Colleges

Colleges in Ohio

Ohio has 61 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 18 public and 43 private. The largest is Ohio State University, with 45,638 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Ohio State University	Columbus	public	45,638	60.6%	1310–1480	$13,244	$17,339	87.7%
University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	public	29,882	85.3%	1160–1370	$13,976	$25,648	75%
Ohio University-Main Campus	Athens	public	19,633	85%	1090–1290	$14,158	$21,637	65.5%
Kent State University at Kent	Kent	public	19,320	86.3%	1010–1240	$13,232	$20,787	63.7%
Miami University-Oxford	Oxford	public	16,656	75.4%	1220–1390	$18,161	$28,384	79.8%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Bowling Green	public	12,812	81%	1000–1210	$14,460	$24,022	63.7%
University of Toledo	Toledo	public	9,770	92%	1100–1300	$12,744	$17,249	57%
University of Akron Main Campus	Akron	public	9,052	59.7%	900–1190	$13,135	$13,946	51.9%
Cleveland State University	Cleveland	public	8,969	91.3%		$12,988	$14,764	50.6%
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	public	7,961	84.5%	1010–1230	$11,113	$12,767	50.5%
University of Dayton	Dayton	private	7,682	65.5%	1200–1380	$49,140	$29,533	80.2%
Wright State University-Main Campus	Dayton	public	6,762	96.3%		$11,522	$15,415	41.7%
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	private	6,437	36.5%	1430–1540	$66,608	$41,190	87.2%
Franklin University	Columbus	private	5,562			$9,577	$25,243	11.1%
Xavier University	Cincinnati	private	4,207	86.4%	1103–1310	$50,640	$32,997	68.7%
Cedarville University	Cedarville	private	4,024	65.3%	1130–1360	$37,150	$24,468	72.5%
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville	private	2,901	58.4%	1110–1350	$34,100	$23,589	75.5%
Oberlin College	Oberlin	private	2,887	34.2%	1360–1520	$67,366	$38,645	80.9%
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea	private	2,842	75.7%	1060–1290	$39,832	$27,603	66.8%
Central State University	Wilberforce	public	2,620	98.6%		$8,058	$13,096	22.8%
Ohio Northern University	Ada	private	2,489	74.4%	1175–1400	$39,800	$24,478	75.5%
Denison University	Granville	private	2,380	17.4%	1320–1490	$67,000	$40,007	78.9%
John Carroll University	University Heights	private	2,274	80.9%	1180–1330	$50,500	$28,746	78.6%
Shawnee State University	Portsmouth	public	2,247			$10,626	$14,381	48.1%
The University of Findlay	Findlay	private	2,223	83.4%		$41,164	$27,221	57.9%
Ashland University	Ashland	private	2,199	76.4%	1035–1208	$31,210	$21,988	60.6%
Otterbein University	Westerville	private	2,157	84.5%		$35,548	$19,237	67.9%
Tiffin University	Tiffin	private	2,051	80.1%	910–1110	$34,790	$26,500	39.9%
Miami University-Hamilton	Hamilton	public	2,043			$7,491	$11,286	24.9%
University of Mount Union	Alliance	private	1,995	78.2%	910–1240	$36,600	$23,280	58.7%
Kenyon College	Gambier	private	1,732	31%	1358–1503	$71,520	$38,512	82.3%
The College of Wooster	Wooster	private	1,730	59.5%	1220–1460	$61,640	$23,458	73.9%
Capital University	Columbus	private	1,585	70.2%	910–1180	$43,234	$22,576	60.3%
Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware	private	1,516	55.6%		$53,888	$20,897	58.6%
Walsh University	North Canton	private	1,390	70.7%	1040–1280	$35,745	$20,493	58.5%
Muskingum University	New Concord	private	1,376	81.8%	910–1105	$32,665	$19,532	56.4%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon	private	1,358	84.2%	1046–1315	$37,158	$22,421	68.1%
Wittenberg University	Springfield	private	1,215	72.4%	980–1275	$45,940	$18,649	52.7%
Mount St. Joseph University	Cincinnati	private	1,129	59.1%	930–1140	$38,150	$16,530	56.3%
Wilmington College	Wilmington	private	1,006	92.4%	850–1220	$32,082	$24,153	47.3%
Marietta College	Marietta	private	952	79.3%	1040–1200	$39,652	$21,083	61.4%
Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo	private	939	93.2%	790–1010	$19,470	$17,989	55.8%
Heidelberg University	Tiffin	private	915	85.8%		$33,650	$20,556	52%
Wright State University-Lake Campus	Celina	public	892			$7,728	$11,081	40.9%
Columbus College of Art & Design	Columbus	private	882	67.7%		$40,825	$29,439	55.6%
Ohio Christian University	Circleville	private	862	38%		$24,600	$20,607	33.9%
Lake Erie College	Painesville	private	852	70.4%		$37,634	$20,961	38%
Miami University-Middletown	Middletown	public	837			$7,491	$10,809	31.8%
Wilberforce University	Wilberforce	private	822	40.5%		$16,448	$5,567	12%
Malone University	Canton	private	798	75.9%	930–1180	$37,160	$20,948	45%
Hiram College	Hiram	private	777	93.5%		$27,600	$21,058	54.5%
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	private	760	94.2%		$35,720	$20,079	41%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cincinnati	private	713	58.9%		$16,836	$18,378	55.7%
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	Lancaster	public	691			$6,362	$5,650	14.4%
Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	private	670	74.9%	1006–1133	$38,990	$16,164	66.7%
Ohio State University-Lima Campus	Lima	public	621			$9,488	$12,940	22.7%
Bluffton University	Bluffton	private	582	67.2%	860–1130	$37,362	$19,943	52.9%
Kettering College	Kettering	private	549	76.5%		$16,320	$21,650	65.1%
Lourdes University	Sylvania	private	543	74.1%		$29,500	$23,206	32.5%
Cleveland Institute of Art	Cleveland	private	539	61.4%	980–1280	$49,400	$29,208	57.7%
Mount Carmel College of Nursing	Columbus	private	532	84.3%		$22,080	$10,420	53.9%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Ohio?

61 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 18 public and 43 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Ohio?

By acceptance rate, Denison University (17.4%), Kenyon College (31%), Oberlin College (34.2%), Case Western Reserve University (36.5%), Ohio Christian University (38%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Ohio?

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $6,362 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.