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 2011 25,260 Cornhuskers Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois 1851 1896 Private, non-sectarian 21,000 Wildcats Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 1896 Public 39,464 Boilermakers University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 1848 1896 49,193 Badgers
when did ohio state join the big ten
1912