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Leading Innovation, Generating Solutions

The breadth, scope, and excellence of our research and creative expression community make Ohio State a leading force of innovation and impact – locally, nationally, and globally. Ohio State is one of only a few universities in the U.S. that, in a single location, houses 15 different colleges, including seven health sciences colleges and a college of agriculture.

At Ohio State we have the resources and tools that are needed—the creative minds, the expertise, the experience and the world-class facilities—to discover innovative solutions to complex problems and address what humankind needs now.

$1.58B

Total R&D expenditures

$774.2M

Federal R&D expenditures

Ten-Year Research Expenditure Profile

YearTotal
2015$818M
2016$818M
2017$864M
2018$875M
2019$929M
2020$968M
2021$1.236B
2022$1.36B
2023$1.449B
2024$1.58B

*Source: Higher Education Research And Development Survey (HERD)