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Situated in Columbus, Ohio is a well-known academic institution known as Ohio State University (OSU). Founded in 1870, this coeducational public research university has the distinction of being the largest university in the United States. The Columbus campus of OSU is around 1,755 acres, and the total urban area of OSU is around 15,311 acres. In addition, OSU is frequently ranked as being one of the best universities by a number of publications such as U.S. News & World Report.
OSU consists of colleges such as College of Dentistry, College of Education and Human Ecology, College of Medicine, College of Law, and College of Engineering. With regards to its staff, OSU presently has around 5,200 persons working for its academic faculty department and around 19,270 individuals in the non-academic division. The estimated number of its students in Columbus is around 52,568.
The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library in OSU is the state's main library and the largest repository of various reading materials. Other research centers in OSU include Chadwick Arboretum, Byrd Polar Research Center, and the Large Binocular Telescope. |
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