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Ohio State University

Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at OSU

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By Gender
MalesA-
FemalesB+
By Major
AccountingA-
Agriculture/HorticultureA
Animal StudiesB+
Architecture & Urban Planning DepartmentC
Art & Design DepartmentA-
Athletics/TrainingA+
BiologyA
Business - Management and AdministrationA-
Chemical EngineeringC-
ChemistryA
Civil EngineeringA-
CommunicationsA
Computer EngineeringA-
Computer ScienceB
CriminalA-
Cultures/CivilizationB
Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etcA
EconomicsB+
EducationA
Electrical EngineeringA
Engineering DepartmentA-
EnglishA+
FinanceB+
Geography and GeosciencesB-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)B-
Industrial Operations EngineeringA+
KinesiologyA+
Language - French/Spanish/etc.B
LinguisticsA
MathB+
Mechanical EngineeringA
Music - PerformanceA-
Music EducationA
Natural ResourcesA-
Neuroscience/Cognitive ScienceC+
Nuclear EngineeringF
NursingA
OtherB+
Perfomance ArtsF
PharmacyA+
Political ScienceA
PreMed and MedicalA
PsychologyB
Public PolicyA+
UndecidedA-
Video/MediaA+

Against similar schools

Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.

Ohio State University
 A-
Average of All Schools
 B-
Average of schools in class
 B+

Harvard University
 B+
University of Southern California
 B+
University of California - Berkeley
 B+
Cornell University
 B-
Stanford University
 B-
Michigan State University
 B+
New York University
 A
F
A+

Surrounding City

I went to this university because I made it into their dance program. I've done dance since i was 4 years old, im a size zero (which almost all of the...Read full comment
... The football atmosphere is great, Columbus - while not New York (my home town) - is a very clean and it is an interesting city in its own righ...Read full comment
First, I'd like to stress that your experience at this university will really depend specifically on your major, academic background, where you live, ...Read full comment
... There is always something to do, either on campus or in the city of Columbus, which is accessible by commuter bus ...Read full comment
... The city is also a nice complement to the school ...Read full comment
... Ohio State has offered me unboundless opportunities on a beautiful campus, in a great city ...Read full comment
... The surrounding city is nothing special ...Read full comment
... It's not a very safe city and there are often riots especially after football games, but if you live off campus you can find really nice places a...Read full comment
... The alumni network is strong everywhere, and in any major city people generally have a high opinion of tOSU ...Read full comment
... My father was raised in Appalachia and grew up in a shack without a floor, electricity or indoor plumbing ...Read full comment
... Don't let the publicity from the riots scare you away ...Read full comment
... The city is also very pretty and it seems pretty safe for a big town ...Read full comment
... College totally helped me and now I live in another city- people constantly either are from Ohio, know a Buckeye fan or have some general topic ab...Read full comment
... Ohio State is a big school, in a medium sized city, that a lot of people from small towns in Ohio go to ...Read full comment
... Columbus is a fun city with a lot going on ...Read full comment
... or Chicago, but it's the best city in Ohio and probably the second-best college town in the Big 10 ...Read full comment
... Surrounding city is very very small with nothing to do ...Read full comment
... It is the 15th largest city in the US ...Read full comment
... If you want to be in a big city, go here ...Read full comment
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