Ohio State University--Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

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The Life.

Campus Environment
+ Campus Size: 3411 acres
+ Location: In a major city (pop. 300,000 or more) or within its metropolitan area (approx. 25-mile radius).
+ Population: 1500000
+ Location description: 3,390-acre campus in Columbus (population: 711,470); branch campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster. Served by air and bus; train serves Cincinnati (100 miles). School operates transportation on campus and to some nearby neighborhoods. Public transportation serves campus.
+ Distance: 0 miles
+ Population: 0
+ Nearest Intl Airport: Columbus
+ Distance: 6 miles
Unique facilities:
+ Center for the arts
+ music cognition lab
+ museums
+ cultural centers
+ marriage and family therapy clinic
+ several scientific labs and research centers/institutes.
+ Full-time students working on campus: 19%
Greek life
+ Number of fraternities: 40
+ Men that join frats: 6%
+ Number of sororities: 19
+ Women that join sororities: 6%
Student Organizations
Registered organizations: 800

Religious organizations
+ Agape Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Ministries International, Catholic Student Association, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, International Friendships, Muslim Student Association, Navigators, New Life Church, Pagan Student Association, Reformed University Fellowship, Shoresh Messianic Jewish Student Fellowship, Siku Student Association, Student Christian Foundation, Xenos Church, numerous other religious groups

Minority Student organizations
+ African-American Media Organization, Afrikan Student Union, American Indian Council, Asian-American Association, Black Law Student Association, Hispanic groups, Indian-American Student Association, NAACP, African, Asian, Chinese, Egyptian, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Pakistani, Singaporean, Taiwanese, Thai, and Turkish groups, International Student Association

Other Student Organizations
+ concert, pep, and marching bands, jazz ensemble, musical ensembles, vocal groups, dance groups, music theatre, theatre, fashion guild, flight team, team managers, Boot and Saddle club, Centurion Drill Team, bisexual/gay/lesbian alliance, College Democrats, College Republicans, Circle K, Starfish Community Service Organization, Amnesty International, Council of Exceptional Children, other academic, departmental, professional, service, and special-interest groups

Housing & Policies
+ Guaranteed On-Campus Housing For All Undergraduates: yes
+ 90% of first-year students live in college housing
+ 24% of undergraduates living in college housing

Housing options:
+ Coed Housing
+ Single-student Apartments
+ Married-student Apartments
+ Special Housing For Disabled Students
+ Cooperative Housing
+ Other Housing
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Campus diversity
Countries most often represented
+ Korea
+ Indonesia
+ Japan
+ Taiwan
+ India
+ Hong Kong
Foreign countries represented: 78
Athletics
Membership:
+ Big Ten Conference (Division I, Football I-A)
+ Central Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
+ Great Western Lacrosse League (Division I)
+ Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (Division I)
+ Western Collegiate Hockey Association (Division I)
Athletic Director: Eugene Smith
Email address: smith.5407@osu.edu
Students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 2%
Students in intramural/recreational sports: 75%
Varsity Sports available
Men Women
+ baseball
+ basketball
+ cross-country
+ fencing
+ football
+ golf
+ gymnastics
+ ice hockey
+ lacrosse
+ riflery
+ soccer
+ swimming
+ tennis
+ track and field (indoor)
+ track and field (outdoor)
+ volleyball
+ wrestling
+ basketball
+ crew
+ cross-country
+ fencing
+ field hockey
+ golf
+ gymnastics
+ ice hockey
+ lacrosse
+ soccer
+ swimming
+ tennis
+ track and field (indoor)
+ track and field (outdoor)
+ volleyball
Club Sports available
Men Women
+ Aikido Yoshokai
+ Alpine Ski/ Snowboarding Team
+ Baseball
+ Basketball
+ Benchball
+ Bowling
+ Buckeye Fencing
+ Buckeye Masters Swim
+ Buckeye Paintball
+ Buckeye Tang Soo Do
+ Cricket
+ Cycling
+ Do-Jung Ishu
+ Dragon Phoenix
+ Drum Major/Twirling
+ Equestrian
+ Exercise Science Club
+ Figure Skating
+ Filipino Martial Arts/JKD
+ Gymnastics
+ Hapkido & Taekwondo
+ Isshin Ryu Karate
+ Judo
+ Ju-Jutsu
+ Kendo Iaido
+ Korean Karate & Haedong Kumdo
+ Kukki Taekwondo
+ Men's Field Hockey
+ Men's Ice Hockey
+ Men's Lacrosse
+ Men's Rugby
+ Men's Soccer
+ Men's Ultimate Disc
+ Men's Volleyball
+ Men's Water Polo
+ Mountaineering
+ Paintball
+ Pistol
+ Polo
+ Racquetball
+ Roller Hockey
+ Running
+ Sailing
+ Scuba
+ Shito Ryu Karate
+ Shito-Ryo Karate Buckner Martial Arts
+ Shotokan Karate
+ Shotokan Karate
+ Shuai Chiao Kung Fu
+ Ski & Snowboard
+ Skydiving
+ Social Dance
+ Squash
+ Team Handball
+ Tennis
+ Underwater Hockey
+ Water Ski Club
+ Water Ski Team
+ Aikido Yoshokai
+ All Girl Cheer Team
+ Alpine Ski/ Snowboarding Team
+ Baseball
+ Basketball
+ Benchball
+ Bowling
+ Buckeye Dance Force
+ Buckeye Fencing
+ Buckeye Masters Swim
+ Buckeye Paintball
+ Buckeye Tang Soo Do
+ Cheer
+ Crew
+ Cricket
+ Cycling
+ Dance Force
+ Do-Jung Ishu
+ Dragon Phoenix
+ Drum Major/Twirling
+ Equestrian
+ Exercise Science Club
+ Figure Skating
+ Filipino Martial Arts/JKD
+ Gymnastics
+ Hapkido & Taekwondo
+ Isshin Ryu Karate
+ Judo
+ Ju-Jutsu
+ Kendo Iaido
+ Korean Karate & Haedong Kumdo
+ Kukki Taekwondo
+ Mountaineering
+ Paintball
+ Pistol
+ Polo
+ Racquetball
+ Roller Hockey
+ Running
+ Sailing
+ Scuba
+ Shito Ryu Karate
+ Shito-Ryo Karate Buckner Martial Arts
+ Shotokan Karate
+ Shotokan Karate
+ Shuai Chiao Kung Fu
+ Ski & Snowboard
+ Skydiving
+ Social Dance
+ Squash
+ Team Handball
+ Tennis
+ Underwater Hockey
+ Water Ski Club
+ Water Ski Team
+ Women's Fast Pitch Softball
+ Women's Field Hockey
+ Women's Ice Hockey
+ Women's Lacrosse
+ Women's Rugby
+ Women's Soccer
+ Women's Ultimate Disc
+ Women's Volleyball
Intramural/Recreational Sports: 3 Point Shoot Out Badminton Basketball (3-on-3) Basketball (5-on5) Benchpress Card Tournament Flag Football Flag Football Regional Championships Golf Tournament Hockey Inner Tube Water Polo Jingle Bell Run Match Play Golf Table Tennis Racquetball Sand Volleyball Squash Soccer Softball Volleyball Wallyball Tennis Wrestling Informal Recreational: Badminton Basketball Bouldering Center Boxing Studio Conditioning/Free Weights Indoor Jogging Racquetball/Handball/Squash/Walleyball Swimming Table Tennis Volleyball