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Leading Innovation, Generating Solutions

The breadth, scope, and excellence of our research programs make Ohio State a leading force of innovation and change – 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 all of the 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.

$1.449 BB

Total R&D expenditures

$694.7 MM

Federal R&D expenditures

Ten-Year Research Expenditure Profile

Year Total
2014 $815M
2015 $818M
2016 $818M
2017 $864M
2018 $875M
2019 $929M
2020 $968M
2021 $1.236B
2022 $1.36B
2023 $1.449B

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