Located in Columbus, Ohio State University is also known as OSU or Ohio State. This university is a public research university that was established in 1870. Earlier it was known as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College because the initial focus of this institution was towards learning about agriculture and mechanics sectors. But soon with time, its framework was modified and adapted to the needs of the students. Now it has become the 3rd largest university in the US. The main campus of this university is in Columbus and several other campuses in Mansfield, Marion, Wooster, and Lima. The other interesting fact is that this university is only among 14 universities that play Division I ice hockey. The students of this university have done extremely well in athletics, as they have won around 100 Olympic medals including 40 gold medals. For several other sports, Ohio State University is a member of the Big Ten Conference. There are total 53,734 undergraduates and 14,366 postgraduates in this university. This university has more than 30 departments and the major ones are Dining Services, Health, Wellness, and Student Housing. The prominent colleges of Ohio State University are the College of Dentistry, College of Engineering, College of Pharmacy, College of Social Work and College of Veterinary Science. This university has received the sports affiliations as NCAA Division I and has an endowment of $ 5.2 billion.