The Department of Economics at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, within the College of Arts and Sciences, serves as a dynamic hub for exploring economic principles and their real-world impact. It is home to distinguished faculty who are both dedicated educators and influential researchers contributing to economic understanding and policy. Through a wide array of undergraduate and graduate programs, students acquire a strong foundation in economic theory, quantitative methods, and policy analysis. The department is committed to delivering a rigorous curriculum and fostering impactful research, consistently ranking among leading economics programs nationally and internationally and preparing students for successful careers and further academic pursuits. The department is also anticipating a move to new facilities in Bricker Hall in 2026.
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The Ohio State University (OSU), commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university located in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, Ohio State was founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862. Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity". The university's endowment of $7.4 billion in 2023 is among the largest in the world.
