THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AT LIMA F-3

4240 Campus Dr.
Lima, OH 45804-3576
Tel: (419)995-8396; Admissions: (419)995-8220; Fax: (419)995-8483; Web Site: http://www.lima.ohio-state.edu/

Description: State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Ohio State University. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1960. Setting: 565-acre small town campus. Research spending 2002-03: $90,669. Total enrollment: 1,338. Faculty: 83 (39 full-time, 44 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 15:1. 621 applied, 99% were admitted. 5% from top 10% of their high school class, 26% from top quarter, 63% from top half. 6 valedictorians. Full-time: 1,001 students, 57% women, 43% men. Part-time: 247 students, 58% women, 42% men. 1% from out-of-state, 0.1% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 3% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 20% 25 or older. Retention: 61% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, graduate courses open to undergrads. ROTC: Army (c), Naval (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Open admission for state residents. Option: early admission. Required: essay, high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Notification: continuous until 7/1.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $40. State resident tuition: $4443 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $14,430 full-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load and student level.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 14 open to all. Most popular organizations: chorus, Psychology Club, Buckeye Scholars, Bucks for Buckeyes, theatre. Major annual events: Welcome Back Picnic, movie nights, Spring Fling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Ohio State University-Lima Campus Library with 74,619 books, 592 serials, and an OPAC. 104 computers available on campus for general student use.