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Best Colleges in Ohio

All 130 colleges in Ohio, ranked by overall quality and led by Case Western Reserve University, Kenyon College and University of Dayton. 51 public, 79 private. median out-of-state tuition $21,222. lowest in-state tuition $3,872 at Lakeland Community College. Each school below shows its acceptance rate, tuition and average SAT.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best college in Ohio?

Based on our overall rankings, Case Western Reserve University is the top-ranked college in Ohio. Other strong choices include Kenyon College, University of Dayton, Ohio Northern University.

How many colleges are in Ohio?

We track 130 four-year colleges in Ohio, including 51 public institutions and 79 private ones.

How much does college cost in Ohio?

The average out-of-state tuition across colleges we track in Ohio is approximately $21,222 per year. In-state students at public schools typically pay significantly less, and most schools offer financial aid that reduces the effective cost.

What are the best public colleges in Ohio?

The best public colleges in Ohio include Ohio State University-Main Campus, Miami University-Oxford, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus. Public universities typically offer lower tuition for in-state residents.

What are the best private colleges in Ohio?

The best private colleges in Ohio include Case Western Reserve University, Kenyon College, University of Dayton. Private colleges may offer more generous financial aid despite higher sticker prices.

How are these Ohio rankings determined?

Our overall rankings are calculated independently from publicly available data including U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, IPEDS, and aggregated student-experience signals — not from US News or any other publication.

By major in Ohio

  1. 1. Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland, OH · 36.5% acceptance · SAT 1,513 · $66,608 tuition · 87% grad rate
  2. 2. Kenyon College — Gambier, OH · 31% acceptance · SAT 1,429 · $71,520 tuition · 82% grad rate
  3. 3. University of Dayton — Dayton, OH · 65.5% acceptance · SAT 1,335 · $49,140 tuition · 80% grad rate
  4. 4. Ohio Northern University — Ada, OH · 74.4% acceptance · SAT 1,252 · $39,800 tuition · 75% grad rate
  5. 5. Ohio State University-Main Campus — Columbus, OH · 60.6% acceptance · SAT 1,387 · $40,022 tuition · 88% grad rate
  6. 6. Denison University — Granville, OH · 17.4% acceptance · SAT 1,410 · $67,000 tuition · 79% grad rate
  7. 7. Oberlin College — Oberlin, OH · 34.2% acceptance · SAT 1,447 · $67,366 tuition · 81% grad rate
  8. 8. John Carroll University — University Heights, OH · 80.9% acceptance · SAT 1,298 · $50,500 tuition · 79% grad rate
  9. 9. Mount Carmel College of Nursing — Columbus, OH · 84.3% acceptance · $22,080 tuition · 64% grad rate
  10. 10. Miami University-Oxford — Oxford, OH · 75.4% acceptance · SAT 1,317 · $41,221 tuition · 80% grad rate
  11. 11. The College of Wooster — Wooster, OH · 59.5% acceptance · SAT 1,353 · $61,640 tuition · 74% grad rate
  12. 12. Xavier University — Cincinnati, OH · 86.4% acceptance · SAT 1,217 · $50,640 tuition · 69% grad rate
  13. 13. Cedarville University — Cedarville, OH · 65.3% acceptance · SAT 1,241 · $37,150 tuition · 73% grad rate
  14. 14. Kettering College — Kettering, OH · 76.5% acceptance · SAT 1,050 · $16,320 tuition · 65% grad rate
  15. 15. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus — Cincinnati, OH · 85.3% acceptance · SAT 1,282 · $29,310 tuition · 75% grad rate
  16. 16. Franciscan University of Steubenville — Steubenville, OH · 58.4% acceptance · SAT 1,220 · $34,100 tuition · 75% grad rate
  17. 17. Baldwin Wallace University — Berea, OH · 75.7% acceptance · SAT 1,194 · $39,832 tuition · 67% grad rate
  18. 18. The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences — Cincinnati, OH · 58.9% acceptance · SAT 1,090 · $16,836 tuition · 56% grad rate
  19. 19. Felbry College — Columbus, OH · 85.4% acceptance · $29,731 tuition · 84% grad rate
  20. 20. Otterbein University — Westerville, OH · 84.5% acceptance · SAT 1,220 · $35,548 tuition · 68% grad rate
  21. 21. Ohio University-Main Campus — Athens, OH · 85% acceptance · SAT 1,212 · $24,838 tuition · 65% grad rate
  22. 22. Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH · $18,048 tuition · 57% grad rate
  23. 23. Mercy College of Ohio — Toledo, OH · 93.2% acceptance · SAT 947 · $19,470 tuition · 49% grad rate
  24. 24. Ohio Wesleyan University — Delaware, OH · 55.6% acceptance · $53,888 tuition · 59% grad rate
  25. 25. Walsh University — North Canton, OH · 70.7% acceptance · SAT 1,193 · $35,745 tuition · 59% grad rate
  26. 26. Capital University — Columbus, OH · 70.2% acceptance · SAT 1,068 · $43,234 tuition · 60% grad rate
  27. 27. Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Mount Vernon, OH · 84.2% acceptance · SAT 1,131 · $37,158 tuition · 68% grad rate
  28. 28. The University of Findlay — Findlay, OH · 83.4% acceptance · $41,164 tuition · 58% grad rate
  29. 29. Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences — Canton, OH · 45.9% acceptance · SAT 1,020 · $20,230 tuition · 53% grad rate
  30. 30. University of Mount Union — Alliance, OH · 78.2% acceptance · SAT 1,088 · $36,600 tuition · 59% grad rate
  31. 31. Ursuline College — Pepper Pike, OH · 74.9% acceptance · SAT 1,097 · $38,990 tuition · 61% grad rate
  32. 32. Ashland University — Ashland, OH · 76.4% acceptance · SAT 1,120 · $31,210 tuition · 61% grad rate
  33. 33. Marietta College — Marietta, OH · 79.3% acceptance · SAT 1,088 · $39,652 tuition · 61% grad rate
  34. 34. Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — Bowling Green, OH · 81% acceptance · SAT 1,117 · $22,448 tuition · 64% grad rate
  35. 35. Kent State University at Kent — Kent, OH · 86.3% acceptance · SAT 1,099 · $23,082 tuition · 64% grad rate
  36. 36. Hiram College — Hiram, OH · 93.5% acceptance · $27,600 tuition · 55% grad rate
  37. 37. Cleveland Institute of Art — Cleveland, OH · 61.4% acceptance · SAT 1,193 · $49,400 tuition · 58% grad rate
  38. 38. Cleveland Institute of Music — Cleveland, OH · 47.3% acceptance · $52,880 tuition · 72% grad rate
  39. 39. University of Toledo — Toledo, OH · 92% acceptance · SAT 1,235 · $22,104 tuition · 57% grad rate
  40. 40. Professional Skills Institute — Maumee, OH · 83.1% acceptance · $15,884 tuition · 59% grad rate
  41. 41. Chamberlain University-Ohio — Columbus, OH · 87.5% acceptance · $19,975 tuition · 29% grad rate
  42. 42. Mount St. Joseph University — Cincinnati, OH · 59.1% acceptance · SAT 1,183 · $38,150 tuition · 56% grad rate
  43. 43. Wittenberg University — Springfield, OH · 72.4% acceptance · SAT 1,179 · $45,940 tuition · 53% grad rate
  44. 44. Muskingum University — New Concord, OH · 81.8% acceptance · SAT 1,017 · $32,665 tuition · 56% grad rate
  45. 45. Columbus College of Art & Design — Columbus, OH · 67.7% acceptance · $40,825 tuition · 56% grad rate
  46. 46. Cleveland State University — Cleveland, OH · 91.3% acceptance · $18,510 tuition · 51% grad rate
  47. 47. Heidelberg University — Tiffin, OH · 85.8% acceptance · $33,650 tuition · 52% grad rate
  48. 48. University of Northwestern Ohio — Lima, OH · $13,875 tuition · 54% grad rate
  49. 49. Wilmington College — Wilmington, OH · 92.4% acceptance · SAT 1,029 · $32,082 tuition · 47% grad rate
  50. 50. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute — Wooster, OH · $36,362 tuition · 43% grad rate
  51. 51. Malone University — Canton, OH · 75.9% acceptance · SAT 1,081 · $37,160 tuition · 45% grad rate
  52. 52. Rosedale Bible College — Irwin, OH · $10,088 tuition · 57% grad rate
  53. 53. University of Akron Main Campus — Akron, OH · 59.7% acceptance · SAT 1,081 · $20,815 tuition · 52% grad rate
  54. 54. Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science — Cincinnati, OH · 45.7% acceptance · $15,470 tuition · 64% grad rate
  55. 55. Youngstown State University — Youngstown, OH · 84.5% acceptance · SAT 1,120 · $11,473 tuition · 50% grad rate
  56. 56. Bluffton University — Bluffton, OH · 67.2% acceptance · SAT 976 · $37,362 tuition · 53% grad rate
  57. 57. Ohio Dominican University — Columbus, OH · 94.2% acceptance · $35,720 tuition · 41% grad rate
  58. 58. Wright State University-Main Campus — Dayton, OH · 96.3% acceptance · $21,222 tuition · 42% grad rate
  59. 59. Lourdes University — Sylvania, OH · 74.1% acceptance · $29,500 tuition · 32% grad rate
  60. 60. Wright State University-Lake Campus — Celina, OH · $17,428 tuition · 41% grad rate
  61. 61. Gods Bible School and College — Cincinnati, OH · 75.3% acceptance · $7,710 tuition · 40% grad rate
  62. 62. Rabbinical College Telshe — Wickliffe, OH · 83.3% acceptance · $18,000 tuition · 53% grad rate
  63. 63. Lake Erie College — Painesville, OH · 70.4% acceptance · $37,634 tuition · 38% grad rate
  64. 64. Shawnee State University — Portsmouth, OH · $17,358 tuition · 48% grad rate
  65. 65. Northwest State Community College — Archbold, OH · $9,170 tuition · 46% grad rate
  66. 66. East Ohio College — East Liverpool, OH · $14,798 tuition · 74% grad rate
  67. 67. DeVry University-Ohio — Columbus, OH · 100% acceptance · $17,408 tuition · 39% grad rate
  68. 68. Miami University-Middletown — Middletown, OH · $19,407 tuition · 32% grad rate
  69. 69. Central Ohio Technical College — Newark, OH · $8,016 tuition · 30% grad rate
  70. 70. Tiffin University — Tiffin, OH · 80.1% acceptance · SAT 986 · $34,790 tuition · 40% grad rate
  71. 71. Defiance College — Defiance, OH · 47.6% acceptance · $29,320 tuition · 31% grad rate
  72. 72. Pontifical College Josephinum — Columbus, OH · 95.8% acceptance · $28,691 tuition · 32% grad rate
  73. 73. Kent State University at Stark — North Canton, OH · $17,342 tuition · 37% grad rate
  74. 74. Stautzenberger College-Brecksville — Brecksville, OH · $16,699 tuition · 50% grad rate
  75. 75. Ohio State University-Marion Campus — Marion, OH · $36,266 tuition · 27% grad rate
  76. 76. North Central State College — Mansfield, OH · $9,103 tuition · 36% grad rate
  77. 77. Kent State University at Tuscarawas — New Philadelphia, OH · $17,342 tuition · 38% grad rate
  78. 78. The Modern College of Design — Kettering, OH · 91.7% acceptance · $31,468 tuition · 69% grad rate
  79. 79. Miami University-Hamilton — Hamilton, OH · $19,407 tuition · 25% grad rate
  80. 80. Ohio Christian University — Circleville, OH · 38% acceptance · $24,600 tuition · 34% grad rate
  81. 81. Ohio University-Eastern Campus — Saint Clairsville, OH · $9,444 tuition · 21% grad rate
  82. 82. Ohio State University-Newark Campus — Newark, OH · $36,266 tuition · 29% grad rate
  83. 83. Belmont College — St Clairsville, OH · $7,200 tuition · 43% grad rate
  84. 84. Ohio State University-Lima Campus — Lima, OH · $36,266 tuition · 23% grad rate
  85. 85. Ohio University-Zanesville Campus — Zanesville, OH · $9,444 tuition · 22% grad rate
  86. 86. University of Rio Grande — Rio Grande, OH · $20,560 tuition · 36% grad rate
  87. 87. Antioch College — Yellow Springs, OH · 89.1% acceptance · $37,143 tuition · 41% grad rate
  88. 88. Art Academy of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH · 34.5% acceptance · $41,375 tuition · 41% grad rate
  89. 89. Ohio University-Southern Campus — Ironton, OH · $9,444 tuition · 21% grad rate
  90. 90. ATA College-Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH · $14,250 tuition · 63% grad rate
  91. 91. Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus — Chillicothe, OH · $9,444 tuition · 14% grad rate
  92. 92. Allegheny Wesleyan College — Salem, OH · $6,800 tuition · 46% grad rate
  93. 93. Owens Community College — Perrysburg, OH · $10,502 tuition · 35% grad rate
  94. 94. Kent State University at Trumbull — Warren, OH · $17,342 tuition · 32% grad rate
  95. 95. Kent State University at Salem — Salem, OH · $17,342 tuition · 31% grad rate
  96. 96. Southern State Community College — Hillsboro, OH · $10,818 tuition · 31% grad rate
  97. 97. University of Akron Wayne College — Orrville, OH · 89.9% acceptance · SAT 1,040 · $15,403 tuition · 19% grad rate
  98. 98. Kent State University at Ashtabula — Ashtabula, OH · $17,342 tuition · 25% grad rate
  99. 99. Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus — Mansfield, OH · $36,266 tuition · 15% grad rate
  100. 100. Lakeland Community College — Kirtland, OH · $9,235 tuition · 24% grad rate
  101. 101. Kent State University at Geauga — Burton, OH · $17,342 tuition · 20% grad rate
  102. 102. Ohio University-Lancaster Campus — Lancaster, OH · $9,444 tuition · 14% grad rate
  103. 103. Valor Christian College — Canal Winchester, OH · $10,012 tuition · 44% grad rate
  104. 104. Franklin University — Columbus, OH · $9,577 tuition · 21% grad rate
  105. 105. Hocking College — Nelsonville, OH · $10,290 tuition · 37% grad rate
  106. 106. Wilberforce University — Wilberforce, OH · 40.5% acceptance · $16,448 tuition · 12% grad rate
  107. 107. Bowling Green State University-Firelands — Huron, OH · $14,395 tuition · 11% grad rate
  108. 108. Central State University — Wilberforce, OH · 98.6% acceptance · $10,058 tuition · 23% grad rate
  109. 109. Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland — Beachwood, OH · 100% acceptance · $23,760 tuition
  110. 110. Zane State College — Zanesville, OH · $11,766 tuition · 46% grad rate
  111. 111. Davis College — Toledo, OH · $14,130 tuition · 50% grad rate
  112. 112. University of Cincinnati-Clermont College — Batavia, OH · $13,982 tuition · 24% grad rate
  113. 113. Kent State University at East Liverpool — East Liverpool, OH · $17,342 tuition · 17% grad rate
  114. 114. University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College — Blue Ash, OH · $15,998 tuition · 16% grad rate
  115. 115. Bryant & Stratton College-Parma — Parma, OH · $19,580 tuition · 19% grad rate
  116. 116. Lorain County Community College — Elyria, OH · $8,860 tuition · 31% grad rate
  117. 117. Washington State College of Ohio — Marietta, OH · $4,152 tuition · 32% grad rate
  118. 118. Marion Technical College — Marion, OH · $11,225 tuition · 31% grad rate
  119. 119. Herzing University-Akron — Akron, OH · 94.6% acceptance · $13,450 tuition · 19% grad rate
  120. 120. Global Tech College — Toledo, OH · $22,184 tuition · 3% grad rate
  121. 121. Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati — Cincinnati, OH · 100% acceptance · $23,760 tuition
  122. 122. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science — Cincinnati, OH
  123. 123. Antioch University — Yellow Springs, OH
  124. 124. Tri-State Bible College — South Point, OH · $9,100 tuition
  125. 125. Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management — Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
  126. 126. Methodist Theological School in Ohio — Delaware, OH
  127. 127. Northeast Ohio Medical University — Rootstown, OH
  128. 128. Payne Theological Seminary — Wilberforce, OH
  129. 129. United Theological Seminary — Dayton, OH
  130. 130. Winebrenner Theological Seminary — Findlay, OH

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