Established in 1939 as a voluntary educational association of Ohio's public universities. Today the association represents Ohio's 14 public universities. Together, these institutions offer a broad range of associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and professional programs.
The association's purpose is to facilitate the development of common interest and concern of its members and to assist in sustaining and improving the quality of public higher education. IUC also engages in public relations, research and government liaison work on behalf of its members.
In FY 2021-22, the public universities of Ohio added $68.9 billion in income to the Ohio economy, a value approximately equal to 8.8% of the state’s total gross state product (GSP).
Expressed in terms of jobs, the universities’ impact supported 866,782 jobs. For perspective, the activities of the universities and their students support one out of every eight jobs in Ohio.