Editing Ohio State University (section)

==== 1980–present Modern era ====

Ohio State had an [[open admissions]] policy until the late 1980s. Since the early 2000s, the college has raised standards for admission, and been increasingly cited as one of the best public universities in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox|first=Tom|date=August 25, 2015|title=Ohio State ACT Scores Set Another Record – And Are A Far Cry From A Decade Ago|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2015/08/ohio-state-students-act-scores-set-another-record.html|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=Bizjournal}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last1=Greene|first1=Howard|title=The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities|last2=Greene|first2=Matthew|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|year=2001|isbn=978-0060934590|location=[[United States]]|page=12}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last1=Masuoka|first1=Natalie|last2=Grofman|first2=Bernard|last3=Feld|first3=Scott L.|date=July 2007|title=Ranking Departments: A Comparison of Alternative Approaches|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096507070825|journal=PS: Political Science & Politics|volume=40|issue=3|pages=531–537|doi=10.1017/s1049096507070825|issn=1049-0965|quote=...Ohio State's has come to be one of the major departments in American politics...|s2cid=15449994}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=Freedman|first=David H.|date=June 16, 2016|title=The War on Stupid People|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/07/the-war-on-stupid-people/485618/|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=The Atlantic|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Grosch|first1=Michael|title=Mediale Hochschul-Perspektiven 2020 In Baden-Wuerttemberg: Empirische Untersuchung Im Rahmen Der Allianz "Forward IT"|last2=Hartmann|first2=Jörg|last3=Holstein|first3=Sarah|last4=Marks|first4=Philipp|last5=Sexauer|first5=Andreas|last6=Zafirov|first6=Aleksandar|publisher=[[Karlsruhe Institute of Technology]]|year=2017|isbn=9783731506232|page=38|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bayor|first=Ronald|title=Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|year=2011|isbn=9780313357862|volume=2|page=1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Smola|first=Jennifer|title=As Ohio State marks 150 years, has its land-grant mission evolved?|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2020/08/22/as-ohio-state-marks-150-years-has-its-land-grant-mission-evolved/42273375/|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en-US|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417042210/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/education/2020/08/22/as-ohio-state-marks-150-years-has-its-land-grant-mission-evolved/42273375/|url-status=live}}</ref> The main campus in Columbus has grown into the [[List of largest United States university campuses by enrollment|fifth-largest university campus]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/colleges-with-the-most-undergraduates|title=10 Universities With the Most Undergraduate Students|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=August 2, 2023|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212195352/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/colleges-with-the-most-undergraduates|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 12, 2015, OSU claimed the first-ever [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] by defeating Oregon 42–20.<ref name = "OSU B10East">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400547926|title=Indiana vs. Ohio State – Game Recap – November 22, 2014 |website=ESPN|access-date=November 22, 2014|archive-date=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123092544/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547926|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=40621|title=Buckeyes make playoff Cleveland.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209160341/http://espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=40621|archive-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400610178|title=Alabama vs. Ohio State – Game Recap – January 1, 2015 |website=ESPN|access-date=January 12, 2015|archive-date=January 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115104928/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610178|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 22, 2022, the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] granted the university a trademark on the word "the" in relation to clothing, such as T-shirts, baseball caps and hats distributed and/or sold through athletic or collegiate channels.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hofmann |first=Brian |date=June 22, 2022 |title='THE:' Ohio State awarded trademark on the word |url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/the-ohio-state-awarded-trademark-on-the-word/ |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=NBC4 WCMH-TV |language=en-US |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622175441/https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/ohio-state-university/the-ohio-state-awarded-trademark-on-the-word/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Ohio State awarded 'THE' trademark for certain apparel |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-state-trademark-awarded/530-0c1e9330-9ac7-459d-ad4e-c2a1e0724a86 |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=10tv.com |language=en-US |archive-date=June 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622190938/https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/ohio-state-trademark-awarded/530-0c1e9330-9ac7-459d-ad4e-c2a1e0724a86 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ohio State and its fans, in particular those of its athletics program, frequently emphasize the word "THE" when referring to the school.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Victor |first=Daniel |date=June 23, 2022 |title=Ohio State University Trademarks 'The' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/us/the-ohio-state-university.html |access-date=July 13, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713030934/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/us/the-ohio-state-university.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{main|List of presidents of Ohio State University}}

[[Michael V. Drake]] became the 15th president of Ohio State in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://president.osu.edu/story/presidential-transition-announcement|title=A Message from President Drake|last=Drake|first=Michael|date=November 21, 2019|website=OSU.EDU|access-date=December 20, 2019|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806011025/https://president.osu.edu/story/presidential-transition-announcement|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2020, [[Kristina M. Johnson]] took office as the 16th president.<ref>{{cite web|first=Emily|last=Bamforth|date=June 3, 2020|title=Ohio State trustees confirm SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson as next president|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/06/ohio-state-trustees-confirm-suny-chancellor-kristina-m-johnson-as-next-president.html|website=cleveland.com|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref> And in 2023, [[Walter E. Carter Jr.]] took office as the 17th president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet President Carter |url=https://president.osu.edu/meet-president-carter |website=Office of the President, The Ohio State University |access-date=2024-07-02 |archive-date=June 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614002509/https://president.osu.edu/meet-president-carter |url-status=live }}</ref>