Ohio Colleges

Ohio Colleges Summary

Ohio has the fifth highest total number of colleges and post-secondary schools in the United States with 336 (as of 2005). Overall enrollment is the eighth highest in the country with more than 630,000. Ohio also has the second highest number of public schools with more than 115 of them. Nonetheless, a modest 73% of Ohio's students go to these public schools, with only 17 states having a lower percentage of adult students enrolled in public schools.

The largest college in Ohio is Ohio State University with more than 50,000 students. There are also seven other colleges with more than 20,000 students, the largest of these being Kent State University and Ohio University. Three of these are community colleges: Cuyahoga Community College District, Columbus State Community College, and Owens Community College

There are also nine other colleges with more than 10,000 students. The most notable of these is Bowling Green State University. Two of these large colleges are also community colleges: Sinclair Community College, and Lorain County Community College. Ohio also has a number of smaller schools - approximately 75 of the state's post-secondary schools have less than 100 students.

The mailing address and web site address for the Ohio Department of Education is as follows:

25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Website: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/

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