Ohio Colleges
76 colleges in Ohio report verified cost and acceptance-rate data. The average cost of attendance across these schools is $44,099 per year, with an average acceptance rate of 74%. The most affordable option is Trinity Health System School of Nursing at $14,032 per year, while Kenyon College is the highest-cost school on this list at $87,590 per year. Use the table below to compare Ohio colleges side by side before you apply.
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| School | Location | Type | Cost of attendance | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing | Steubenville, OH | private | $14,032 | 100% |
| University of Akron Wayne College | Orrville, OH | public | $15,993 | 90% |
| Gods Bible School and College | Cincinnati, OH | community | $18,358 | 75% |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus, OH | private | $21,446 | 84% |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | public | $21,708 | 84% |
| Central State University | Wilberforce, OH | public | $21,929 | 99% |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown, OH | public | $23,858 | 100% |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Dayton, OH | public | $24,373 | 96% |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | Wickliffe, OH | private | $25,000 | 83% |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce, OH | private | $25,676 | 41% |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH | public | $26,284 | 60% |
| Academia Medical Institute | Columbus, OH | private | $26,460 | 64% |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | public | $26,512 | 92% |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | Cincinnati, OH | community | $26,627 | 46% |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | public | $27,159 | 91% |
| Herzing University-Akron | Akron, OH | community | $27,417 | 95% |
| Professional Skills Institute | Maumee, OH | community | $27,427 | 83% |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cincinnati, OH | private | $28,094 | 59% |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Canton, OH | community | $28,979 | 46% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | Toledo, OH | private | $30,260 | 93% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus, OH | public | $30,305 | 61% |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH | public | $30,567 | 86% |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens, OH | public | $30,586 | 85% |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Columbus, OH | private | $30,681 | 85% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH | public | $32,171 | 85% |
| Kettering College | Kettering, OH | private | $32,839 | 77% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH | public | $33,007 | 81% |
| DeVry University-Ohio | Columbus, OH | private | $34,318 | 100% |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville, OH | private | $35,017 | 38% |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford, OH | public | $38,757 | 75% |
| Hiram College | Hiram, OH | private | $40,572 | 94% |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | Columbus, OH | private | $42,272 | 78% |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | Columbus, OH | private | $42,634 | 88% |
| Wilmington College | Wilmington, OH | private | $43,431 | 92% |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | private | $43,434 | 76% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | private | $44,576 | 100% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, OH | private | $44,580 | 58% |
| Muskingum University | New Concord, OH | private | $44,658 | 82% |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania, OH | private | $45,378 | 74% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland | Beachwood, OH | private | $46,107 | 100% |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati, OH | private | $46,719 | 59% |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin, OH | private | $47,025 | 86% |
| The Modern College of Design | Kettering, OH | community | $47,229 | 92% |
| Walsh University | North Canton, OH | private | $47,575 | 71% |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus, OH | private | $47,621 | 94% |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH | private | $48,004 | 80% |
| Otterbein University | Westerville, OH | private | $48,321 | 85% |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH | private | $49,276 | 78% |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville, OH | private | $49,320 | 65% |
| Malone University | Canton, OH | private | $49,754 | 76% |
| Antioch College | Yellow Springs, OH | private | $49,856 | 89% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH | private | $49,858 | 84% |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike, OH | private | $50,523 | 75% |
| Lake Erie College | Painesville, OH | private | $50,790 | 70% |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton, OH | private | $51,862 | 67% |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada, OH | private | $53,580 | 74% |
| Defiance College | Defiance, OH | private | $53,667 | 48% |
| Marietta College | Marietta, OH | private | $53,709 | 79% |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | private | $53,879 | 34% |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus, OH | private | $54,443 | 68% |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay, OH | private | $54,580 | 83% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | private | $55,606 | 76% |
| Capital University | Columbus, OH | private | $57,130 | 70% |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield, OH | private | $57,799 | 72% |
| Felbry College | Columbus, OH | community | $60,136 | 85% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | private | $61,212 | 47% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH | private | $64,587 | 61% |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | private | $65,476 | 86% |
| John Carroll University | University Heights, OH | private | $65,827 | 81% |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | private | $65,881 | 65% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, OH | private | $68,424 | 56% |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster, OH | private | $75,656 | 60% |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | private | $81,900 | 17% |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | private | $85,851 | 37% |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | private | $87,404 | 34% |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | private | $87,590 | 31% |