The Ohio State University
Our Commitment
As the state’s #1 public university, a primary mission of The Ohio State University is to provide all Ohioans with access to higher education. That includes a commitment to citizens from Ohio’s many rural and small towns. The Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) initiative helps us further our work to remove barriers to college that rural students and families often face. Through STARS, we are extending our outreach efforts to engage academically talented rural, first-generation students from across the state. Join our mailing list to learn more about Ohio State!
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Virtual Event
STARS Virtual College Fair
October 7th 2025, 7:00 pm CDT
Join all 32 STARS Network partner colleges and universities to discover the exceptional opportunities all of our schools have to offer through a virtual college fair!
Host: Amherst College, Auburn University, Berkeley, Brown University, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Case Western Reserve University, Colby College, Columbia University in the City of New York, Dartmouth College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Notre Dame, SMU, Spelman College, Stanford University, The Ohio State University, The University of Alabama, The University of Iowa, University of Arkansas, University of Denver, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale University, The University of Chicago, The University of Texas at Austin, University of Maryland College Park, University of Arizona