<p>Even though Ohio State is a huge university and it’s in Columbus, I don’t think of Columbus as a “college town”. It’s a very nice, white-bread midwest city. It is SO typical that it is often used by consumer marketing companies to test-market products. There is plenty of good shopping, dining etc., but most of the city does not revolve around, or depend upon, the university. It lacks the three major professional sports, but who needs them when OSU is, basically, professional sports!</p>