Colleges in Ohio

275 colleges and universities in Ohio: 76 four-year, 41 two-year and 158 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Youngstown State University ($9,161 a year after aid).

Four-year colleges and universities (76)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus	Public	$17,269	61%	$67,080
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Cincinnati	Public	$24,917	85%	$60,832
Ohio University-Main Campus	Athens	Public	$20,666	85%	$61,938
Kent State University at Kent	Kent	Public	$20,294	86%	$51,178
Miami University-Oxford	Oxford	Public	$29,447	75%	$63,814
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Bowling Green	Public	$21,453	81%	$52,269
University of Toledo	Toledo	Public	$16,406	92%	$55,537
University of Akron Main Campus	Akron	Public	$13,072	60%	$51,221
Cleveland State University	Cleveland	Public	$13,754	91%	$56,979
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Public	$9,161	84%	$46,691
University of Dayton	Dayton	Private nonprofit	$30,366	65%	$83,775
Wright State University-Main Campus	Dayton	Public	$13,715	96%	$53,497
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$44,622	37%	$89,865
Franklin University	Columbus	Private nonprofit	$28,451	—	$57,435
Xavier University	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	$31,905	86%	$69,118
Cedarville University	Cedarville	Private nonprofit	$23,335	65%	$65,805
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville	Private nonprofit	$24,629	58%	$53,660
Oberlin College	Oberlin	Private nonprofit	$41,987	34%	$60,877
Baldwin Wallace University	Berea	Private nonprofit	$27,222	76%	$59,100
Central State University	Wilberforce	Public	$13,307	99%	$36,832
Ohio Northern University	Ada	Private nonprofit	$23,969	74%	$82,743
Denison University	Granville	Private nonprofit	$40,163	17%	$73,151
John Carroll University	University Heights	Private nonprofit	$27,167	81%	$74,509
Shawnee State University	Portsmouth	Public	$17,766	—	$43,200
The University of Findlay	Findlay	Private nonprofit	$26,406	83%	$63,283
Ashland University	Ashland	Private nonprofit	$23,678	76%	$56,321
Otterbein University	Westerville	Private nonprofit	$20,189	85%	$59,196
Tiffin University	Tiffin	Private nonprofit	$26,131	80%	$37,551
Miami University-Hamilton	Hamilton	Public	$11,513	—	$63,814
University of Mount Union	Alliance	Private nonprofit	$23,956	78%	$64,519
Kenyon College	Gambier	Private nonprofit	$33,279	31%	$65,780
The College of Wooster	Wooster	Private nonprofit	$26,433	60%	$62,339
Capital University	Columbus	Private nonprofit	$20,550	70%	$58,937
Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware	Private nonprofit	$20,196	56%	$61,905
Walsh University	North Canton	Private nonprofit	$19,588	71%	$62,879
Muskingum University	New Concord	Private nonprofit	$19,145	82%	$50,990
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon	Private nonprofit	$21,193	84%	$52,001
Wittenberg University	Springfield	Private nonprofit	$23,310	72%	$60,660
Mount St. Joseph University	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	$19,231	59%	$57,689
Wilmington College	Wilmington	Private nonprofit	$28,567	92%	$54,378
Marietta College	Marietta	Private nonprofit	$22,890	79%	$65,386
Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo	Private nonprofit	$15,273	93%	$70,306
Heidelberg University	Tiffin	Private nonprofit	$22,046	86%	$56,874
Wright State University-Lake Campus	Celina	Public	$9,533	—	$53,497
Columbus College of Art & Design	Columbus	Private nonprofit	$27,723	68%	$47,378
Ohio Christian University	Circleville	Private nonprofit	$19,197	38%	$39,861
Lake Erie College	Painesville	Private nonprofit	$13,324	70%	$54,578
Miami University-Middletown	Middletown	Public	$10,410	—	$63,814
Wilberforce University	Wilberforce	Private nonprofit	$16,221	41%	$41,874
Malone University	Canton	Private nonprofit	$12,621	76%	$54,032
Hiram College	Hiram	Private nonprofit	$20,753	94%	$57,745
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	Private nonprofit	$17,780	94%	$54,622
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	$17,566	59%	$73,495
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	Lancaster	Public	$6,593	—	$61,938
Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	Private nonprofit	$17,186	75%	$62,042
Ohio State University-Lima Campus	Lima	Public	$12,326	—	$67,080
Bluffton University	Bluffton	Private nonprofit	$21,315	67%	$53,346
Kettering College	Kettering	Private nonprofit	$20,896	77%	$68,877
Cleveland Institute of Art	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$31,184	61%	$42,757
Mount Carmel College of Nursing	Columbus	Private nonprofit	$23,987	84%	$77,859
Defiance College	Defiance	Private nonprofit	$27,873	48%	$50,327
University of Akron Wayne College	Orrville	Public	$6,549	90%	$51,221
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	Saint Clairsville	Public	$5,949	—	$61,938
Chamberlain University-Ohio	Columbus	Private for-profit	$35,431	88%	$96,897
DeVry University-Ohio	Columbus	Private for-profit	$33,882	100%	$51,716
Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	$35,232	34%	$38,613
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland	Beachwood	Private for-profit	$24,815	100%	$41,223
Cleveland Institute of Music	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$30,269	47%	$27,260
Antioch College	Yellow Springs	Private nonprofit	$10,751	89%	—
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	—	—	$58,834
Antioch University	Yellow Springs	Private nonprofit	—	—	$54,447
Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$38,464	100%	$41,223
Pontifical College Josephinum	Columbus	Private nonprofit	$47,298	96%	$58,369
Rabbinical College Telshe	Wickliffe	Private nonprofit	$10,924	83%	—
Allegheny Wesleyan College	Salem	Private nonprofit	$7,734	—	—
Tri-State Bible College	South Point	Private nonprofit	—	—	$25,664

Two-year and community colleges (41)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College	Blue Ash	Public	$13,910	—	$60,832
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College	Batavia	Public	$11,449	—	$60,832
Lakeland Community College	Kirtland	Public	$3,765	—	$44,165
Kent State University at Stark	North Canton	Public	$9,980	—	$51,178
University of Northwestern Ohio	Lima	Private nonprofit	$21,862	—	$56,984
Ohio State University-Newark Campus	Newark	Public	$14,068	—	$67,080
Central Ohio Technical College	Newark	Public	$9,826	—	$44,532
Kent State University at Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia	Public	$11,122	—	$51,178
Kent State University at Trumbull	Warren	Public	$11,622	—	$51,178
Kent State University at Geauga	Burton	Public	$10,594	—	$51,178
Washington State College of Ohio	Marietta	Public	$6,203	—	$38,317
Marion Technical College	Marion	Public	$6,851	—	$44,031
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande	Private nonprofit	$25,227	—	$40,572
Hocking College	Nelsonville	Public	$16,748	—	$42,530
Kent State University at Ashtabula	Ashtabula	Public	$10,310	—	$51,178
North Central State College	Mansfield	Public	$5,896	—	$44,213
Bowling Green State University-Firelands	Huron	Public	$16,406	—	$52,269
Kent State University at Salem	Salem	Public	$11,097	—	$51,178
Northwest State Community College	Archbold	Public	$11,313	—	$44,329
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	Chillicothe	Public	$6,719	—	$61,938
Kent State University at East Liverpool	East Liverpool	Public	$10,025	—	$51,178
Ohio State University-Marion Campus	Marion	Public	$11,934	—	$67,080
Southern State Community College	Hillsboro	Public	$8,691	—	$40,254
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus	Mansfield	Public	$15,307	—	$67,080
Zane State College	Zanesville	Public	$8,577	—	$39,062
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	$17,041	46%	$72,043
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$28,591	—	$69,188
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma	Parma	Private nonprofit	$12,704	—	$37,469
Belmont College	St Clairsville	Public	$5,909	—	$40,140
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	Zanesville	Public	$6,596	—	$61,938
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute	Wooster	Public	$17,148	—	$67,080
Ohio University-Southern Campus	Ironton	Public	$6,189	—	$61,938
Valor Christian College	Canal Winchester	Private nonprofit	$37,267	—	—
Professional Skills Institute	Maumee	Private for-profit	$41,289	83%	$55,997
Herzing University-Akron	Akron	Private nonprofit	$20,633	95%	$44,255
Gods Bible School and College	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	$11,848	75%	$37,329
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Canton	Private nonprofit	$19,320	46%	$66,302
Felbry College	Columbus	Private for-profit	$51,771	85%	—
Ohio Medical Career College	Dayton	Private for-profit	$17,824	—	—
East Ohio College	East Liverpool	Private for-profit	$17,553	—	$32,259
Rosedale Bible College	Irwin	Private nonprofit	$4,861	—	$28,510

Certificate, trade and graduate schools (158)

College	City	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Earnings after 10 yrs
Columbus State Community College	Columbus	Public	$7,667	—	$44,592
Cuyahoga Community College District	Cleveland	Public	$2,652	—	$40,817
Sinclair Community College	Dayton	Public	$5,245	—	$41,580
Stark State College	North Canton	Public	$5,670	—	$37,802
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	Public	$5,184	—	$43,841
Lorain County Community College	Elyria	Public	$2,992	—	$42,307
Owens Community College	Perrysburg	Public	$10,862	—	$42,005
Hondros College of Nursing	Columbus	Private for-profit	$27,281	85%	$61,622
Clark State College	Springfield	Public	$10,176	—	$41,670
Ross College-Sylvania	Sylvania	Private for-profit	$23,473	—	$35,056
James A. Rhodes State College	Lima	Public	$7,796	—	$45,056
Edison State Community College	Piqua	Public	$6,923	—	$45,998
Terra State Community College	Fremont	Public	$19,194	—	$41,578
Valley College-Cleveland	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$27,653	—	$38,445
MyComputerCareer at Columbus	Columbus	Private for-profit	$28,871	—	$56,331
Ross College-Canton	Canton	Private for-profit	$32,516	—	$35,056
Fortis College-Columbus	Westerville	Private for-profit	$33,067	—	$40,843
Ohio Technical College	Cleveland	Private for-profit	$35,945	—	$55,993
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools	Monroe	Public	$14,510	—	$63,106
Stautzenberger College-Maumee	Maumee	Private for-profit	$22,549	—	$35,942
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls	Cuyahoga Falls	Private for-profit	$22,112	—	$40,111
Apollo Career Center	Lima	Public	—	—	$51,741
Fortis College-Centerville	Centerville	Private for-profit	$27,019	—	$40,295
Athena Career Academy	Toledo	Private for-profit	$24,216	78%	$59,809
Fortis College-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$28,407	—	$40,843
Academia Medical Institute	Columbus	Private for-profit	$29,381	64%	—
Collins Career Technical Center	Chesapeake	Public	$12,919	—	$52,514
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati	West Chester	Private for-profit	$19,561	—	$35,002
Ohio State College of Barber Styling	Columbus	Private for-profit	$13,795	—	$23,504
EHOVE Career Center	Milan	Public	—	—	$47,953
Dayton School of Medical Massage	Dayton	Private for-profit	$30,726	—	$32,215
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology	Troy	Private nonprofit	$30,093	—	$63,494
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education	Zanesville	Public	—	—	$45,843
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance	Alliance	Private for-profit	$20,982	—	$23,830
Polaris Career Center	Middleburg Heights	Public	$13,623	—	$43,685
Auburn Career Center	Concord Twp	Public	$10,237	—	$47,513
Aveda Institute-Columbus	Columbus	Private for-profit	$20,392	—	$32,822
Davis College	Toledo	Private for-profit	$21,377	—	$35,281
ATA College-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$27,508	—	$36,434
Warren County Career Center	Lebanon	Public	$20,840	—	$60,995
Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$27,346	—	$35,205
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County	Newark	Public	$676	—	$36,351
American Institute of Alternative Medicine	Columbus	Private for-profit	$76,493	78%	$53,907
Ohio Business College-Sheffield	Sheffield Village	Private for-profit	$41,977	—	$35,156
Four County Career Center	Archbold	Public	—	—	—
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton	Dayton	Private for-profit	$14,790	—	$27,813
Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus	Columbus	Private for-profit	$26,237	—	$31,123
Elite School of Cosmetology	Norwalk	Private for-profit	—	—	$22,752
Remington College-Cleveland Campus	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	$23,495	—	$33,423
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training	Marietta	Public	—	—	$38,529
Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland	Twinsburg	Private for-profit	$25,514	—	$29,243
ETI Technical College of Niles	Niles	Private for-profit	$14,198	—	$40,155
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Lucasville	Public	$20,194	—	$46,113
National Beauty College	Canton	Private for-profit	—	—	$27,516
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles	Niles	Private for-profit	$18,428	—	$26,969
Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy	Trotwood	Private for-profit	$33,416	—	$35,156
LaBarberia Institute of Hair	Mayfield Hts	Private for-profit	$11,866	—	—
Portage Lakes Career Center	Uniontown	Public	$23,991	—	$45,737
Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$17,992	—	$22,231
Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo	Sylvania	Private for-profit	$25,703	—	$35,205
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus	Toledo	Private for-profit	$19,420	—	$28,861
Tri-Rivers Career Center	Marion	Public	—	—	$54,883
Northern Career Institute	Eastlake	Public	$11,819	—	$59,136
Wayne County Schools Career Center	Smithville	Public	$24,822	—	$47,065
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District	Chillicothe	Public	—	—	$50,203
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center	Lisbon	Public	$11,946	—	$35,983
Great Oaks Career Campuses	Cincinnati	Public	$10,592	—	$61,903
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center	Brecksville	Public	$19,080	—	$54,857
Upper Valley Career Center	Piqua	Public	$18,728	—	$52,504
Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$21,492	—	$37,525
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman	Boardman	Private for-profit	$19,020	—	$20,120
Knox County Career Center	Mount Vernon	Public	—	—	$39,903
Buckeye Hills Career Center	Rio Grande	Public	$5,869	—	$43,936
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville	Strongsville	Private for-profit	$16,280	—	$31,807
Ohio Institute of Allied Health	Huber Heights	Private nonprofit	$47,328	—	—
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools	Groveport	Public	$14,301	—	$43,516
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor	Mentor	Private for-profit	$14,261	—	$31,807
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg	Perrysburg	Private for-profit	$20,569	—	$32,963
The Spa School	Columbus	Private for-profit	$18,688	—	$33,372
Vantage Career Center	Van Wert	Public	—	—	$36,528
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus	Jefferson	Public	$8,024	—	$42,213
Casal Aveda Institute	Niles	Private for-profit	$13,113	—	$27,882
Global Tech College	Toledo	Private for-profit	$18,878	—	—
Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses	Bethel	Public	$9,080	—	$40,646
Ross Medical Education Center-Niles	Niles	Private for-profit	$22,093	—	$34,908
Central School of Practical Nursing	Independence	Private nonprofit	$18,712	—	$54,504
Ohio State Beauty Academy	Lima	Private for-profit	$1,977	—	$27,400
Hamrick School	Medina	Private for-profit	$4,900	—	$46,089
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education	Canton	Public	$18,180	63%	$47,535
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy	Fairfield	Private for-profit	$15,336	—	$28,301
Sandusky Career Center	Sandusky	Public	—	—	$40,876
Ohio Media School-Valley View	Valley View	Private for-profit	$24,641	—	$42,471
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District	Oberlin	Public	$12,512	—	$39,028
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath	Heath	Private for-profit	$19,505	—	$26,316
Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton	Fairborn	Private for-profit	$22,402	—	$37,525
Madison Adult Career Center	Mansfield	Public	$9,210	—	$35,795
Buckeye Joint Vocational School	New Philadelphia	Public	$6,189	—	$47,225
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center	Canfield	Public	$16,018	—	$42,090
Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario	Ontario	Private for-profit	$21,025	—	$35,056
Dayton Barber College	Miamisburg	Private for-profit	$16,626	—	$28,938
Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria	Elyria	Private for-profit	$22,425	—	$35,078
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick	Brunswick	Private for-profit	$14,264	—	$26,969
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton	Dayton	Private for-profit	—	—	$27,813
Adult and Community Education-Hudson	Columbus	Public	$16,609	100%	$62,385
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing	Sandusky	Private nonprofit	—	—	$72,299
Pioneer Career and Technology Center	Shelby	Public	—	—	$41,138
Elite Academy of Hair Design	Bridgeport	Private for-profit	$12,719	—	—
Elite Welding Academy LLC	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$28,534	—	—
Northern Institute of Cosmetology	Lorain	Private for-profit	$4,823	—	$18,146
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester	Canal Winchester	Private for-profit	$17,560	—	$29,424
Paramount Beauty Academy	Portsmouth	Private for-profit	$13,466	—	$20,482
Choffin Career and Technical Center	Youngstown	Public	$25,650	100%	$42,947
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design	Tiffin	Private for-profit	$9,819	—	$30,040
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	$14,088	—	—
Meryma'at Barber College	Cleveland	Private for-profit	$10,573	—	—
Orion Institute	Perrysburg	Private for-profit	$34,671	—	$35,061
Medina County Career Center	Medina	Public	$23,888	—	$40,703
Ohio Media School-Columbus	Columbus	Private for-profit	$24,659	—	$42,471
Ohio Media School-Cincinnati	Norwood	Private for-profit	$25,132	—	$36,576
Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center	Ashland	Public	—	—	$40,660
Gerbers Akron Beauty School	Akron	Private for-profit	$13,710	—	$23,968
Pike County Joint Vocational School District	Piketon	Public	—	—	$47,417
Cleveland Clinic School of Health Professions Radiologic Technology Program	Beachwood	Private nonprofit	—	—	$72,758
Hair Academy	Chillicothe	Private for-profit	$11,464	—	—
Athenaeum of Ohio	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education	Toledo	Public	$9,345	—	$55,181
International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute	Chesterland	Private for-profit	—	—	—
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College	Cleveland	Private for-profit	$10,936	—	$14,374
Elite Welding Academy South Point	South Point	Private for-profit	$19,557	—	—
Trinity Health System School of Nursing	Steubenville	Private nonprofit	$22,342	100%	$75,719
Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon	Lebanon	Private for-profit	—	—	—
Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology	Ontario	Private for-profit	$10,443	—	—
Greene County Career Center	Xenia	Public	$18,180	—	$52,393
Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus	Westerville	Private for-profit	—	—	—
Tri-County Adult Career Center	Nelsonville	Public	—	—	$31,662
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center	Fremont	Public	—	—	$43,562
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management	Wright-Patterson AFB	Public	—	—	—
Methodist Theological School in Ohio	Delaware	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Northeast Ohio Medical University	Rootstown	Public	—	—	—
Payne Theological Seminary	Wilberforce	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
United Theological Seminary	Dayton	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Winebrenner Theological Seminary	Findlay	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Maplewood Area Joint Vocational School	Ravenna	Public	—	—	—
Ohio Business College-Columbus	Columbus	Private for-profit	$9,703	—	$35,156
Prince's Barber Academy	Zanesville	Private for-profit	—	—	—
Bryant & Stratton College-Akron	Akron	Private nonprofit	—	—	$37,469
Bryant & Stratton College-Solon	Solon	Private nonprofit	—	—	$37,469
Adult & Community Education Columbus City Schools - Fort Hayes Career	Columbus	Public	—	—	$62,385
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	—	—	—
Kettering College - Ollie Davis Medical Arts and Education Center	Beavercreek	Private nonprofit	—	—	$68,877
Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield	Lancaster	Private nonprofit	—	—	$77,859
New Castle School of Trades - East Liverpool Campus	East Liverpool	Private for-profit	—	—	$48,765
Dayton School of Medical Massage-Lima	Lima	Private for-profit	—	—	$32,215
Cincinnati School of Medical Massage	Cincinnati	Private for-profit	—	—	$32,215
Cleveland Institute of Medical Massage	Middleburg Heights	Private for-profit	—	—	$32,215
Columbus School of Medical Massage	Dublin	Private for-profit	—	—	$32,215
Salon Institute - Columbus Campus	Lewis Center	Private for-profit	—	—	$28,861
Valley College - Fairlawn - School of Nursing	Fairlawn	Private nonprofit	—	—	$38,445