2023 Ohio Best College Rankings
Case Western Reserve University ranked first and Oberlin College ranked second in Ohio college rankings. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the Ohio best colleges is $27,593 for Ohio residents and $34,209 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 71.69% and the average SAT score is 1,176. The average number of student population is 7,743 and the average student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Below statements summarize the average statistics of tuition, admission, and more academic factors for Ohio best colleges. For the statistics, we only include 4 years colleges such as national universities and liberal arts colleges.
- The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $34,209 and Kenyon College has the highest tuition & fees of $66,490 and Youngstown State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $10,838.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $17,766 and Case Western Reserve University has the highest tuition & fees of $50,878 and Youngstown State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $6,742.
- The average SAT score is 1,176 and Case Western Reserve University has the highest SAT score of 1,490 and Lourdes University has the lowest score of 960.
- The average acceptance rate is 71.69% and Denison University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 22% and Wright State University-Main Campus has the loosest (lowest) rate of 95%.
- The average student population is 7,743 and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most students of 60,540 and DeVry University-Ohio has the fewest students of 226.
- The average graduation rate is 62.43% and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest rate of 88% and DeVry University-Ohio has the lowest rate of 24%.
Ohio Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 44 best colleges in Ohio with important academic factors. The tuition & fees for the academic year 2022-2023 and the other statistics for the acceptance year 2021-2022. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that your want sort.
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | $61,584 | $50,878 | 1,490 | 27.0% | 12,201 | 84% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $62,024 | $29,995 | 1,450 | 35.0% | 2,992 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | $66,490 | - | 1,420 | 34.0% | 1,885 | 87% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $36,722 | $39,598 | 1,400 | 53.0% | 60,540 | 88% | 17 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | $46,170 | $18,590 | 1,270 | 74.0% | 11,674 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| 6 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | $36,850 | $11,530 | 1,180 | 77.0% | 3,220 | 66% | 9 to 1 |
| 7 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH | $57,500 | - | 1,350 | 56.0% | 1,967 | 77% | 11 to 1 |
| 8 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH | $47,290 | $14,699 | 1,230 | 82.0% | 2,922 | 76% | 14 to 1 |
| 9 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $45,000 | $12,076 | 1,210 | 85.0% | 6,114 | 75% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 | Mount Saint Joseph University Cincinnati, OH | $34,900 | $13,992 | 1,140 | 54.0% | 2,027 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| 11 | The University of Findlay Findlay, OH | $37,621 | $18,456 | 1,112 | 86.0% | 4,869 | 63% | 13 to 1 |
| 12 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $21,570 | $22,522 | 1,100 | 88.0% | 25,854 | 68% | 19 to 1 |
| 13 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | $10,838 | $6,742 | 1,040 | 81.0% | 11,071 | 47% | 18 to 1 |
| 14 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH | $49,822 | - | 1,215 | 52.0% | 1,410 | 64% | 11 to 1 |
| 15 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $21,380 | $28,291 | 1,150 | 92.0% | 15,545 | 55% | 17 to 1 |
| 16 | Capital University Columbus, OH | $40,350 | $13,230 | 1,100 | 72.0% | 2,617 | 62% | 9 to 1 |
| 17 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | $28,540 | $26,644 | 1,260 | 86.0% | 41,155 | 73% | 18 to 1 |
| 18 | Walsh University North Canton, OH | $33,235 | $13,510 | 1,170 | 73.0% | 2,309 | 69% | 14 to 1 |
| 19 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $35,667 | $34,940 | 1,290 | 88.0% | 19,107 | 83% | 15 to 1 |
| 20 | Denison University Granville, OH | $60,000 | - | 1,370 | 22.0% | 2,416 | 81% | 9 to 1 |
| 21 | Malone University Canton, OH | $34,875 | $13,090 | 1,095 | 78.0% | 1,199 | 60% | 11 to 1 |
| 22 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH | $35,024 | $13,536 | 1,080 | 54.0% | 906 | 45% | 11 to 1 |
| 23 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | $20,282 | $24,286 | 1,050 | 95.0% | 9,678 | 44% | 14 to 1 |
| 24 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH | $31,080 | $13,248 | 1,210 | 67.0% | 3,656 | 75% | 16 to 1 |
| 25 | Lourdes University Sylvania, OH | $28,650 | $16,389 | 960 | 60.0% | 1,136 | 58% | 13 to 1 |
| 26 | DeVry University-Ohio Columbus, OH | $17,488 | $17,552 | - | 50.0% | 226 | 24% | 13 to 1 |
| 27 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | $25,500 | $6,837 | - | 93.0% | 1,018 | 53% | 10 to 1 |
| 28 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | $15,500 | $14,573 | 1,090 | 83.0% | 13,465 | 60% | 16 to 1 |
| 29 | Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH | $31,950 | - | 995 | 79.0% | 1,444 | 39% | 11 to 1 |
| 30 | Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | $33,350 | $11,790 | - | 52.0% | 1,276 | 56% | 13 to 1 |
| 31 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH | $30,690 | $10,440 | 1,050 | 86.0% | 2,117 | 51% | 13 to 1 |
| 32 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | $23,720 | $17,712 | 1,180 | 87.0% | 24,145 | 67% | 18 to 1 |
| 33 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | $22,212 | $16,283 | 1,100 | 79.0% | 16,920 | 62% | 17 to 1 |
| 34 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH | $34,274 | $14,398 | 1,130 | 84.0% | 2,458 | 69% | 12 to 1 |
| 35 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH | $34,168 | $10,674 | 1,115 | 85.1% | 1,941 | 59% | 11 to 1 |
| 36 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH | $33,600 | $14,927 | 1,096 | 71.0% | 1,086 | 57% | 14 to 1 |
| 37 | Wittenberg University Springfield, OH | $43,106 | $8,027 | 1,200 | 94.0% | 1,299 | 64% | 10 to 1 |
| 38 | Ashland University Ashland, OH | $24,140 | $7,656 | 1,160 | 72.0% | 4,174 | 68% | 11 to 1 |
| 39 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | $17,469 | $18,438 | 1,020 | 85.0% | 14,385 | 51% | 16 to 1 |
| 40 | Antioch University Yellow Springs, OH | $16,264 | $14,236 | - | 0.0% | 443 | - | 5 to 1 |
| 41 | Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH | $17,141 | $16,211 | - | 0.0% | 787 | 33% | 6 to 1 |
| 42 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | $36,816 | $22,746 | 1,040 | 85.1% | 950 | 49% | 7 to 1 |
| 43 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH | $30,120 | $15,500 | - | 83.0% | 3,044 | 45% | 17 to 1 |
| 44 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH | - | $18,624 | - | 0.0% | 1,048 | - | - |
| Average | $34,209 | $17,766 | 1,176 | 71.7% | 7,743 | 62% | 13 to 1 |