/ohio-brings-record-setting-first-year-class-athens-campus|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| USNWR_NU      = 198 (tie)
| Wamo_NU       = 231
| WSJ_NU        = 439
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| ARWU_W        = 701-800
| QS_W          = 1001-1200
| THE_W         = 601-800
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| Audiology || 61 (tie)
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| Biological Sciences || 186 (tie)
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| Business || 122-133
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| Chemistry || 119 (tie)
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| Clinical Psychology || 91 (tie)
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| Computer Science || 148 (tie)
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| Education || 138 (tie)
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| Engineering || 149 (tie)
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| English || 90 (tie)
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| Fine Arts || 32 (tie)
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| History || 86 (tie)
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| Mathematics || 144 (tie)
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| Medicine: Primary Care || Tier 3
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| Medicine: Research || Tier 4
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| Physical Therapy || 50 (tie)
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| Physicians Assistant || 119 (tie)
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| Physics || 95 (tie)
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| Psychology || 124 (tie)
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| Public Affairs || 70 (tie)
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| Rehabilitation Counseling || 33 (tie)
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| Social Work || 120 (tie)
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| Speech-Language Pathology || 60 (tie)
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! colspan=4 style="background:#00694E; color:#ffffff; {{box-shadow border|a|#024230|2px}}" |Global Rankings by Subject<br /><small>(as of 2025)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/ohio-university-204857 |title=Ohio University in United States - US News Best Global Universities |date=June 24, 2024 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=May 30, 2025 }}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| Clinical Medicine || 610 (tie)
|-
| Physics || 640 (tie)
|-
| Psychiatry/Psychology || 424 (tie)
|-
| Social Sciences & Public Health || 563
|-
|}
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==Student life==
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Ohio University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school?204857-Ohio-University-Main-Campus|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=September 13, 2025}}</ref>
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! Race and ethnicity
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|82|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]]
|align=right| {{bartable|4|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| Unknown
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:grey}} 
|-
| [[International student]]
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:#008080}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|21|%|2||background:red}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|79|%|2||background:black}}
|}

===Traditions===

====Marching 110 Band====
{{Main|Ohio University Marching 110}}
[[File:2011 DiamondOhio.JPG|thumb|[[Ohio University Marching 110]] Diamond Ohio formation]]

The Ohio University Marching 110 is the official marching band of Ohio University, founded in 1923 and based out of the College of Fine Arts. The nickname Marching 110 is a reference to the band's original number of members; modern bands consist of approximately 225 members. The 110 represents the university at various athletic functions and other events. The Marching 110 became the first collegiate marching band to perform in [[Carnegie Hall]] in 1976. In January 1993, the 110 performed in [[Bill Clinton]]'s first inaugural parade through [[Washington, D.C.]], after Clinton asked campaign chairman and Ohio University alumnus [[David Wilhelm]] for the band to perform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://woub.org/2014/09/30/marching-110-voted-best-college-band-country/ |title=Marching 110 Voted Best College Band in the Country |author=Piatt, Mackenzie; Smith, Tajah |publisher=WOUB |date=September 30, 2014 |access-date=October 6, 2024 }}</ref> Other notable performances include the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] in 2000, 2005, and 2017, as well as the 2010 [[Rose Parade]].

====Special Events====
{{see also|Athens Ohio Halloween Block Party}}
Athens' annual [[Halloween]] [[block party]] is the most well-known and far-reaching tradition, with Ohio University providing support services for the thousands of partiers who attend. Among more traditions which students enjoy being involved in each year are [[Homecoming|Homecoming Weekend]], with its grand [[parade]] through the streets of Athens and activities that allow students to mingle with alumni. International Week in the Spring features another colorful parade and festivities along Court Street. The Student Activities Commission (SAC) sponsors a yearly springtime concert with prominent musicians, usually held at the Convocation Center. The university community is well known for its unofficial springtime fests and concerts, as well. Other traditions include the Kissing Circle on College Green, a tradition where couples will kiss on College Green to solidify their relationship so it becomes a "Bobcat Bond;" the week of Hellenic "rushing" in the Fall, for freshmen to become sorority and fraternity members; and the entire month of April featuring ecological advocacy and [[environmentalism|green]] awareness programs across all campuses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/about/history-traditions|title=History & Traditions|website=Ohio.edu|access-date=July 31, 2022|archive-date=July 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731162231/https://www.ohio.edu/about/history-traditions|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/about-ohio/history-traditions|title=History and Tradition|website=Ohio.edu|access-date=July 31, 2022|archive-date=September 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927010100/https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/about-ohio/history-traditions|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Service===
[[File:Ohio University Ecohouse.jpg|thumb|right|Ecohouse<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/ecohouse|title=Ecohouse at Ohio University|publisher=Ohio University|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-date=June 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604001208/https://www.ohio.edu/ecohouse|url-status=live}}</ref> is a student residence and service center for ecological wellbeing.]]

Students maintain a variety of organized and independent service events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ohio.edu/campuslife/|title=Ohio University Campus Life|publisher=Ohio University|year=2013|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=February 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219215909/http://www.ohio.edu/campuslife/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Community Service Leadership Council involves students to oversee a Project of the Week every Saturday. The projects have included work with Good Earth Farms, Last Chance Corral, [[Cadillac Ranch]], [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[Alpha Delta Pi]], [[Alpha Phi Omega]], [[Pi Beta Phi]], [[Project C]], [[Rotaract]], the Survivor Advocacy Program, and the Thursday Supper Volunteer Corps, among others. Charities at Ohio University have involved flag football tournaments and the 5K Flour Run, and have benefited O'Bleness Health System's Women's Health Fund and the Athens Backpack Program, respectively. Student Senate's Beautification Day regularly receives a large turnout and is particularly unique in the Spring.<ref>{{Cite news|type=Printed|title=Athens County Annual Manual 2013|publisher=The Athens News|year=2013}}</ref> In early 1962, President [[Vernon Alden]] signed the first of several contracts with the federal government to facilitate [[Peace Corps]] volunteer training programs. Today, Ohio University hosts a recruiting office for the Peace Corps in a tradition affiliated with that organization since [[Sargent Shriver]]'s visit.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Betty Hollow|title=Ohio University: The Spirit of a Singular Place, Change, Confrontation, and Crisis: 1961–1974|publisher=Ohio University Press|year=2004}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:WOUB Radio Television building Ohio University.jpg|thumb|Home of WOUB, connected to the Scripps College of Communication Schoonover Center.]]
The university operates the [[Ohio University Press]], publishing on a range of subjects.  Students operate a newspaper, television, radio stations, numerous online sites, among more media, at Ohio University. The main newspaper, ''[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]'', publishes in print once a week and online all days of the week while the university is in session, and is officially independent of the university and its administration. Ohio University Public Television is a [[PBS]] affiliate broadcasting on [[WOUB-TV|WOUB Athens/WOUC Cambridge]]. In addition to national PBS programs, WOUB features ''Newswatch'', a nightly news broadcast with student reporters. Other student-produced programs include ''Gridiron Glory'' (following the Southeastern Ohio and parts of West Virginia high school football season, the recipient of many Emmys) and ''Bobcat Blitz'' (following the [[Ohio Bobcats]] during the year). WOUB also airs ''The OUtlet'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outlet/id1008879244|title=The OUtlet on Apple Podcasts|website=Apple Podcasts|access-date=May 18, 2019|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518023225/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outlet/id1008879244|url-status=live}}</ref> a radio show and podcast featuring stories wherever "campus meets community." [[WOUB-FM]] 91.3 Athens, WOUC-FM 89.1 [[Cambridge, Ohio|Cambridge]], WOUH-FM 91.9 [[Chillicothe, Ohio|Chillicothe]], WOUL-FM 89.1 [[Ironton, Ohio|Ironton]], and WOUZ-FM 90.1 [[Zanesville, Ohio|Zanesville]] broadcast the same programs throughout southeastern Ohio. Separate public radio programming is also heard in Athens on [[WOUB (AM)|WOUB]] AM 1340. ACRN ("The [[Rock Lobster]]"), founded in 1971, is an [[Internet radio]]-only station and the university's only [[College radio|student-run radio station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acrn.com/about/history/|title=The Rock Lobster|publisher=ACRN|date=April 4, 1971|access-date=October 6, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701144834/http://acrn.com/about/history/|archive-date=July 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ohio University has an [[amateur radio]] (also known as ham radio) club, the Ohio University Amateur Radio Club, call sign W8PZS, that operates out of Stocker Center.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrz.com/db/w8pzs|title=W8PZS Callsign Page|access-date=July 12, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919181619/https://www.qrz.com/db/w8pzs|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The New Political'' is a web publication with the latest news on campus and state politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewpolitical.com/|title=The New Political|website=www.thenewpolitical.com|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331184046/https://www.thenewpolitical.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Thread Magazine'' is the [[fashion]] quarterly and ''Backdrop'' is the campus periodical about [[pop culture]]; both are written by undergraduates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/orgs/thread/about.html|title=Thread Magazine|website=www.ohio.edu/orgs/thread|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103091848/https://www.ohio.edu/orgs/thread/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backdropmagazine.com/|title=Backdrop Magazine|website=www.backdropmagazine.com|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=January 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118204142/https://www.backdropmagazine.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''OHIO Today'' is the official university magazine for alumni and friends,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohiotoday.org/|title=OHIO Today|website=www.ohiotoday.org|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=March 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317014137/https://ohiotoday.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''OHIO Women'' is its female-reader digest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohiotoday.org/women|title=OHIO Women|website=www.ohiotoday.org/women|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref> The university also publishes the OHIO News page,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/news/|title=OHIO News|website=www.ohio.edu|access-date=December 12, 2019|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212030128/https://www.ohio.edu/news|url-status=live}}</ref> the institution's official online news and information resource. ''OHIO Forum'' is the official online publication of the [[Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences|College of Arts & Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio-forum.com/|title=OHIO Forum|website=www.ohio-forum.com|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303121159/https://www.ohio-forum.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> OIT (Ohio [[Information Technology]]) is the university tech depot and [[help desk]], responsible for a wide range of duties from CatMail (campus email) to hosting official websites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ohio.edu/oit|title=Office of Information Technology|website=www.ohio.edu/oit|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2022}}</ref>

==Athletics==
{{Main|Ohio Bobcats}}

Ohio University sports began in 1894 with an 8–0 loss to [[Marietta College]] in [[College football|football]]. The university competes in the major [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] level and is a charter member of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC), established in 1946, and remains the sole charter member competing in the conference. University intercollegiate athletics include six men's squads and eight women's squads. All university sporting events are open to students at no additional charge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiobobcats.com/tickets/ohio-allsport-tickets.html|title=Ohio University Athletics Ticket Policy|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201015238/http://www.ohiobobcats.com/tickets/ohio-allsport-tickets.html|archive-date=February 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ohio's men's and women's athletics teams compete under the official colors of hunter green and white. The school mascot is Rufus the Bobcat, and a life-sized sculpture of a bobcat stands poised at the entrance to Peden Stadium.

There are 36 active club sports programs at Ohio, run out of the Department of Campus Recreation. Club sports include sports for all genders, including co-ed sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/recreation/club/index.cfm|title=OHIO: Club Sports &#124; Welcome to Club Sports|publisher=Ohio.edu|date=July 8, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2011|archive-date=December 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212092253/https://www.ohio.edu/recreation/club/index.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohio.edu/recreation|title=OHIO: Campus Recreation &#124; Welcome to Campus Recreation|publisher=Ohio.edu|date=July 8, 2010|access-date=October 6, 2011|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205035935/https://www.ohio.edu/recreation|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ohio University fosters a complementary relationship with [[Miami University]], highlighted by the [[Battle of the Bricks]].

===Basketball===
{{main|Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|Ohio Bobcats women's basketball}}
[[File:2013 Ohio vs. Marshall Halftime.jpg|thumb|right|Ohio men's basketball facing off against the [[Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball|Marshall Thundering Herd]] at the [[Convocation Center (Ohio University)|Convocation Center]] in 2013]]

The 13,080-seat [[Convocation Center (Ohio University)|Convocation Center]] serves as home to the university's [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|men's]] and [[Ohio Bobcats women's basketball|women's basketball]] teams, as well as women's volleyball teams.

The first Ohio basketball game occurred in 1907 when the Bobcats defeated the [[Parkersburg, West Virginia|Parkersburg YMCA]] 46–9. Since that day, Ohio has posted a .571 winning percentage over their 100-year history and a .566 winning percentage in their 65 years in the Mid-American Conference. The Bobcats have won 7 Mid-American Conference tournament titles in [[1983 MAC men's basketball tournament|1983]], [[1985 MAC men's basketball tournament|1985]], [[1994 MAC men's basketball tournament|1994]], [[2005 MAC men's basketball tournament|2005]], [[2010 MAC men's basketball tournament|2010]], [[2012 MAC men's basketball tournament|2012]], and [[2021 MAC men's basketball tournament|2021]]; as well as 10 MAC regular-season titles in 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1985, 1994, and [[2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season|2013]]. In addition, Ohio has played in the [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] 14 times, appearing in [[1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1960]], [[1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1961]], [[1964 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1964]], [[1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1965]], [[1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1970]], [[1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|1972]], [[1974 NCAA Division I basketball tournament|1974]], 1983, 1985, [[1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1994]], [[2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2005]], [[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2010]], [[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2012]], and [[2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2021]]. The Bobcats have been selected for the [[National Invitation Tournament]] 5 times in [[1941 National Invitation Tournament|1941]] (runner-up), [[1969 National Invitation Tournament|1969]], [[1986 National Invitation Tournament|1986]], [[1995 National Invitation Tournament|1995]], and [[2013 National Invitation Tournament|2013]], while also appearing in the [[College Basketball Invitational]] in [[2008 College Basketball Invitational|2008]] and [[2016 College Basketball Invitational|2016]], they made 2 appearances in the [[CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament]] in [[2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament|2011]] and [[2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament|2014]]. Prior to joining the MAC, the 'Cats won an Ohio Athletic Conference title in 1921 and three Buckeye Athletic Association championships in 1931, 1933, and 1937. As a result of the storied tradition of Ohio Bobcats basketball, the program was recently ranked 86th in ''Street & Smith's 100 Greatest Basketball Programs of All Time'', published in 2005.<ref name="OUCAS"/> 

The team has won three MAC Tournaments (1986, 1995, [[2015 MAC women's basketball tournament|2015]]) since beginning play in 1973 and starting MAC play in 1982. They have reached the NCAA Tournament in those three championship years. They have four MAC conferences (1986, 1995, 2015, 2016) and four-division championships (2015, 2016, 2019, 2020).The women's team was the first team to win 30 games during the [[2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team|2018-19 season]] going 30-6 losing in the quarterfinals of the [[2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament|2019 WNIT]].

===Football===
{{Main|Ohio Bobcats football}}
[[File:Peden Stadium Interior.jpg|thumb|right|[[Peden Stadium]], home to the [[Ohio Bobcats football]] team, was built 1929 and is among the oldest football venues.]]

Ohio Bobcats football began in 1894 with an 8–0 loss to [[Marietta College]]. Since 1894, the Bobcats have posted a 584–580–65 (.502) record and a 252–248–12 record in the [[Mid-American Conference]]. [[Peden Stadium]], built in 1929, is the oldest football venue in the MAC and among the oldest in the nation. Located on the south of Ohio University's campus in Athens, the venue has a [[seating capacity]] of 27,000, with the addition of the Sook Student Center at south end of the stadium.<ref name="OUCAS">''Ohio University 1804–2004: Spirit of a Singular Place.'' Betty Hollow. 2004.</ref> As such, Peden Stadium is nicknamed "The [[Wrigley Field]] of College Football".<ref name="OUCAS"/> The stadium brought its largest crowd on September 6, 2025 when 26,740 watched the Bobcats defeat West Virginia 17-10.{{citation needed|date=October 2025}}

The Bobcats have won five MAC Football championships in 1953, 1960, 1963, 1967, and 1968, and MAC East Division championships in 2006, 2009, and 2011. Prior to joining the MAC, the Bobcats won six Buckeye Athletic Association championships in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, and 1938. In 1960, the Bobcats were crowned National Small College Champions after compiling a 10–0 record under Coach Bill Hess. The Bobcats have appeared in several bowl games, losing 15–14 to [[West Texas A&M University|West Texas State]] in the 1962 [[Sun Bowl]], losing 49–42 to [[University of Richmond|Richmond]] in the 1968 [[Tangerine Bowl (1947–82)|Tangerine Bowl]], falling 28–7 to [[The University of Southern Mississippi|Southern Mississippi]] in the 2007 [[GMAC Bowl]], losing 21–17 to [[Marshall Thundering Herd|Marshall]] in the 2009 [[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]], and losing to Troy in the 2010 [[New Orleans Bowl]], 48–21, before finally winning a bowl game in the 2011 [[Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]] against Utah State, 24–23. The Bobcats took down the [[Wyoming Cowboys football|Wyoming Cowboys]] in the 2022 [[Arizona Bowl|Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl]] 30–27 in overtime; they defeated the [[Georgia Southern Eagles]] with a score of 41–21 in the [[Myrtle Beach Bowl]] in 2023.

==Notable people==
{{main|List of Ohio University alumni}} {{See also|List of Ohio University faculty}}{{See also|List of presidents of Ohio University}}
Ohio University has over 300,000 living [[alumni]]. Presidents of countries, Nobel Prize winners, senators, Pulitzer Prize winners, generals and astronauts are counted among its ranks. Among these distinguished alumni are [[CBS Weekend News]] anchor [[Jericka Duncan]]; Worldwalker [[Steven M. Newman|Steve Newman]]; [[Loring Miner]], who discovered the [[Spanish flu]]; [[Venkatraman Ramakrishnan]], recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and president of the [[Royal Society]]; [[George Voinovich]], former Ohio governor and U.S. senator for Ohio; and [[Thomas Ewing]], first graduate of Ohio University, the first Secretary of the Interior, a U.S. senator for Ohio and Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President [[William Henry Harrison]].<ref>{{citation|last=Navera|first=Tristan|title=Alumni 'like' OU social media|url=http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/alumni-ou-social-media|publisher=[[The Post (Ohio newspaper)|The Post]]|date=April 13, 2011|access-date=September 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604151655/http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/alumni-ou-social-media|archive-date=June 4, 2013}}</ref> Eighty-four Scripps College of Communication alumni have won or contributed to [[Pulitzer Prize]]s.

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