Question: when did ohio state join the big ten
Answer: Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors East Division Indiana University Bloomington , Indiana 1820 1899 Public 43,710 Hoosiers University of Maryland College Park , Maryland 1856 2014 38,140 Terrapins University of Michigan Ann Arbor , Michigan 1817 1896 43,625 Wolverines Michigan State University East Lansing , Michigan 1855 1950 50,085 Spartans Ohio State University Columbus , Ohio 1870 1912 58,322 Buckeyes Pennsylvania State University State College , Pennsylvania 1855 1990 45,518 Nittany Lions Rutgers University -- New Brunswick New Brunswick -- Piscataway , New Jersey 1766 2014 40,720 Scarlet Knights West Division University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign , Illinois 1867 1896 Public 43,603 Fighting Illini University of Iowa Iowa City , Iowa 1847 1899 33,334 Hawkeyes University of Minnesota Minneapolis , Minnesota 1851 1896 51,147 Golden Gophers University of Nebraska Lincoln , Nebraska 1869