Ohio Best College Rankings
Case Western Reserve University ranked first and Ohio State University-Main Campus ranked second in Ohio college rankings. The 2025 average tuition & fees of the Ohio best colleges is $27,081 for Ohio residents and $35,959 for out-of-state students. The average acceptance rate is 72.16% and the average SAT score is 1,198. The average number of student population is 7,827 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 $35,959 and Kenyon College has the highest tuition & fees of $71,520 and Franklin University has the lowest tuition & fees of $9,577.
- The average graduate tuition & fees is $19,767 and Case Western Reserve University has the highest tuition & fees of $53,980 and Youngstown State University has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,028.
- The average SAT score is 1,198 and Case Western Reserve University has the highest SAT score of 1,510 and Muskingum University has the lowest score of 1,000.
- The average acceptance rate is 72.16% and Denison University has the tightest (lowest) rate of 17% and Wright State University-Main Campus has the loosest (lowest) rate of 96%.
- The average student population is 7,827 and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most students of 61,443 and Pontifical College Josephinum has the fewest students of 88.
- The average graduation rate is 59.15% and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest rate of 88% and Franklin University has the lowest rate of 11%.
Ohio Best Colleges Comparison
The below table compares the 47 best colleges in Ohio with important academic factors. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column name that you want to 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 | $66,608 | $53,980 | 1,510 | 36.5% | 12,475 | 87% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | $40,022 | $42,740 | 1,400 | 60.6% | 61,443 | 88% | 16 to 1 |
| 3 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH | $50,500 | $15,782 | 1,240 | 80.9% | 2,864 | 79% | 13 to 1 |
| 4 | Denison University Granville, OH | $67,000 | - | 1,410 | 17.4% | 2,394 | 79% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | $28,697 | $26,674 | 1,260 | 85.3% | 45,026 | 75% | 19 to 1 |
| 6 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $49,425 | $19,218 | 1,210 | 86.4% | 5,501 | 69% | 10 to 1 |
| 7 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | $67,366 | $30,320 | 1,450 | 34.2% | 2,909 | 81% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | $21,517 | $29,426 | 1,200 | 92.0% | 14,358 | 57% | 18 to 1 |
| 9 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH | $38,150 | $14,495 | 1,070 | 59.1% | 2,265 | 56% | 12 to 1 |
| 10 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | $71,520 | - | 1,420 | 31.0% | 2,249 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| 11 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH | $37,150 | $11,015 | 1,230 | 65.3% | 6,318 | 73% | 14 to 1 |
| 12 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | $24,838 | $17,712 | 1,190 | 85.0% | 26,323 | 65% | 18 to 1 |
| 13 | Capital University Columbus, OH | $43,234 | $13,530 | 1,010 | 70.2% | 2,263 | 60% | 9 to 1 |
| 14 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | $20,691 | $25,759 | - | 96.3% | 10,603 | 42% | 16 to 1 |
| 15 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH | $27,193 | $10,674 | 1,190 | 84.2% | 1,671 | 68% | 13 to 1 |
| 16 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | $21,575 | $23,352 | 1,120 | 86.3% | 26,374 | 64% | 20 to 1 |
| 17 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH | $34,100 | $11,088 | 1,220 | 58.4% | 3,976 | 75% | 17 to 1 |
| 18 | Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | $35,720 | $14,010 | - | 94.2% | 1,209 | 41% | 12 to 1 |
| 19 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | $38,965 | $37,791 | 1,310 | 75.4% | 18,838 | 80% | 16 to 1 |
| 20 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | $49,140 | $19,580 | 1,290 | 65.5% | 10,506 | 80% | 14 to 1 |
| 21 | Walsh University North Canton, OH | $33,030 | $13,500 | 1,210 | 70.7% | 2,192 | 58% | 14 to 1 |
| 22 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | $20,815 | $15,885 | 1,040 | 59.7% | 13,332 | 52% | 17 to 1 |
| 23 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | $10,286 | $7,028 | 1,120 | 84.5% | 12,204 | 50% | 20 to 1 |
| 24 | Malone University Canton, OH | $37,160 | $13,830 | 1,020 | 75.9% | 1,256 | 45% | 14 to 1 |
| 25 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH | $31,701 | $15,438 | 1,000 | 81.8% | 1,751 | 56% | 14 to 1 |
| 26 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH | $61,640 | - | 1,330 | 59.5% | 1,738 | 74% | 10 to 1 |
| 27 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH | $37,634 | $13,709 | - | 70.4% | 1,108 | 38% | 12 to 1 |
| 28 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | $39,832 | $16,738 | 1,170 | 75.7% | 3,305 | 67% | 12 to 1 |
| 29 | Union Institute & University Cincinnati, OH | $14,330 | $17,270 | - | - | 787 | 50% | 6 to 1 |
| 30 | Ashland University Ashland, OH | $31,210 | $8,400 | 1,120 | 76.4% | 4,106 | 61% | 14 to 1 |
| 31 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH | $35,548 | $13,849 | - | 84.5% | 2,332 | 68% | 12 to 1 |
| 32 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | $21,900 | $16,283 | 1,110 | 81.0% | 17,594 | 64% | 17 to 1 |
| 33 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH | $54,248 | - | - | 55.6% | 1,525 | 59% | 12 to 1 |
| 34 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH | $36,600 | $41,550 | 1,080 | 78.2% | 2,461 | 59% | 15 to 1 |
| 35 | Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH | $19,190 | $12,531 | - | 38.0% | 1,431 | 34% | 14 to 1 |
| 36 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | $18,502 | $21,107 | - | 91.3% | 14,074 | 51% | 16 to 1 |
| 37 | The University of Findlay Findlay, OH | $41,164 | $18,706 | - | 83.4% | 5,016 | 58% | 12 to 1 |
| 38 | Wittenberg University Springfield, OH | $45,940 | $10,245 | 1,150 | 72.4% | 1,285 | 53% | 12 to 1 |
| 39 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | $38,990 | $31,864 | 1,065 | 74.9% | 970 | 67% | 8 to 1 |
| 40 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH | $33,600 | $12,661 | - | 85.8% | 1,091 | 52% | 14 to 1 |
| 41 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH | $34,790 | $17,000 | 1,000 | 80.1% | 3,831 | 40% | 22 to 1 |
| 42 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH | $16,032 | $21,221 | - | - | 3,231 | 48% | 12 to 1 |
| 43 | Franklin University Columbus, OH | $9,577 | $12,090 | - | - | 9,457 | 11% | 17 to 1 |
| 44 | Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH | $37,043 | - | - | 89.1% | 121 | 41% | 6 to 1 |
| 45 | Lourdes University Sylvania, OH | $28,370 | $12,367 | - | 74.1% | 964 | 32% | 12 to 1 |
| 46 | Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB, OH | - | $15,336 | - | - | 1,070 | - | - |
| 47 | Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OH | $31,553 | $34,445 | - | 95.8% | 88 | 32% | 5 to 1 |
| Average | $35,959 | $19,767 | 1,198 | 72.2% | 7,827 | 59% | 13 to 1 |
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