The AWE and ABLE programs were transferred from the Ohio Department of Education to the Ohio Board of Regents in 2009 to provide a flexible system of higher education that will improve services while reducing costs to students.
The total annual enrollment of University System of Ohio institutions was over 526,003 as of 2020.
[2] The University System of Ohio was unified under Governor Ted Strickland in 2007.
[3] In 2008, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut proposed creating common academic calendars for all of the system's universities: the goal was to simplify transfer between institutions and allow students to be recruited at the same time for jobs and internships.
[4] After spending more than $26 million starting in 2008, the transition was completed by the 2012 academic year.