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Ohio Colleges by the Numbers
86 college profiles in our Ohio directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Denison University at 17.4% admitted; the highest is at Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati at 100%. Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $6,362 at the cheapest campus to $71,520 at the most expensive — a $65,158 spread inside Ohio alone. Ohio's ten-year earnings benchmark of $52,356 sits 3% below the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
In the Fall 2024 filings for Ohio, 1 listed school reported requiring test scores and 23 reported not considering them. 11 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. Ohio has 86 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Ohio State University-Main Campus at 45,638 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size.
Each Ohio profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Ohio schools.
Ohio medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75.9% | $29,500 | $52,356 | 55.6% |
Medians across 77 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Ohio; the directory below lists 86 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Ohio colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Wesleyan College | Salem | — | — | $6,800 | 46 | $37,453 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | Columbus | 78.3% | not considered | $22,947 | 231 | $40,805 |
| Antioch College | Yellow Springs | 89.1% | — | $37,143 | 121 | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 100% | not considered | $23,760 | 77 | $34,657 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland | Beachwood | 100% | not considered | $23,760 | 164 | $34,657 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 34.5% | — | $41,375 | 205 | $34,368 |
| Ashland University | Ashland | 76.4% | 1035–1208 | $31,210 | 2,199 | $52,928 |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Canton | 45.9% | ACT 15–25 | $20,230 | 280 | $63,582 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | 75.7% | 1060–1290 | $39,832 | 2,842 | $54,122 |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton | 67.2% | 860–1130 | $37,362 | 582 | $49,547 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Bowling Green | 81% | 1000–1210 | $14,460 | 12,812 | $47,896 |
| Capital University | Columbus | 70.2% | 910–1180 | $43,234 | 1,585 | $54,143 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | 36.5% | 1430–1540 | $66,608 | 6,437 | $87,989 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | 65.3% | 1130–1360 | $37,150 | 4,024 | $55,443 |
| Central State University | Wilberforce | 98.6% | not considered | $8,058 | 2,620 | $33,267 |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | Columbus | — | — | $19,975 | 257 | $92,405 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown | — | not considered | $14,415 | 50 | $34,654 |
| Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science | Cincinnati | — | — | — | 107 | $55,695 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland | 61.3% | 980–1280 | $49,400 | 539 | $42,509 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland | 47.3% | not considered | $52,880 | 159 | $32,641 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | 91.3% | not considered | $12,988 | 8,969 | $52,131 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus | 67.7% | not considered | $40,825 | 882 | $40,664 |
| Defiance College | Defiance | 47.5% | not considered | $29,320 | 499 | $49,351 |
| Denison University | Granville | 17.4% | 1320–1490 | $67,000 | 2,380 | $67,753 |
| DeVry University-Ohio | Columbus | — | — | $17,408 | 210 | $45,987 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville | 58.4% | 1110–1350 | $34,100 | 2,901 | $50,030 |
| Franklin University | Columbus | — | — | $9,577 | 5,562 | $51,892 |
| Gods Bible School and College | Cincinnati | 75.3% | — | $7,710 | 281 | $37,722 |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | Cincinnati | 45.7% | — | $15,470 | 690 | $66,111 |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin | 85.8% | not considered | $33,650 | 915 | $48,466 |
| Herzing University-Akron | Akron | 94.6% | not considered | $13,450 | 391 | $36,909 |
| Hiram College | Hiram | 93.5% | not considered | $27,600 | 777 | $54,311 |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Columbus | 85.3% | not considered | $14,817 | 3,857 | $58,636 |
| John Carroll University | University Heights | 80.9% | 1180–1330 | $50,500 | 2,274 | $62,860 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | 86.3% | 1010–1240 | $13,232 | 19,320 | $45,388 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier | 31% | 1358–1503 | $71,520 | 1,732 | $71,830 |
| Kettering College | Kettering | 76.5% | ACT 19–24 | $16,320 | 549 | $67,492 |
| Lake Erie College | Painesville | 70.4% | not considered | $37,634 | 852 | $50,417 |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania | 74.1% | not considered | $29,500 | 543 | $48,150 |
| Malone University | Canton | 75.9% | 930–1180 | $37,160 | 798 | $48,909 |
| Marietta College | Marietta | 79.3% | 1040–1200 | $39,652 | 952 | $57,180 |
| Mercy College of Ohio | Toledo | 93.2% | 790–1010 | $19,470 | 939 | $65,409 |
| Miami University-Hamilton | Hamilton | — | — | $7,491 | 2,043 | $55,076 |
| Miami University-Middletown | Middletown | — | — | $7,491 | 837 | $55,076 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | 75.4% | 1220–1390 | $18,161 | 16,656 | $55,076 |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus | 84.3% | not considered | $22,080 | 532 | $75,103 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | 59.1% | 930–1140 | $38,150 | 1,129 | $51,509 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | 84.1% | 1046–1315 | $37,158 | 1,358 | $49,555 |
| Muskingum University | New Concord | 81.8% | 910–1105 | $32,665 | 1,376 | $48,440 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | 34.2% | 1360–1520 | $67,366 | 2,887 | $58,343 |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville | 38% | — | $24,600 | 862 | $39,813 |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | 94.2% | — | $35,720 | 760 | $51,748 |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada | 74.4% | 1175–1400 | $39,800 | 2,489 | $80,928 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus | Lima | — | — | $9,488 | 621 | $60,409 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | 60.6% | 1310–1480 | $13,244 | 45,638 | $60,409 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | Chillicothe | — | — | $6,362 | 833 | $52,581 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | Saint Clairsville | — | — | $6,362 | 298 | $52,581 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens | 85% | 1090–1290 | $14,158 | 19,633 | $52,581 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | Zanesville | — | — | $6,362 | 560 | $52,581 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | 55.6% | not considered | $53,888 | 1,516 | $55,624 |
| Otterbein University | Westerville | 84.5% | ACT 22–28 | $35,548 | 2,157 | $53,313 |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | Columbus | — | — | $28,691 | 60 | — |
| Professional Skills Institute | Maumee | 83.1% | not considered | $15,884 | 395 | $47,765 |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | Wickliffe | — | not considered | $18,000 | 50 | — |
| Shawnee State University | Portsmouth | — | — | $10,626 | 2,247 | $39,596 |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cincinnati | 58.9% | ACT 15–25 | $16,836 | 713 | $68,303 |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster | 59.5% | 1220–1460 | $61,640 | 1,730 | $59,629 |
| The Modern College of Design | Kettering | 91.7% | not considered | $31,468 | 211 | $42,187 |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay | 83.4% | not considered | $41,164 | 2,223 | $56,996 |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin | 80% | 910–1110 | $34,790 | 2,051 | $35,942 |
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing | Steubenville | — | not considered | $9,619 | 26 | $71,660 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | 59.7% | 900–1190 | $13,135 | 9,052 | $46,600 |
| University of Akron Wayne College | Orrville | 89.9% | 830–1100 | $7,723 | 457 | $46,600 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | 85.3% | 1160–1370 | $13,976 | 29,882 | $54,810 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton | 65.4% | 1200–1380 | $49,140 | 7,682 | $75,537 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance | 78.2% | 910–1240 | $36,600 | 1,995 | $53,217 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo | 92% | 1100–1300 | $12,744 | 9,770 | $50,632 |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike | 74.9% | 1006–1133 | $38,990 | 670 | $56,878 |
| Walsh University | North Canton | 70.7% | 1040–1280 | $35,745 | 1,390 | $59,764 |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce | 40.5% | — | $16,448 | 822 | $38,298 |
| Wilmington College | Wilmington | 92.4% | 850–1220 | $32,082 | 1,006 | $48,491 |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield | 72.3% | 980–1275 | $45,940 | 1,215 | $54,947 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus | Celina | — | — | $7,728 | 892 | $49,500 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Dayton | 96.3% | not considered | $11,522 | 6,762 | $49,500 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati | 86.4% | 1103–1310 | $50,640 | 4,207 | $64,873 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | 84.4% | 1010–1230 | $11,113 | 7,961 | $41,544 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.