Ohio has 65 colleges with published admissions data — 13 public and 52 private. Acceptance rates range from 17% to 100%, with Denison University admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $21,819 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $52,356.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison University | 17% | 1320–1490 | $67,000 | $40,007 | $67,753 | 79% |
| Kenyon College | 31% | 1358–1503 | $71,520 | $38,512 | $71,830 | 82% |
| Oberlin College | 34% | 1360–1520 | $67,366 | $38,645 | $58,343 | 81% |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | 35% | — | $41,375 | $34,253 | $34,368 | 41% |
| Case Western Reserve University | 37% | 1430–1540 | $66,608 | $41,190 | $87,989 | 87% |
| Ohio Christian University | 38% | — | $24,600 | $20,607 | $39,813 | 34% |
| Wilberforce University | 41% | — | $16,448 | $5,567 | $38,298 | 12% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | 47% | — | $52,880 | $28,226 | $32,641 | 72% |
| Defiance College | 48% | — | $29,320 | $26,337 | $49,351 | 31% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 56% | — | $53,888 | $20,897 | $55,624 | 59% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 58% | 1110–1350 | $34,100 | $23,589 | $50,030 | 75% |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 59% | — | $16,836 | $18,378 | $68,303 | 56% |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 59% | 930–1140 | $38,150 | $16,530 | $51,509 | 56% |
| The College of Wooster | 60% | 1220–1460 | $61,640 | $23,458 | $59,629 | 74% |
| University of Akron Main Campus | 60% | 900–1190 | $13,135 | $13,946 | $46,600 | 52% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 61% | 1310–1480 | $13,244 | $17,339 | $60,409 | 88% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 61% | 980–1280 | $49,400 | $29,208 | $42,509 | 58% |
| Cedarville University | 65% | 1130–1360 | $37,150 | $24,468 | $55,443 | 73% |
| University of Dayton | 66% | 1200–1380 | $49,140 | $29,533 | $75,537 | 80% |
| Bluffton University | 67% | 860–1130 | $37,362 | $19,943 | $49,547 | 53% |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | 68% | — | $40,825 | $29,439 | $40,664 | 56% |
| Capital University | 70% | 910–1180 | $43,234 | $22,576 | $54,143 | 60% |
| Lake Erie College | 70% | — | $37,634 | $20,961 | $50,417 | 38% |
| Walsh University | 71% | 1040–1280 | $35,745 | $20,493 | $59,764 | 59% |
| Wittenberg University | 72% | 980–1275 | $45,940 | $18,649 | $54,947 | 53% |
| Lourdes University | 74% | — | $29,500 | $23,206 | $48,150 | 33% |
| Ohio Northern University | 74% | 1175–1400 | $39,800 | $24,478 | $80,928 | 76% |
| Ursuline College | 75% | 1006–1133 | $38,990 | $16,164 | $56,878 | 67% |
| Miami University-Oxford | 75% | 1220–1390 | $18,161 | $28,384 | $55,076 | 80% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 76% | 1060–1290 | $39,832 | $27,603 | $54,122 | 67% |
| Malone University | 76% | 930–1180 | $37,160 | $20,948 | $48,909 | 45% |
| Ashland University | 76% | 1035–1208 | $31,210 | $21,988 | $52,928 | 61% |
| Kettering College | 77% | — | $16,320 | $21,650 | $67,492 | 65% |
| University of Mount Union | 78% | 910–1240 | $36,600 | $23,280 | $53,217 | 59% |
| Marietta College | 79% | 1040–1200 | $39,652 | $21,083 | $57,180 | 61% |
| Tiffin University | 80% | 910–1110 | $34,790 | $26,500 | $35,942 | 40% |
| John Carroll University | 81% | 1180–1330 | $50,500 | $28,746 | $62,860 | 79% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 81% | 1000–1210 | $14,460 | $24,022 | $47,896 | 64% |
| Muskingum University | 82% | 910–1105 | $32,665 | $19,532 | $48,440 | 56% |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | 83% | — | $18,000 | $10,398 | — | 53% |
| The University of Findlay | 83% | — | $41,164 | $27,221 | $56,996 | 58% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 84% | 1046–1315 | $37,158 | $22,421 | $49,555 | 68% |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 84% | — | $22,080 | $10,420 | $75,103 | 54% |
| Youngstown State University | 85% | 1010–1230 | $11,113 | $12,767 | $41,544 | 51% |
| Otterbein University | 85% | — | $35,548 | $19,237 | $53,313 | 68% |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | 85% | 1090–1290 | $14,158 | $21,637 | $52,581 | 66% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 85% | 1160–1370 | $13,976 | $25,648 | $54,810 | 75% |
| Heidelberg University | 86% | — | $33,650 | $20,556 | $48,466 | 52% |
| Kent State University at Kent | 86% | 1010–1240 | $13,232 | $20,787 | $45,388 | 64% |
| Xavier University | 86% | 1103–1310 | $50,640 | $32,997 | $64,873 | 69% |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | 88% | — | $19,975 | $31,544 | $92,405 | 29% |
| Antioch College | 89% | — | $37,143 | $14,834 | — | 41% |
| University of Akron Wayne College | 90% | 830–1100 | $7,723 | $6,032 | $46,600 | 19% |
| Cleveland State University | 91% | — | $12,988 | $14,764 | $52,131 | 51% |
| University of Toledo | 92% | 1100–1300 | $12,744 | $17,249 | $50,632 | 57% |
| Wilmington College | 92% | 850–1220 | $32,082 | $24,153 | $48,491 | 47% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | 93% | 790–1010 | $19,470 | $17,989 | $65,409 | 56% |
| Hiram College | 94% | — | $27,600 | $21,058 | $54,311 | 55% |
| Ohio Dominican University | 94% | — | $35,720 | $20,079 | $51,748 | 41% |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | 96% | — | $28,691 | — | — | 32% |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | 96% | — | $11,522 | $15,415 | $49,500 | 42% |
| Central State University | 99% | — | $8,058 | $13,096 | $33,267 | 23% |
| DeVry University-Ohio | 100% | — | $17,408 | $25,001 | $45,987 | 39% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland | 100% | — | $23,760 | $39,762 | $34,657 | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 100% | — | $23,760 | $38,808 | $34,657 | — |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
Wilberforce University has the lowest average net price in Ohio at $5,567 a year after grants and scholarships. University of Akron Wayne College ($6,032) is next.
Students who enrolled at Chamberlain University-Ohio report median earnings of $92,405 ten years after entering.
Ohio has 65 colleges with published admissions data — 13 public and 52 private. Acceptance rates range from 17% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Ohio is $13,135 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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