Ohio University, also known as
OU, is a major U.S.
public research university located primarily on a campus in
Athens, Ohio,
United States. As one of America's oldest universities, Ohio University was chartered on February 18, 1804, and opened for students in 1809. , the Athens campus had approximately 23,300 individual students; the other five campuses had approximately 10,000 combined; and
eLearning had approximately 5900 individual students. In total, 39,201 individuals were enrolled in classes equivalent to 30,878
full time equivalent attendance.