Northeast Ohio Colleges and Universities

Ashland University, founded in 1878, is located in Ashland, Ohio, just off of I-71 between Cleveland and Mansfield. The 120-acre campus is affiliated with The Brethren Church and has an enrollment of approximately 6500 students, 85 percent of whom are from Ohio.

Baldwin-Wallace College, located in Berea, is a liberal arts college with approximately 3850 undergraduate students. The school, founded in 1845, is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Among B-W's strengths are its education, music, musical theater, and business programs.

Notable alumnae include OSU football coach, Jim Tressel and figure skater, Tonia Kwiatkowski.

The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), located in Cleveland's University Circle cultural district, was founded in 1882 as the Western Reserve School of Design for Women. The school became the Cleveland School of Art in 1891 and changed to the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1948. The school is consistantly ranked among the top ten art schools in the United States.

CIA is also home to the Cinematique movie theater, which hosts a full schedule of independent films on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and the Reinberger Galleries, which hosts a variety of art exhibits--most of which are free.

Notable graduates of CIA include Viktor Schreckengost (who also taught at the school for more than 50 years), Dana Schutz, and Robert Mangold.

Case Western Reserve University, located in Cleveland's culturally rich, University Circle neighborhood, was formed in 1967 by combining the venerable Western Reserve University (founded 1826) with the Case Institute of Technology (founded 1880). Today, the school offers bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees in a variety of disciplines and is consistently ranked as one of the leading colleges in the state as well as the entire United States.

Notable alumnae include Ohio Members of Congress Dennis Kucinich and Stephanie Tubbs Jones, former Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes, and former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula.

The Cleveland Institute of Music, founded in 1920, is a Cleveland treasure. Located in the University Circle neighborhood, near Severance Hall, the Cleveland Orchestra, and Case Western Reserve University, the conservatory offers students a Bachelors of Music degree as well as advanced degrees, children's programs, and adult continuing education.

Thirty-five members of the Cleveland Orchestra are graduates of CIM.

Cleveland State University, located just east of downtown Cleveland, is a fully acredited state university, which offers 117 courses of undergraduate and graduate study. CSU is home to approximately 16,000 students, two-thirds of them undergraduate students. Founded in 1964, the 85-acre campus is a more culturally diverse and more affordable alternative to other area colleges.

Notable alumnae include numerous area CEOs, judges, and business and civic leaders as well as Tim Russert, NBC Washington Bureau Chief, author, and moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.

See also:

• Gifts for CSU Students, Parents, and Alumnae
• CSU's Wolstein Center

The College of Wooster, founded in 1866 by the Presbyterian Church, is located in Wooster, Ohio, about 60 miles south of downtown Cleveland. The college is noted for its independent study program, a course of study that ranks second behind Princeton University according to US News and World Report.

The 240-acre liberal arts college has an enrollment of approximately 1800 all-undergraduate students. The College of Wooster is also home to the Ohio Light Opera.

Notable alumnae include former White House counsel, John Dean; journalist, Susan Stranahan; and Timothy Smucker, CEO of the J.M. Smucker Co.

Hiram College is a small liberal arts college located in Hiram, Ohio, southeast of Cleveland. The school, founded in 1850, has an enrollment of around 1200 students. Notable alumnae include President James A. Garfield and musician, Michael Stanley.

John Carroll University is a private, co-educational, Catholic and Jesuit college, located in University Heights, Ohio -- just east of Cleveland. Founded in 1886, the school is consistently ranked by US News and World Report as one of the top ten Midwest regional universities.

Notable alumnae include Bob Dickenson, the former president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines; Tim Russert, NCB News Washington Bureau Chief and moderator of Meet the Press; Anthony Pilla, S.J., former Bishop, Diocese of Cleveland; Brigadier General Carter Ham, Commanding Officer in Mosul, Iraq; and Tim Donahue, the CEO of Nextel.

Kent State University is located Kent, southeast of Cleveland. The school, founded in 1910, has approximately 29,000 undergraduate students at its main and seven regional campuses. The 1000-acre main campus houses more than 100 academic buildings and 35 residence halls. Notable programs at Kent State include the school of fashion design, world music program, and degrees in chemical physics and world music.

Famous alumnae include Drew Carey, Chrissie Hynde, Cleveland Browns player Joshua Cribbs, Rocker Joe Walsh, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Connie Schultz, and Arsenio Hall.

See also:

• Kent State Museum
• Gifts for Kent State students, fans, and alumnae