Colleges in Ohio
Solyo has full profiles for 12 colleges in Ohio: 5 public, 7 private nonprofit. The median family here pays $28,384 a year after grant aid, $6,819 above the national median. Half of these schools admit more than 61% of applicants. They sit across 11 cities, concentrated in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus.
What Ohio costs
Published in-state tuition at the median Ohio public university is $13,244 a year before aid. Residency is worth the most at Ohio State University-Main Campus, where an out-of-state family pays $26,778 more for the same degree.
After grants and scholarships the range runs from $14,764 at Cleveland State University to $41,190 at Case Western Reserve University. That spread is the reason a sticker price is a poor way to build a list in Ohio.
Why net price beats sticker price, and what an average one does and does not tell a particular family.
How selective Ohio schools are
Denison University admits 17% of applicants and Cleveland State University admits 91%. A list drawn only from the selective end of that range has no likely school in it, which is the most common mistake in a first draft.
The highest average SAT reported in Ohio is 1513 at Case Western Reserve University.
Every Ohio college profile
Ordered by selectivity, most selective first.
- Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio · Private nonprofit17% acceptance · $40,007 net price · 1410 avg SAT
- Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio · Private nonprofit31% acceptance · $38,512 net price · 1429 avg SAT
- Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio · Private nonprofit34% acceptance · $38,645 net price · 1447 avg SAT
- Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio · Private nonprofit37% acceptance · $41,190 net price · 1513 avg SAT
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, Ohio · Private nonprofit56% acceptance · $20,897 net price
- College of WoosterWooster, Ohio · Private nonprofit60% acceptance · $23,458 net price · 1353 avg SAT
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio · Public61% acceptance · $17,339 net price · 1387 avg SAT
- University of DaytonDayton, Ohio · Private nonprofit65% acceptance · $29,533 net price · 1335 avg SAT
- Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio · Public75% acceptance · $28,384 net price · 1317 avg SAT
- University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio · Public85% acceptance · $25,648 net price · 1282 avg SAT
- Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio · Public86% acceptance · $20,787 net price · 1099 avg SAT
- Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio · Public91% acceptance · $14,764 net price
Other Midwest states
On median net price Ohio is the 12th most affordable of the 12 Midwest states in this directory, and the 12th most accessible on median acceptance rate. In-state pricing makes the neighbouring states worth checking too.
Where to go next
- College search filter Ohio and every other state by major, cost and selectivity
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