Announced as part of The Ohio State University President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr.’s 2025 State of the University address, Ohio State’s “Education for Citizenship 2035” strategic plan outlines a bold vision for the next decade of innovation for Ohio’s flagship university.
Academic excellence is at the heart of “Education for Citizenship 2035” and is the university’s highest priority and the goal that informs all others.
To bring this vision to life, the plan for academic excellence advances three interlocking priorities:
- Deliver a Signature Undergraduate Experience that is transformative, impactful and accessible.
- Advance a strategy to Invest in Strength, focusing on high-potential programs and faculty to elevate Ohio State’s status among the nation’s elite institutions.
- Elevate AI at Ohio State through strategic initiatives that transform AI education, research and innovation, building on the university’s role as a national leader in the field.
Work is already underway, with tangible examples illustrating how Ohio State is expanding opportunities, supporting faculty and preparing students for leadership in a rapidly changing world.
Signature Undergraduate Experience
By leveraging the university’s broad resources, Ohio State will deliver a Signature Undergraduate Experience, providing every Buckeye with a transformative and accessible education through high-impact learning, expanded student support and a redesigned first-year experience that ensures students begin their academic journey prepared and empowered to thrive.
Invest in Strength
Ohio State is committed to expanding excellence by attracting and retaining world-class faculty and advancing transformative research. By cultivating exceptional talent, fostering innovation, supporting a culture of discovery, and strategically investing in high-potential programs and faculty by elevating Academic Pinnacles, the university will advance academic and research distinction and achieve global impact.
AI at Ohio State
Ohio State is advancing academic excellence and innovation through its strategy to elevate AI at Ohio State, which features a set of university-wide initiatives transforming how AI is taught, studied and applied. By investing in infrastructure, talent and strategic partnerships, AI at Ohio State positions the university as a global leader in AI, driving advancements, creating solutions to grand challenges and empowering the workforce of the future.
