The Ohio State University at Newark

What The Ohio State University at Newark does

The Ohio State University at Newark is a public regional campus of The Ohio State University system, founded in 1957 and located on a 155-acre site in Newark, Ohio (Licking County). It delivers undergraduate education — primarily Associate of Arts plus bachelor's degrees in Business Management, Education, Engineering Technology, English, History, and Psychology — with seamless transfer pathways to the Columbus flagship campus for 200+ additional majors. The campus operates under a distinctive 1971 cost-sharing co-location agreement with Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), sharing buildings, staff, and operating expenses while maintaining separate governance, faculty, and student bodies; this arrangement yields $2 million in annual savings and a combined enrollment of 5,606 students as of autumn 2025.

The business model combines tuition and fees, state of Ohio appropriations routed through the OSU system, and donor-funded scholarships (a combined $2.9 million in scholarship aid), supplemented by auxiliary services (housing, dining, recreation). A tuition-free Regional Campus Commitment serves eligible low- to middle-income first-year students. Revenue diversification is moderate: ~92 employees support operations, the campus has invested approximately $75 million in infrastructure since 2017, and major donors (Reese, Alford, Ankele families; Newark Campus Development Fund) anchor long-term capital. Go-to-market is sales-led and community-driven: recruitment via campus visits, high school outreach, the College Credit Plus (CCP) program serving 1,300+ high schoolers, community events including a 25,000-attendee Independence Day Concert, and digital marketing across Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.

Technology infrastructure is conventional for higher education — online learning platforms, computer labs, science labs, and specialized facilities including the SciDome planetarium and Black Box Theater — with no disclosed AI/ML, proprietary platforms, or commercial technology products. The campus differentiates via its COTC partnership, OSU brand affiliation, small-campus learning communities (Buckeye Generation, Business, TLC, ELC, GCLC, SAGE, STEMM), honors programs (LeFevre Fellows), and student-success supports (STEP, Campus Corner Food Pantry serving ~1,600 students with 19,000+ meals annually). International partnerships extend to Germany (IFZW engineering internships) and Indonesia (Universitas Negeri Semarang).

Name

The Ohio State University at Newark

Legal name

The Ohio State University at Newark

Website

https://newark.osu.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Ohio State University at Newark is a public regional campus founded in 1957 serving Licking County, Ohio. It offers associate and bachelor's degree programs with seamless transfer to the Columbus flagship, co-located with Central Ohio Technical College under a 1971 cost-sharing partnership that supports 5,606 combined students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Junior Colleges (611210), Junior Colleges (61121)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD), Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Regional university campus
• Student support services
• Engineering technology programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: State-supported regional campus of Ohio State University charging tuition for undergraduate and graduate programs. Regional campus commitment offers tuition-free education for eligible low- to middle-income new first-year students.
2. State Funding: Public university receives state funding from Ohio as part of The Ohio State University system.
3. Donations and Endowments: Combined $2.9 million in scholarships for Ohio State Newark and COTC students. Endowments including John and Alix Ankele Endowed Chair in Human Ethics, and various scholarship funds.
4. Cost-Sharing with COTC: Saves $2 million annually through shared operations, staffing and space utilization with Central Ohio Technical College.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Ohio State University at Newark delivers undergraduate education through associate and bachelor's degree programs (Associate of Arts, Business Management, Education, Engineering Technology, English, History, Psychology), supplemented by learning communities, honors programs (LeFevre Fellows, STEP), student support services (food pantry, recreation, counseling, tutoring), and research opportunities. It operates on a 155-acre campus co-located with Central Ohio Technical College under a 1971 cost-sharing partnership, serving a combined 5,606 students as of autumn 2025, and offers tuition-free attendance for eligible low- to middle-income first-year students via the Regional Campus Commitment.

Product overview

The Ohio State University at Newark is a regional campus offering a comprehensive portfolio of undergraduate degree programs (Associate of Arts, Business Management, Education, Engineering Technology, English, History, Psychology) alongside co-curricular support programs. The institution operates as a unified educational services platform combining academic degree programs with student support services including learning communities (BGLC, Business Learning Community, TLC, ELC, GCLC, SAGE, STEMM), honors programs (LeFevre Fellows), success initiatives (STEP, tutoring, counseling), campus facilities (Adena Recreation Center, Black Box Theater, SciDome), and community outreach (Newark Earthworks Center). The campus shares facilities and services with Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) through a cost-sharing partnership established in 1971.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Associate of Arts Degree

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,606 students enrolled (autumn 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra (NGSO)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Ohio State Newark and COTC agreed to host Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra performances for the 2026-27 season at the John Gilbert Reese Center. One of Ohio's oldest orchestras (founded 1939), NGSO will hold all shows at the campus, marking a significant community arts partnership.
• Central Ohio Technical College (COTC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 1971Since 1971, Ohio State Newark and COTC have shared a unique cost-sharing partnership. They share buildings, general-purpose classrooms, support staff, operating expenses, and key capital investments while maintaining separate leadership, missions, curriculum, faculty, and student bodies. The partnership saves $2 million annually and enables combined enrollment of 5,606 students. Shared departments include Business and Finance, Facilities, Student Life, Library, and Public Safety.
• Licking/Knox Goodwill IndustriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOTC and Ohio State Newark partnered with Goodwill to provide professional clothing vouchers to job-seeking students. Goodwill supplies vouchers monthly that students can use to purchase attire for interviews, career fairs, and internships at any of 10 Goodwill retail stores.
• IFZW (German Company)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman company IFZW hosted Ohio State Newark engineering technology students for international internships in Zwickau, Germany. Students worked on 3D CAD projects and received hands-on experience in manufacturing crematories and hospital incinerators.
• Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndonesian education professors from UNNES traveled to Ohio State Newark as part of a nearly 10-year international partnership. Collaboration includes joint research, exchange programs, and aspirations for a joint degree in teacher education.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Columbus State Community College: Ohio's largest community college, located about 30 miles from Newark. Competes for the same central-Ohio student market with similar associate degree, transfer, and technical programs.
• Sinclair College: A large Ohio community college based in Dayton that competes for similar adult-learner and transfer-oriented students in the central/southwest Ohio region. Operates a comparable associate-degree plus transfer pathway model.
• Denison University: A selective private liberal arts college located in Granville, OH (adjacent to Newark). Competes for high-achieving high school students from the same Licking County region, though with a fundamentally different price and selectivity profile.

Direct peers

• Kent State University at Tuscarawas: A regional campus of Kent State University serving east-central Ohio with associate and bachelor's completion programs. Directly comparable as another Ohio public-university regional campus serving a similar small-city, transfer-oriented population.
• The Ohio State University at Marion: Another regional campus of The Ohio State University offering similar first-two-year and selected bachelor's degree programs with a comparable cost-sharing model and transfer pathway to Columbus. Operates with the same brand, governance, and academic standards as Ohio State Newark.
• Central Ohio Technical College (COTC): Cost-sharing partner institution co-located on the same Newark campus since 1971. Offers associate degrees and technical certificates to overlapping student populations with shared facilities and staff, functioning as both peer and operational ally.
• The Ohio State University at Lima: A regional OSU campus serving northwest Ohio with similar two-year-plus model, small-campus experience, and transfer pathway to Columbus. Directly comparable in mission, program structure, and target student segment.
• Purdue University Fort Wayne: A public regional university campus in northeast Indiana offering associate and bachelor's programs with a similar regional-access mission, transfer pathways, and tuition affordability profile.
• The Ohio State University at Mansfield: A regional OSU campus in north-central Ohio with the same transfer-focused academic model, small-class instruction, and articulation with Columbus. Closest functional analog to Ohio State Newark within the OSU system.
• Ohio University Lancaster: A regional campus of Ohio University providing freshman and sophomore courses plus select bachelor's programs in central Ohio. Comparable in scale, mission, and student population as a public regional campus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OhioStateNewark
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OhioStateNewark
• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioStateUniversityNewark
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/ohiostatenewark
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohiostatenewark
• TikToktiktok.com/@ohiostatenewark

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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