Ohio Best Colleges Comparison

View the Ohio Best Colleges Comparison and compare the schools with key academic characteristics such as tuition and test scores to get right decision.
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Colleges In Ohio Statistics

There are 360 colleges in Ohio - 110 public and 250 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,114 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $20,302. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,157 and the average acceptance rate is 73% for Ohio Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Ohio. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Ohio colleges at Ohio Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In Ohio Statistics
Top 20 colleges in OhioAll colleges in Ohio
Number of Schools20 schools
(7 public, 13 private)
360 schools
(110 public, 250 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$13,323 (in-state)
$42,098 (out-of-state)
$8,568 (in-state)
$18,114 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$14,322 (in-state)
$23,093 (out-of-state)
$12,747 (in-state)
$20,302 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$22,261$8,511
Test Scores1,247 SAT, 26 ACT 1,157 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate68.39% 73.02%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)20.21% 36.18%
Population245,346634,497
Undergraduate186,876545,327
Graduate58,47089,170
Graduation Rate72.00%49.25%
Transfer-out Rate15.22%20.58%
Students to Faculty Ratio13.25 to 112.74 to 1

Top Colleges In Ohio Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Ohio for academic year 2022-2023. Oberlin College ranked top in the Ohio Best Colleges Comparison and Case Western Reserve University and Ohio State University-Main Campus follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $42,098 for undergraduate programs $23,093 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Ohio is 1,247 and the acceptance rate is 68.39%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.25 to 1 for top colleges in Ohio. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in Ohio Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Oberlin College
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Private, 4-yearsOberlin, OH
$64,646 $35,509 2,99235% 1,450 SAT
32 ACT
9 to 1
2 Case Western Reserve University
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Private, 4-yearsCleveland, OH
$64,671 $34,232 12,20127% 1,490 SAT
33 ACT
9 to 1
3 Ohio State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsColumbus, OH
$38,365
($12,859)
$11,125 60,54053% 1,400 SAT
30 ACT
17 to 1
4 Kenyon College
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Private, 4-yearsGambier, OH
$69,330 $37,212 1,88534% 1,420 SAT
33 ACT
9 to 1
5 Denison University
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Private, 4-yearsGranville, OH
$64,000 $35,067 2,41622% 1,370 SAT
31 ACT
9 to 1
6 Miami University-Oxford
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Public, 4-yearsOxford, OH
$40,025
($17,809)
$14,097 19,10788% 1,290 SAT
28 ACT
15 to 1
7 The College of Wooster
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Private, 4-yearsWooster, OH
$59,550 $39,475 1,96756% 1,350 SAT
30 ACT
11 to 1
8 Baldwin Wallace University
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Private, 4-yearsBerea, OH
$37,938 $23,392 3,22077% 1,180 SAT
23 ACT
9 to 1
9 University of Dayton
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Private, 4-yearsDayton, OH
$47,600 $29,406 11,67474% 1,270 SAT
27 ACT
15 to 1
10 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsCincinnati, OH
$30,582
($13,570)
$7,544 41,15586% 1,260 SAT
26 ACT
18 to 1
11 Cedarville University
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Private, 4-yearsCedarville, OH
$36,078 $19,089 4,96065% 1,250 SAT
26 ACT
16 to 1
12 Capital University
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Private, 4-yearsColumbus, OH
$41,788 $27,294 2,61772% 1,100 SAT
21 ACT
9 to 1
13 Xavier University
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Private, 4-yearsCincinnati, OH
$48,125 $26,018 6,11485% 1,210 SAT
26 ACT
11 to 1
14 University of Toledo
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Public, 4-yearsToledo, OH
$21,737
($12,377)
$9,446 15,54592% 1,150 SAT
25 ACT
17 to 1
15 Wright State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsDayton, OH
$20,606
($11,188)
$8,515 9,67895% 1,050 SAT
20 ACT
14 to 1
16 Otterbein University
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Private, 4-yearsWesterville, OH
$34,899 $22,024 2,45884% 1,130 SAT
23 ACT
12 to 1
17 Franciscan University of Steubenville
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Private, 4-yearsSteubenville, OH
$32,630 $17,583 3,65667% 1,210 SAT
25 ACT
16 to 1
18 Kent State University at Kent
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Public, 4-yearsKent, OH
$22,316
($12,846)
$9,147 25,85488% 1,100 SAT
21 ACT
19 to 1
19 John Carroll University
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Private, 4-yearsUniversity Heights, OH
$49,100 $29,942 2,92282% 1,230 SAT
27 ACT
14 to 1
20 Cleveland State University
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Public, 4-yearsCleveland, OH
$17,973
($12,613)
$9,093 14,38585% 1,020 SAT
19 ACT
16 to 1
Average$42,098
($13,323)
$22,261 245,34668.39% 1,247 SAT
26.3000 ACT
13.25 to 1
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All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023