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The university has grown into a large institution and can appear intimidating both to instructors and students. Ohio State's main campus in Columbus is currently the largest college campus in the nation with an enrollment of 51,818 students (as of autumn 2006) and a budget of $3.76 billion (2006–2007).
Ohio State's main campus is in Columbus. There are four regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. Ohio State Newark is the largest of the regional campuses, with 2100 students and 50 faculty. The university operates additional programs throughout Ohio such as the Agricultural Technical Institute and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, both in Wooster, Ohio, and the Stone Laboratory, located on Gibraltar Island in the Put-In-Bay Harbor of Lake Erie. The university also operates its own airport and golf course. As of 2006, the university has a total of 928 buildings, 471 of which are in Columbus; this number is growing every year. Five university buildings are on the National Register of Historical Places: University Hall, Hayes Hall, Orton Hall, Enarson Hall, and the Ohio Stadium. The Ohio State academic library system is the largest in Ohio and one of the largest in North America. Twenty-eight individual libraries (on the Columbus and regional campuses) hold 6.04 million printed volumes and 5.9 million microforms. It takes 38,198 employees, including 12,896 student employees, to make Ohio State run (see table below). It is no wonder why students, as well as instructors, may be intimidated by the size of the university.
| Employees (Autumn 2006) | |
| Total | 38,198 |
| Regular Faculty | 3,028 |
| Clinical Faculty | 427 |
| Research Faculty | 38 |
| Auxiliary Faculty | 1,884 |
| Administrative & Professional Staff | 14,394 |
| Civil Service Staff | 5,531 |
| Student Employees | 12,896 |
Ohio State offers an extensive range of academic programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and the professions. Students have a variety of choices when it comes to picking a major or a degree program.
| Academic Structure (as of 2006) | |
| Undergraduate Majors | 167 |
| Programs Leading to the Master's | 132 |
| Professional Degree Programs | 7 |
| Programs leading to the Doctorate | 100 |
| Courses (estimated) | 12,000 |
Students can tailor their education to their interests through a double major, minor, or personalized program. The university also offers more than 100 study abroad programs in 40 countries. Because the size of Ohio State is so large, it may surprise you to know that the undergraduate student to regular faculty ratio is only 13:1. 73% of first-year classes have 39 students or less and only 7% have more than 100 students.
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