Ohio University

Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, it was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequently approved for the territory in 1802 and state in 1804, opening for students in 1809. Ohio University is the oldest university in Ohio, the tenth oldest public university in the United States and the 32nd oldest among public and private universities. As of fall 2020, the university's total enrollment at Athens was slightly more than 20,000, while the all-campus enrollment was just over 33,000.
Ohio University maintains a selective admission rate with further admission requirements for its journalism
and other select schools. Ohio University undergraduate admissions typically admit between 66-82% of applicants yearly. The Graduate College has their own admissions standards and each department offering graduate degrees accept students through their own committee. The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine maintains separate select admissions criteria, and is the most selective college at the university. The average admission rate among medical students over recent years was about 7% of the application pool in the 2020 academic year. Ohio University offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study. On the graduate level, the university grants master's degrees in many of its major academic divisions, and doctoral degrees in selected departments. Ohio University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

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