OSU has a student population of 57,466. That's 7.30% of the 787,033 people living in Columbus (city limits, not including suburbs). Cleveland has a population of 396,815. Cuyahoga Community College has a student population of 52,000. That's 13.10%. So I guess Cuyahoga Community College is keeping Cleveland afloat? ** Sources: http://www.tri-c.edu/about/Pages/default.aspx http://undergrad.osu.edu/admissions/quick-facts.html http://suburbanstats.org/population/ohio/how-many-people-live-in-cleveland http://suburbanstats.org/population/ohio/how-many-people-live-in-columbus