Ohio University: Ohio University - #2 and that ain't bad.Ohio University is, to me, the perfect balace between small town school and large university. The biggest questions to ask yourself though is do you want a city that centers around the university or a university that centers on the city? Ohio University IS Athens. There is very little around and everyone goes shopping at Wal-Mart. It is a country school with an old world kind of feel. The main roads are all made of brick, just as it was when the university was founded in 1804. That, for most, is...