Best Colleges in Ohio

129
Universities
69
Community Colleges
198
Total Institutions

Explore 198 colleges and universities in Ohio, ranked by the Repit College Score. Our ratings evaluate graduation rates, affordability, resources, and student experience.

#1
B+

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH • 12,266 students
Private Non-Profit
87%
Grad Rate
#2
B+

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH • 60,046 students
Public
88%
Grad Rate
$20k
Net Price
#3
B+

Denison University

Granville, OH • 2,405 students
Private Non-Profit
80%
Grad Rate
#4
B+

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH • 2,184 students
Private Non-Profit
87%
Grad Rate
#5
B

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH • 2,976 students
Private Non-Profit
79%
Grad Rate
#6
B

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH • 18,618 students
Public
82%
Grad Rate
$28k
Net Price
#7
B

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH • 11,304 students
Private Non-Profit
82%
Grad Rate
#8
B

Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH • 350 students
Private Non-Profit
69%
Grad Rate
#9
C+

The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH • 1,876 students
Private Non-Profit
74%
Grad Rate
#10
C+

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH • 11,040 students
Public
53%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
16%
Off-Campus
#11
C+

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH • 17,027 students
Public
63%
Grad Rate
$21k
Net Price
#12
C+

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH • 43,338 students
Public
72%
Grad Rate
$22k
Net Price
#13
C+

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH • 13,518 students
Public
48%
Grad Rate
$15k
Net Price
9%
Off-Campus
#14
C+

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH • 5,374 students
Private Non-Profit
74%
Grad Rate
#15
C+

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH • 24,937 students
Public
66%
Grad Rate
$21k
Net Price
#16
C+

Sinclair Community College

Dayton, OH • 17,431 students
Public
32%
Grad Rate
$6k
Net Price
31%
Off-Campus
#17
C+

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH • 14,939 students
Public
56%
Grad Rate
$18k
Net Price
10%
Off-Campus
#18
C+

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH • 26,106 students
Public
65%
Grad Rate
$20k
Net Price
10%
Off-Campus
#19
C+

Rabbinical College Telshe

Wickliffe, OH • 70 students
Private Non-Profit
53%
Grad Rate
#20
C+

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH • 14,117 students
Public
49%
Grad Rate
$16k
Net Price
17%
Off-Campus
#21
C+

Gods Bible School and College

Cincinnati, OH • 443 students
Private Non-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#22
C+

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH • 3,042 students
Private Non-Profit
74%
Grad Rate
#23
C+

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH • 1,452 students
Private Non-Profit
62%
Grad Rate
#24
C+

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH • 3,206 students
Public
43%
Grad Rate
$15k
Net Price
18%
Off-Campus
#25
C+

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH • 6,000 students
Private Non-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#26
C+

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland, OH • 566 students
Private Non-Profit
68%
Grad Rate
#27
C+

Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science

Cincinnati, OH • 457 students
Private Non-Profit
75%
Grad Rate
#28
C+

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH • 2,773 students
Private Non-Profit
76%
Grad Rate
#29
C+

Lorain County Community College

Elyria, OH • 9,410 students
Public
33%
Grad Rate
$4k
Net Price
27%
Off-Campus
#30
C+

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH • 2,083 students
Private Non-Profit
55%
Grad Rate
#31
C+

North Central State College

Mansfield, OH • 2,451 students
Public
34%
Grad Rate
$4k
Net Price
15%
Off-Campus
#32
C+

Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, OH • 9,884 students
Public
46%
Grad Rate
$15k
Net Price
13%
Off-Campus
#33
C+

Wright State University-Lake Campus

Celina, OH • 1,398 students
Public
42%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
16%
Off-Campus
#34
C+

Allegheny Wesleyan College

Salem, OH • 70 students
Private Non-Profit
40%
Grad Rate
#35
C+

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH • 3,308 students
Private Non-Profit
69%
Grad Rate
#36
C+

Kettering College

Kettering, OH • 812 students
Private Non-Profit
65%
Grad Rate
#37
C+

Zane State College

Zanesville, OH • 1,619 students
Public
53%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
26%
Off-Campus
#38
C+

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, OH • 3,750 students
Private Non-Profit
77%
Grad Rate
#39
C+

Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, OH • 617 students
Private Non-Profit
16%
Grad Rate
#40
C+

Capital University

Columbus, OH • 2,388 students
Private Non-Profit
66%
Grad Rate
#41
C+

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cincinnati, OH • 8,681 students
Public
20%
Grad Rate
$6k
Net Price
36%
Off-Campus
#42
C+

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus, OH • 712 students
Private Non-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#43
C

Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH • 259 students
Private Non-Profit
44%
Grad Rate
#44
C

Central State University

Wilberforce, OH • 3,454 students
Public
26%
Grad Rate
$15k
Net Price
#45
C

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Cincinnati, OH • 765 students
Private Non-Profit
60%
Grad Rate
#46
C

Marietta College

Marietta, OH • 1,171 students
Private Non-Profit
58%
Grad Rate
#47
C

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH • 2,169 students
Private Non-Profit
65%
Grad Rate
#48
C

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH • 2,357 students
Private Non-Profit
69%
Grad Rate
#49
C

Walsh University

North Canton, OH • 2,160 students
Private Non-Profit
62%
Grad Rate
#50
C

Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati, OH • 166 students
Private Non-Profit
#51
C

Ohio Christian University

Circleville, OH • 1,483 students
Private Non-Profit
36%
Grad Rate
#52
C

The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH • 5,057 students
Private Non-Profit
63%
Grad Rate
#53
C

Hiram College

Hiram, OH • 1,011 students
Private Non-Profit
59%
Grad Rate
#54
C

Marion Technical College

Marion, OH • 3,008 students
Public
22%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
32%
Off-Campus
#55
C

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH • 1,150 students
Private Non-Profit
45%
Grad Rate
#56
C

University of Northwestern Ohio

Lima, OH • 2,606 students
Private Non-Profit
54%
Grad Rate
#57
C

Ashland University

Ashland, OH • 4,143 students
Private Non-Profit
61%
Grad Rate
#58
C

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH • 678 students
Private Non-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#59
C

Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, OH • 2,890 students
Public
24%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
47%
Off-Campus
#60
C

Clark State College

Springfield, OH • 4,724 students
Public
25%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
54%
Off-Campus
#61
C

James A. Rhodes State College

Lima, OH • 3,968 students
Public
33%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
40%
Off-Campus
#62
C

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, OH • 1,845 students
Private Non-Profit
64%
Grad Rate
#63
C

Washington State Community College

Marietta, OH • 1,637 students
Public
32%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
45%
Off-Campus
#64
C

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH • 1,333 students
Private Non-Profit
54%
Grad Rate
#65
C

Columbus College of Art & Design

Columbus, OH • 918 students
Private Non-Profit
61%
Grad Rate
#66
C

Defiance College

Defiance, OH • 511 students
Private Non-Profit
37%
Grad Rate
#67
C

Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Canton, OH • 241 students
Private Non-Profit
52%
Grad Rate
#68
C

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH • 2,108 students
Private Non-Profit
53%
Grad Rate
#69
C

ATA College-Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH • 264 students
Private For-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#70
C

Pontifical College Josephinum

Columbus, OH • 73 students
Private Non-Profit
27%
Grad Rate
#71
C

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH • 2,168 students
Private Non-Profit
32%
Grad Rate
#72
C

Tri-State Bible College

South Point, OH • 20 students
Private Non-Profit
#73
C

University of Cincinnati-Clermont College

Batavia, OH • 8,324 students
Public
25%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
28%
Off-Campus
#74
C

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

Blue Ash, OH • 7,166 students
Public
15%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
28%
Off-Campus
#75
C

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH • 1,059 students
Private Non-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#76
C

Ohio University-Eastern Campus

Saint Clairsville, OH • 1,149 students
Public
20%
Grad Rate
$4k
Net Price
#77
C

Ohio University-Southern Campus

Ironton, OH • 1,639 students
Public
19%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
9%
Off-Campus
#78
C

Ohio University-Zanesville Campus

Zanesville, OH • 1,799 students
Public
18%
Grad Rate
$6k
Net Price
15%
Off-Campus
#79
C

Professional Skills Institute

Maumee, OH • 402 students
Private For-Profit
67%
Grad Rate
#80
C

Kent State University at Stark

North Canton, OH • 3,433 students
Public
37%
Grad Rate
$11k
Net Price
26%
Off-Campus
#81
C

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, OH • 1,885 students
Public
37%
Grad Rate
$11k
Net Price
33%
Off-Campus
#82
C

Miami University-Hamilton

Hamilton, OH • 2,374 students
Public
22%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
28%
Off-Campus
#83
C

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH • 923 students
Private Non-Profit
53%
Grad Rate
#84
C

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH • 964 students
Private Non-Profit
55%
Grad Rate
#85
C

Lakewood University

Cleveland Heights, OH • 101 students
Private Non-Profit
#86
C

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

Cincinnati, OH • 104 students
Private Non-Profit
#87
C

Malone University

Canton, OH • 1,205 students
Private Non-Profit
51%
Grad Rate
#88
C

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown, OH • 1,021 students
Public
#89
C

Antioch College

Yellow Springs, OH • 127 students
Private Non-Profit
26%
Grad Rate
#90
C

Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH • 1,005 students
Public
#91
C

Franklin University

Columbus, OH • 8,697 students
Private Non-Profit
30%
Grad Rate
#92
C

Miami University-Middletown

Middletown, OH • 1,213 students
Public
25%
Grad Rate
$13k
Net Price
32%
Off-Campus
#93
C

Ohio Dominican University

Columbus, OH • 1,258 students
Private Non-Profit
48%
Grad Rate
#94
C

Ohio State University-Newark Campus

Newark, OH • 2,422 students
Public
31%
Grad Rate
$14k
Net Price
13%
Off-Campus
#95
C

Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus

Chillicothe, OH • 1,941 students
Public
12%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
16%
Off-Campus
#96
C

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus

Lancaster, OH • 1,977 students
Public
14%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
8%
Off-Campus
#97
C

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH • 3,598 students
Private Non-Profit
43%
Grad Rate
#98
C

Union Institute & University

Cincinnati, OH • 1,098 students
Private Non-Profit
#99
C

Kent State University at Salem

Salem, OH • 1,463 students
Public
28%
Grad Rate
$11k
Net Price
26%
Off-Campus
#100
C

Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH • 942 students
Private Non-Profit
42%
Grad Rate
#1
B

Madison Adult Career Center

Mansfield, OH • 91 students
Public
85%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
#2
C+

Meryma'at Barber College

Cleveland, OH • 51 students
Private For-Profit
74%
Grad Rate
#3
C+

Collins Career Technical Center

Chesapeake, OH • 427 students
Public
60%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
#4
C+

Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton

Dayton, OH • 52 students
Private For-Profit
84%
Grad Rate
#5
C+

Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences

Columbus, OH • 175 students
Private For-Profit
100%
Grad Rate
#6
C+

Rosedale Bible College

Irwin, OH • 86 students
Private Non-Profit
47%
Grad Rate
#7
C+

Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg

Perrysburg, OH • 108 students
Private For-Profit
86%
Grad Rate
#8
C+

Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville

Strongsville, OH • 139 students
Private For-Profit
88%
Grad Rate
#9
C+

Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College

Cleveland, OH • 41 students
Private For-Profit
60%
Grad Rate
#10
C+

Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education

Toledo, OH • 33 students
Public
61%
Grad Rate
$13k
Net Price
#11
C+

Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy

Fairfield, OH • 89 students
Private For-Profit
96%
Grad Rate
#12
C+

Cuyahoga Community College District

Cleveland, OH • 17,407 students
Public
29%
Grad Rate
$5k
Net Price
#13
C+

Dayton Barber College

Miamisburg, OH • 60 students
Private For-Profit
69%
Grad Rate
#14
C+

Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor

Mentor, OH • 118 students
Private For-Profit
81%
Grad Rate
#15
C+

Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy

Cincinnati, OH • 76 students
Private For-Profit
96%
Grad Rate
#16
C

International College of Broadcasting

Dayton, OH • 44 students
Private For-Profit
86%
Grad Rate
#17
C

Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath

Heath, OH • 92 students
Private For-Profit
72%
Grad Rate
#18
C

Eastern Gateway Community College

Steubenville, OH • 15,493 students
Public
30%
Grad Rate
$1k
Net Price
#19
C

Ohio Technical College

Cleveland, OH • 331 students
Private For-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#20
C

Columbus State Community College

Columbus, OH • 26,663 students
Public
25%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#21
C

Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman

Boardman, OH • 131 students
Private For-Profit
77%
Grad Rate
#22
C

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH • 7,762 students
Public
32%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
#23
C

Ohio Medical Career College

Dayton, OH • 121 students
Private For-Profit
78%
Grad Rate
#24
C

Terra State Community College

Fremont, OH • 2,214 students
Public
36%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
#25
C

Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton

Dayton, OH • 186 students
Private For-Profit
66%
Grad Rate
#26
C

ETI Technical College

Niles, OH • 182 students
Private For-Profit
63%
Grad Rate
#27
C

Ohio Business College-Sheffield

Sheffield Village, OH • 165 students
Private For-Profit
71%
Grad Rate
#28
C

Northwest State Community College

Archbold, OH • 4,110 students
Public
47%
Grad Rate
$11k
Net Price
#29
C

Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles

Niles, OH • 145 students
Private For-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#30
C

Stark State College

North Canton, OH • 9,616 students
Public
23%
Grad Rate
$7k
Net Price
#31
C

Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick

Brunswick, OH • 81 students
Private For-Profit
61%
Grad Rate
#32
C

Hocking College

Nelsonville, OH • 1,846 students
Public
29%
Grad Rate
$12k
Net Price
#33
C

Casal Aveda Institute

Niles, OH • 93 students
Private For-Profit
56%
Grad Rate
#34
C

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH • 4,654 students
Public
23%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
#35
C

Ohio State College of Barber Styling

Columbus, OH • 323 students
Private For-Profit
69%
Grad Rate
#36
C

The Spa School

Columbus, OH • 117 students
Private For-Profit
68%
Grad Rate
#37
C

Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester

CANAL WINCHESTER, OH • 50 students
Private For-Profit
57%
Grad Rate
#38
C

Belmont College

St Clairsville, OH • 833 students
Public
39%
Grad Rate
$6k
Net Price
#39
C

Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design

Cincinnati, OH • 48 students
Private For-Profit
55%
Grad Rate
#40
C

Salon Institute-Toledo Campus

Toledo, OH • 152 students
Private For-Profit
59%
Grad Rate
#41
C

Athena Career Academy

Toledo, OH • 395 students
Private For-Profit
61%
Grad Rate
#42
C

Ohio State Beauty Academy

Lima, OH • 96 students
Private For-Profit
60%
Grad Rate
#43
C

East Ohio College

East Liverpool, OH • 149 students
Private For-Profit
67%
Grad Rate
#44
C

Ohio Institute of Allied Health

Huber Heights, OH • 39 students
Private Non-Profit
#45
C

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

Wooster, OH • 462 students
Public
41%
Grad Rate
$17k
Net Price
#46
C

Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing

Sandusky, OH • 71 students
Private Non-Profit
#47
C

Southern State Community College

Hillsboro, OH • 2,000 students
Public
26%
Grad Rate
$11k
Net Price
#48
C

Edison State Community College

Piqua, OH • 4,548 students
Public
31%
Grad Rate
$8k
Net Price
#49
C

Ohio Business College-Sandusky

Sandusky, OH • 24 students
Private For-Profit
50%
Grad Rate
#50
C

Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance

Alliance, OH • 410 students
Private For-Profit
59%
Grad Rate
#51
C

Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging

Euclid, OH • 31 students
Private Non-Profit
#52
D

Elite School of Cosmetology

Norwalk, OH • 179 students
Private For-Profit
59%
Grad Rate
#53
D

LaBarberia Institute of Hair

Mayfield Hts, OH • 213 students
Private For-Profit
60%
Grad Rate
#54
D

Hondros College of Nursing

Westerville, OH • 3,091 students
Private For-Profit
19%
Grad Rate
#55
D

Trinity Health System School of Nursing

Steubenville, OH • 25 students
Private Non-Profit
25%
Grad Rate
#56
D

MyComputerCareer at Columbus

Columbus, OH • 824 students
Private For-Profit
74%
Grad Rate
#57
D

Fortis College-Centerville

Centerville, OH • 460 students
Private For-Profit
42%
Grad Rate
#58
D

Chatfield College

Saint Martin, OH
Private Non-Profit
#59
D

Ross College-Canton

Canton, OH • 344 students
Private For-Profit
46%
Grad Rate
#60
D

Remington College-Cleveland Campus

Cleveland, OH • 133 students
Private Non-Profit
48%
Grad Rate
#61
D

Global Tech College

Toledo, OH • 63 students
Private For-Profit
#62
D

Stautzenberger College-Maumee

Maumee, OH • 520 students
Private For-Profit
56%
Grad Rate
#63
D

Valley College-Cleveland

Cleveland, OH • 787 students
Private For-Profit
53%
Grad Rate
#64
D

Fortis College-Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH • 403 students
Private For-Profit
41%
Grad Rate
#65
D

University of Akron Wayne College

Orrville, OH • 1,361 students
Public
10%
Grad Rate
$9k
Net Price
#66
D

Stautzenberger College-Brecksville

Brecksville, OH • 98 students
Private For-Profit
41%
Grad Rate
#67
D

Ross College-Sylvania

Sylvania, OH • 1,273 students
Private For-Profit
42%
Grad Rate
#68
F

Fortis College-Columbus

Westerville, OH • 761 students
Private For-Profit
32%
Grad Rate
#69
F

Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls, OH • 489 students
Private For-Profit
43%
Grad Rate

Cities with Multiple Colleges

Dayton 8 colleges
Mansfield 3 colleges
Wooster 2 colleges
Cleveland 11 colleges
Perrysburg 2 colleges
Zanesville 2 colleges
Delaware 2 colleges
Marietta 2 colleges
Cincinnati 17 colleges
Springfield 2 colleges
Wilberforce 3 colleges
Salem 2 colleges
North Canton 3 colleges
Niles 3 colleges
Steubenville 3 colleges
Akron 2 colleges
Kettering 2 colleges
Alliance 2 colleges
Toledo 7 colleges
Lima 4 colleges
Newark 2 colleges
Columbus 16 colleges
Marion 2 colleges
Tiffin 2 colleges
Findlay 2 colleges
Sandusky 2 colleges
Canton 3 colleges
CANAL WINCHESTER 2 colleges
Yellow Springs 3 colleges
Maumee 2 colleges
East Liverpool 2 colleges
Westerville 3 colleges
Sylvania 2 colleges

About College Rankings in Ohio

The Repit College Score ranks 198 colleges and universities in Ohio based on outcomes (graduation rates, retention), affordability (net cost, financial aid), resources (class sizes, faculty ratios), and student experience (campus life, housing options).

4-Year Universities (129): Bachelor's degree-granting institutions including public universities, private colleges, and research institutions.

2-Year Colleges (69): Community colleges and technical schools offering associate degrees, certificates, and transfer programs.

Frequently Asked Questions About Colleges in Ohio

How many colleges are in Ohio?

There are 198 accredited colleges and universities in Ohio tracked by Repit, including 129 4-year institutions and 69 community colleges. Each school is rated using our proprietary scoring system that evaluates outcomes, affordability, and resources.

How does Repit rate colleges?

Repit rates colleges on a 100-point scale across five categories: Outcomes (graduation and retention rates), Affordability (net cost and financial aid), Resources (class sizes and selectivity), Experience (campus life and learning format), and Prestige (reputation and recognition). Each factor is weighted and combined into an overall score and letter grade.

Should I attend a public or private college in Ohio?

Ohio has both public and private institutions. Public schools often offer lower tuition for state residents, while private schools may provide more financial aid. Compare net prices and outcomes using Repit's detailed college profiles to find the best value for your situation.

Data source: IPEDS 2023-24 | Last updated: September 2026 | Methodology