Academic Structure (October 1996)
Colleges 19
Departments/Divisions/Schools
(tenure initiating units) 104
Undergraduate majors 215
Master's degree programs 124
Doctoral degree programs 100
Courses (estimated) 10,444
Acreage (October 1996)
Total 16,971
OARDC (all locations) & ATI* 5,926
Molly Caren Agricultural Center 2,095
Columbus campus 1,715
Lima, Mansfield, Marion,
Newark campuses 1,441
Airport 1,378
Golf courses 295
Miscellaneous 4,121
Buildings (October 1996)
Total 857
Columbus campus 354
OARDC (all locations) & ATI* 288
Lima, Mansfield, Marion,
Newark campuses 27
Other areas 188
Employees (October 1996)
FTE Headcount
Total 21,728 29,266
Regular Faculty 2,908.5 2,924
Clinical Faculty 177.8 185
Auxiliary Faculty 1,003.4 1,351
Administrative and
Professional Staff 7,689.7 8,444
Civil Service Staff 5,539.9 5,700
Student employees 4,407.8 10,662
Enrollment (Autumn 1996)
Total, all campuses 54,726
Men 27,565
Women 27,161
Undergraduates 41,248
Graduate students 10,760
Professional students 2,718
Ohioans 44,689
Foreign students 3,780
Columbus campus 48,352
Enrollment, Minority (Autumn 1996)
(omits foreign students)
Number % of Total Enrollment
Total minorities 7,074 12.9%
African Americans 3,572 6.5%
Asian Americans 2,407 4.2%
Hispanics 910 1.7%
American Indians 185 0.3%
Graduation Statistics -- from CHE, July 3, 1997, page A40 [jww].
Percentage of students who graduated after six years from the
year of enrollment listed below. Transfer are not included.
Numbers in [] are averages for 306 colleges in NCAA Division I.
90-91 89-90
All students 55[56] 60[57]
Athletes (only those receiving some form of sport-related financial aid)
All 49[58] 67[58]
white men 48[57] 67[59]
black men 13[43] 29[43]
white women 82[70] 87[70]
black women 57[59[ 89[58]
Enrollments, Large U.S. campuses (Autumn 1996)
Ohio State University, Columbus 48,352
University of Texas, Austin 48,025
Arizona State University, Tempe 47,051
Texas A & M University, College Station 43,031
Michigan State University, East Lansing 41,545
University of Wisconsin, Madison 39,826
Penn State University, State College 39,680
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1995)36,617
Historical Information
Established by Legislature 1870
First classes taught 1873
Received present name 1878
First graduating class 1878
Degrees granted (through Dec. 1996) 465,017
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(Fiscal Year: July 1-June 30)
Budget, 1996-97
(as adopted by Trustees July 12, 1996)
Total income $1.531 billion
State appropriations $395 million
Other government $174 million
Student fees $277 million
Hospitals $381 million
Auxiliaries
(residence halls,
Athletics and others) $120 million
Other income $185 million
Total expenditures $1.513 billion
Instructional & General $696 million
Separately budgeted
research $186 million
Public service $65 million
Scholarships & fellowships $65 million
Auxiliaries $124 million
Hospitals $377 million
(Figures are rounded and may not sum to total.)
Endowment, Total University and Foundation, 1996
Market value at Sept. 20, 1996 $667.9 million
Fund Raising, 1995-96
(fiscal year ended June 30, 1996)
Donors 85,596
Total receipts $124.1 million
Payroll, Annual, 1996-97
Estimated, based on October 1996
actual payrollfor all employees $731.5 million
Research Spending, 1995-96
Total $207.7 million
OSURF* $166.3 million
OARDC* $30.0 million
Children's Hospital
Research Foundation $6.9 million
Other $4.6 million
(Figures are rounded and may not sum to total.)
Tuition and Fees, 1996-97 academic year
Quarter Annual
Ohio undergraduate
(Columbus campus) $1,156 $3,468
Ohio undergraduate
(regional and ATI) $1,115 $3,345
Non-resident undergrad
(Columbus) $3,445 $10,335
Ohio graduate
(Columbus) $1,647 $4,941
Non-resident graduates
(Columbus) $4,277 $12,831
Room & board
(weighted average) $1,636 $4,908
Average annual cost, all fees* $9,771
* 3 quarters, Ohio undergraduate. Includes tuition,
room and board, textbooks and supplies, health
insurance, parking, football and basketball tickets.
*Abbreviations:
ATI = Agricultural Technical Institute
FTE = Full-time Equivalent
OARDC = Ohio Agricultural Research
and Development Center
OSURF = Ohio State University Research Foundation
President
E. Gordon Gee
Board of Trustees
Leslie H. Wexner, New Albany, chair
Alex Shumate, Columbus, vice chair
Theodore S. Celeste, Columbus
Michael F. Colley, Columbus
George A. Skestos, Bexley
David L. Brennan, Akron
James F. Patterson, Chesterland
Zuheir Sofia, Bexley
Tamala Longaberger Kaido, Zanesville
Holly A. Smith (student), North Canton
Mark E. Berkman (student), Bexley