Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio, United States. One of America's oldest universities, its charter was approved in 1804 and opened for students in 1809.
The university maintains a selective admission rate with further admission requirements for its schools.The Heritage College of Medicine maintains its separate select admissions criteria.Ohio University offers more than 250 areas of undergraduate study.On the graduate level, the university grants master's degrees in many of its major academic divisions, and doctoral degrees in selected departments.Ohio University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies Ohio as a Research University (high research activity) under the Basic Classification category.
