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Ohio College Tuition 2026 - Compare 283 Schools

Ohio has 283 higher education institutions for comparing acceptance rates, SAT and ACT signals, admissions requirements, majors, financial aid, scholarships, graduation rate, salary after graduation and ROI after checking tuition and net price.

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283

Schools

142

Cities

Quick cost snapshot

Average in-state tuition

$19,440

Average out-of-state tuition

$22,521

Average attendance cost

$31,074

Average net price

$17,854

Average acceptance rate

69.92%

Admissions selectivity

Average SAT signal

1,163

Where reported

Average ACT signal

23

Where reported

Average salary after graduation

$42,842

10-year median earnings

Ohio higher education includes public universities, private nonprofit colleges, community colleges and career-focused institutions. Use this page to compare Ohio tuition fees, in-state tuition, out-of-state tuition, cost per year, acceptance rate, SAT requirements, ACT requirements, GPA requirement notes, admissions requirements, application deadline prompts, how to apply resources, financial aid, scholarships, net price, rankings context, majors, best programs, graduation rate, salary after graduation and ROI before opening city or school profiles.

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Ohio Tuition, Admissions, Aid and ROI Compared With National Averages

Start with statewide averages, then open city and school pages for university-specific tuition fees, in-state tuition, out-of-state tuition, net price, admissions requirements, how to apply notes, financial aid, scholarships, majors, graduation rate, salary after graduation and ROI.

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Ohio tuition fees, admissions and ROI landscape

Use tuition fees, in-state and out-of-state tuition, net price, acceptance rate, admissions, majors, graduation and salary signals to understand how Ohio higher education options compare before opening city and school pages.

Tuition fee records158
In-state tuition158
Cost per year144
Acceptance rate80
SAT / ACT signals50 / 52
Salary / ROI data247
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Ohio College Directory

Use the sections below to move from statewide tuition averages into city hubs, high-cost schools, lower net price options and a complete A-Z school crawl path.

Top Ohio Cities for Tuition Fees, Admissions Requirements, Majors and ROI

Cities are sorted by school count so readers can quickly reach local pages for tuition fees, in-state and out-of-state tuition, acceptance rate, admissions requirements, financial aid, majors, graduation rate, salary after graduation and ROI.

Top Ohio schools by enrollmentLargest Ohio University Guides for Tuition Fees, Admissions, Majors, Salary and ROI

The school list is sorted by undergraduate enrollment when that field is reported, with school name as the secondary sort. Use each row to open a broader university guide covering tuition fees, in-state tuition, out-of-state tuition, cost per year, net price, acceptance rate, SAT and ACT signals, admissions requirements, how to apply resources, financial aid, scholarships, majors, graduation rate, salary after graduation and ROI.

Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus Tuition fees: $38,365Acceptance: 50.82% Salary after graduation: $60,409Programs: 402 records More about Tuition & ROI
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati Tuition fees: $30,582Acceptance: 87.67% Salary after graduation: $54,810Programs: 474 records More about Tuition & ROI
Kent State University at Kent Kent Tuition fees: $22,316Acceptance: 86.65% Salary after graduation: $45,388Programs: 278 records More about Tuition & ROI
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens Tuition fees: $24,114Acceptance: 84.76% Salary after graduation: $52,581Programs: 322 records More about Tuition & ROI
Columbus State Community College Columbus Tuition fees: $10,917Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $39,435Programs: 102 records More about Tuition & ROI
Miami University-Oxford Oxford Tuition fees: $40,025Acceptance: 82.09% Salary after graduation: $55,076Programs: 198 records More about Tuition & ROI
Eastern Gateway Community College Steubenville Tuition fees: $6,071Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $34,127Programs: 46 records More about Tuition & ROI
Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland Tuition fees: $8,736Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $35,654Programs: 109 records More about Tuition & ROI
Sinclair Community College Dayton Tuition fees: $8,316Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $37,558Programs: 154 records More about Tuition & ROI
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green Tuition fees: $22,070Acceptance: 80.61% Salary after graduation: $47,896Programs: 261 records More about Tuition & ROI
University of Toledo Toledo Tuition fees: $21,737Acceptance: 94.83% Salary after graduation: $50,632Programs: 261 records More about Tuition & ROI
University of Akron Main Campus Akron Tuition fees: $17,239Acceptance: 70.91% Salary after graduation: $46,600Programs: 304 records More about Tuition & ROI
Cleveland State University Cleveland Tuition fees: $17,973Acceptance: 95.48% Salary after graduation: $52,131Programs: 160 records More about Tuition & ROI
University of Dayton Dayton Tuition fees: $47,600Acceptance: 61.65% Salary after graduation: $75,537Programs: 147 records More about Tuition & ROI
Youngstown State University Youngstown Tuition fees: $11,151Acceptance: 80.32% Salary after graduation: $41,544Programs: 180 records More about Tuition & ROI
Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton Tuition fees: $20,606Acceptance: 95.15% Salary after graduation: $49,500Programs: 248 records More about Tuition & ROI
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Tuition fees: $64,671Acceptance: 28.68% Salary after graduation: $87,989Programs: 215 records More about Tuition & ROI
Stark State College North Canton Tuition fees: $7,766Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $34,661Programs: 123 records More about Tuition & ROI
Lorain County Community College Elyria Tuition fees: $8,730Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $38,837Programs: 101 records More about Tuition & ROI
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati Tuition fees: $9,801Admissions not reported Salary after graduation: $40,137Programs: 93 records More about Tuition & ROI
All Ohio Schools A-Z

This complete crawlable list gives search engines and readers direct access to every Ohio school profile without relying on deep pagination.

Academia Medical Institute Adult & Community Education Columbus City Schools - Fort Hayes Career Adult and Community Education-Hudson Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Allegheny Wesleyan College Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College Antioch College Antioch University Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology Apollo Career Center Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland Art Academy of Cincinnati Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Ashland University Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus ATA College-Cincinnati Athena Career Academy Athenaeum of Ohio Auburn Career Center Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati Aveda Institute-Columbus Baldwin Wallace University Belmont College Bluffton University Bowling Green State University-Firelands Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville Bryant & Stratton College-Akron Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Bryant & Stratton College-Solon Buckeye Hills Career Center Buckeye Joint Vocational School Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education Capital University Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Casal Aveda Institute Case Western Reserve University Cedarville University Central Ohio Technical College Central State University Chamberlain University-Ohio Choffin Career and Technical Center Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design Cincinnati School of Medical Massage Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Clark State College Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland Institute of Medical Massage Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland State University Collins Career Technical Center Columbiana County Career and Technical Center Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus School of Medical Massage Columbus State Community College Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton Cuyahoga Community College District Cuyahoga Valley Career Center Davis College Dayton Barber College Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton School of Medical Massage-Lima Defiance College Denison University Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon DeVry University-Ohio East Ohio College Eastern Gateway Community College Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools Edison State Community College EHOVE Career Center Elite Academy of Hair Design Elite School of Cosmetology Elite Welding Academy LLC Elite Welding Academy South Point Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati ETI Technical College of Niles Felbry College Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing Fortis College-Centerville Fortis College-Cincinnati Fortis College-Columbus Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Four County Career Center Franciscan University of Steubenville Franklin University Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Gerbers Akron Beauty School Global Tech College Gods Bible School and College Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Great Oaks Career Campuses Greene County Career Center Hair Academy Hamrick School Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Cincinnati Heidelberg University Herzing University-Akron Hiram College Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Hocking College Hondros College of Nursing International College of Broadcasting International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute James A. Rhodes State College John Carroll University Kent State University at Ashtabula Kent State University at East Liverpool Kent State University at Geauga Kent State University at Kent Kent State University at Salem Kent State University at Stark Kent State University at Trumbull Kent State University at Tuscarawas Kenyon College Kettering College Kettering College - Ollie Davis Medical Arts and Education Center Knox County Career Center LaBarberia Institute of Hair Lake Erie College Lakeland Community College Lakewood University Lorain County Community College Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Lourdes University Madison Adult Career Center Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Malone University Marietta College Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences Medina County Career Center Mercy College of Ohio Meryma'at Barber College Methodist Theological School in Ohio Miami University-Hamilton Miami University-Middletown Miami University-Oxford Miami Valley Career Technology Center Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy Mount Carmel College of Nursing Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield Mount St. Joseph University Mount Vernon Nazarene University Muskingum University MyComputerCareer at Columbus National Beauty College New Castle School of Trades - East Liverpool Campus North Central State College Northeast Ohio Medical University Northern Career Institute Northern Institute of Cosmetology Northwest State Community College Notre Dame College Oberlin College Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy Ohio Business College-Sandusky Ohio Business College-Sheffield Ohio Christian University Ohio Dominican University Ohio Institute of Allied Health Ohio Media School-Cincinnati Ohio Media School-Columbus Ohio Media School-Valley View Ohio Medical Career College Ohio Northern University Ohio State Beauty Academy Ohio State College of Barber Styling Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Ohio State University-Lima Campus Ohio State University-Main Campus Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Ohio State University-Marion Campus Ohio State University-Newark Campus Ohio Technical College Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Ohio University-Eastern Campus Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Ohio University-Main Campus Ohio University-Southern Campus Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Ohio Wesleyan University Orion Institute Otterbein University Owens Community College Paramount Beauty Academy Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo Payne Theological Seminary Penta County Joint Vocational School Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Pike County Joint Vocational School District Pioneer Career and Technology Center Polaris Career Center Pontifical College Josephinum Portage Lakes Career Center Professional Skills Institute Rabbinical College Telshe Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles Remington College-Cleveland Campus Rosedale Bible College Ross College-Canton Ross College-Sylvania Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria Ross Medical Education Center-Niles Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario Salon Institute - Columbus Campus Salon Institute-Toledo Campus Sandusky Career Center Scioto County Career Technical Center Shawnee State University Sinclair Community College Southern State Community College Stark State College Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Stautzenberger College-Maumee Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg Terra State Community College The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences The College of Wooster The Modern College of Design The North Coast College The Spa School The University of Findlay Tiffin Academy of Hair Design Tiffin University Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education Tri-County Adult Career Center Tri-Rivers Career Center Tri-State Bible College Trinity Health System School of Nursing United Theological Seminary University of Akron Main Campus University of Akron Wayne College University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College University of Cincinnati-Clermont College University of Cincinnati-Main Campus University of Dayton University of Mount Union University of Northwestern Ohio University of Rio Grande University of Toledo Upper Valley Career Center Ursuline College Valley College - Fairlawn - School of Nursing Valley College-Cleveland Valor Christian College Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Vantage Career Center Walsh University Warren County Career Center Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Washington State College of Ohio Wayne County Schools Career Center Wilberforce University Wilmington College Winebrenner Theological Seminary Wittenberg University Wright State University-Lake Campus Wright State University-Main Campus Xavier University Youngstown State University Zane State College

Ohio University FAQ

What are average Ohio university tuition fees, in-state tuition and out-of-state tuition?

The average in-state tuition for Ohio schools with reported tuition is $19,440. The average out-of-state tuition is $22,521, and average cost per year is $31,074 where reported.

Where can I compare Ohio acceptance rate, SAT requirements, ACT requirements and GPA requirements?

This page summarizes Ohio acceptance rate data at 69.92% where reported, plus SAT and ACT coverage when available. GPA requirements and application deadlines are usually school-specific, so open each university profile and verify final requirements with the official admissions office.

How do Ohio financial aid, scholarships and net price compare?

The average net price for Ohio schools with reported net price data is $17,854. Use net price with Pell Grant, loan and scholarship notes on school pages before relying on published tuition fees alone.

Can I research Ohio majors, best programs and rankings here?

School profiles include program and major signals where the College Scorecard and IPEDS data reports them. Rankings and best-program claims are treated as research prompts, not invented rankings, so use the listed school pages and official catalogs for final program decisions.

Which Ohio university has the strongest salary after graduation and ROI signal?

Ohio schools vary significantly by program type. Nursing, medical and technical programs often report the highest 10-year earnings, while community colleges and career schools can have lower tuition and different completion patterns. Compare salary after graduation relative to tuition, net price, debt and graduation rate for a complete ROI picture.