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'''The Ohio State University'''<ref>The definitive article "the" is part of the university's official name; as such, alumni referring to their alma mater frequently place extra emphasis on the definitive article, even over the remainder of the name.</ref> is the largest [[university]] in the [[United States]], located in [[Columbus (city)|Columbus]], [[Ohio]].  A public university, it was founded in 1870 with a land grant over 15,655 acres and today has the largest population at a single campus of universities in the United States with an enrollment of nearly 52,000 students.  The University has an endowment of over 2 billion dollars.<ref>http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php</ref>
 
'''The Ohio State University'''<ref>The definitive article "the" is part of the university's official name; as such, alumni referring to their alma mater frequently place extra emphasis on the definitive article, even over the remainder of the name.</ref> is the largest [[university]] in the [[United States]], located in [[Columbus (city)|Columbus]], [[Ohio]].  A public university, it was founded in 1870 with a land grant over 15,655 acres and today has the largest population at a single campus of universities in the United States with an enrollment of nearly 52,000 students.  The University has an endowment of over 2 billion dollars.<ref>http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php</ref>
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Because of its large size and location in a key [[swing state]], Ohio State University is frequently used by [[Democrats]] to herd clueless students into political rallies.
   
==Sports==
 
==Sports==
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Varsity Sports Teams at the OSU are the Buckeyes and Lady Buckeyes.
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Varsity sports teams at OSU are the called the Buckeyes.
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In athletics, OSU is primarily known as a football school, having won eight recognized College Football National Championships - 1942 (under head coach Paul Brown), 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970 (under head coach Woody Hayes), 2002 (under head coach Jim Tressel), and 2014 (under head coach Urban Meyer).  The football team has also won over 30 Big Ten Conference Championships, and has sent numerous players to the National Football League via the NFL Draft, with select players being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Ohio State has also won NCAA National Titles in men's basketball (1960), baseball (1966), and wrestling (2015).
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==PhD programs==
 
==PhD programs==
 
One of the major roles is producing Ph.D.s.  The strongest Ph.D. programs according to an internal review<ref>See [http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=2019  Analysis April 4, 2008]</ref> are in  
 
One of the major roles is producing Ph.D.s.  The strongest Ph.D. programs according to an internal review<ref>See [http://oncampus.osu.edu/article.php?id=2019  Analysis April 4, 2008]</ref> are in  
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