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 359 colleges in Ohio - 110 public and 249 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $17,628 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $19,946. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,135 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.
2021-2022 Colleges In Ohio Statistics
Top 20 colleges in OhioAll colleges in Ohio
Number of Schools20 schools
(7 public, 13 private)
359 schools
(110 public, 249 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$12,688 (in-state)
$40,247 (out-of-state)
$8,259 (in-state)
$17,628 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$13,957 (in-state)
$22,566 (out-of-state)
$12,389 (in-state)
$19,946 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$21,299$8,246
Test Scores1,234 SAT, 27 ACT 1,135 SAT, 23 ACT
Acceptance Rate70.57% 73.30%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)20.76% 34.54%
Population250,290669,129
Undergraduate190,647578,282
Graduate59,64390,847
Graduation Rate72.45%57.33%
Transfer-out Rate14.78%17.07%
Students to Faculty Ratio13.60 to 112.98 to 1

Top Colleges In Ohio Comparison

The next table lists the top 20 colleges in Ohio for academic year 2021-2022. 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 $40,247 for undergraduate programs $22,566 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Ohio is 1,234 and the acceptance rate is 70.57%. The average students to faculty ratio is 13.60 to 1 for top colleges in Ohio. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2021-2022 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
$62,024 $34,143 2,95334% 1,399 SAT
32 ACT
9 to 1
2 Case Western Reserve University
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Private, 4-yearsCleveland, OH
$61,584 $32,426 12,14230% 1,470 SAT
34 ACT
9 to 1
3 Ohio State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsColumbus, OH
$36,722
($12,485)
$11,939 61,67757% 1,345 SAT
29 ACT
18 to 1
4 Kenyon College
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Private, 4-yearsGambier, OH
$66,490 $35,153 1,87537% 1,420 SAT
33 ACT
9 to 1
5 Denison University
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Private, 4-yearsGranville, OH
$60,000 $33,624 2,32128% 1,330 SAT
30 ACT
9 to 1
6 Miami University-Oxford
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Public, 4-yearsOxford, OH
$35,667
($15,555)
$12,607 19,26489% 1,265 SAT
27 ACT
16 to 1
7 The College of Wooster
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Private, 4-yearsWooster, OH
$57,500 $37,085 1,96861% 1,325 SAT
29 ACT
11 to 1
8 Baldwin Wallace University
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Private, 4-yearsBerea, OH
$36,850 $22,868 3,32579% 1,145 SAT
24 ACT
11 to 1
9 University of Dayton
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Private, 4-yearsDayton, OH
$46,170 $29,251 11,97181% 1,230 SAT
26 ACT
15 to 1
10 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsCincinnati, OH
$28,540
($13,176)
$6,756 40,32985% 1,250 SAT
27 ACT
19 to 1
11 Cedarville University
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Private, 4-yearsCedarville, OH
$34,698 $18,598 4,64362% 1,235 SAT
26 ACT
15 to 1
12 Capital University
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Private, 4-yearsColumbus, OH
$40,350 $28,229 2,82074% 1,130 SAT
23 ACT
10 to 1
13 Xavier University
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Private, 4-yearsCincinnati, OH
$45,000 $24,875 6,63284% 1,185 SAT
25 ACT
11 to 1
14 University of Toledo
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Public, 4-yearsToledo, OH
$21,380
($12,020)
$8,704 16,97997% 1,155 SAT
25 ACT
20 to 1
15 Wright State University-Main Campus
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Public, 4-yearsDayton, OH
$20,282
($10,864)
$6,637 10,29596% 1,098 SAT
21 ACT
14 to 1
16 Otterbein University
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Private, 4-yearsWesterville, OH
$34,274 $20,534 2,60583% 1,131 SAT
23 ACT
12 to 1
17 Franciscan University of Steubenville
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Private, 4-yearsSteubenville, OH
$31,080 $17,829 3,41568% 1,205 SAT
25 ACT
16 to 1
18 Kent State University at Kent
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Public, 4-yearsKent, OH
$21,570
($12,464)
$8,049 26,59787% 1,105 SAT
22 ACT
19 to 1
19 John Carroll University
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Private, 4-yearsUniversity Heights, OH
$47,290 $28,581 3,17188% 1,230 SAT
27 ACT
13 to 1
20 Cleveland State University
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Public, 4-yearsCleveland, OH
$17,469
($12,254)
$8,092 15,30891% 1,035 SAT
23 ACT
16 to 1
Average$40,247
($12,688)
$21,299 250,29070.57% 1,234 SAT
26.5500 ACT
13.60 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2021-2022