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- The university was first chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequently approved by the territorial legislature in 1802 and the Ohio General Assembly in 1804, opening for students in 1809.
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In 1802, approval was granted by the territorial government for the establishment of the American Western University, but the school was not operated under that name. Ohio University was recognized by the new state on February 18, 1804, with its charter being certified by the Ohio General Assembly.
All three legal charters placed Ohio University as the first institution of higher education founded and nourished by an act of Congress in America; the first in the territory northwest of the Ohio River; and the first in Ohio.
In 1803, Ohio became a state and on February 18, 1804, the Ohio General Assembly passed an act establishing “The Ohio University.” The University opened in 1808 with one building, three students, and one professor, Jacob Lindley.
Ohio University was founded in 1804, and instruction began five years later. Women were first admitted in 1869. William McGuffey, author of the McGuffey Readers, was an early president of Ohio University.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ohio University was chartered by the state of Ohio in 1804 as the first university in the Northwest Territory. In 1808 the University opened with three students, and in 1815 awarded its first two bachelor's degrees.
Ohio University is a public institution that was founded in 1804. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 18,803 (fall 2023), its setting is rural, and the campus size is 1,800 acres.
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Ohio University was first chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subsequently approved by the territorial legislature in 1802 and the Ohio General Assembly in 1804, [1] opening for students in 1809. [2] .
