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Best Graduation Rate Universities in Ohio

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Ohio.

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate Grad Rate
1 Ohio State University-Main Campus
Public OH ROI
$12,859 $51,438 88% 88%
2 Kenyon College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$69,330 $46,627 87% 87%
3 Case Western Reserve University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$64,671 $75,613 86% 86%
4 Denison University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$64,000 $51,352 82% 82%
5 Oberlin College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$64,646 $38,871 82% 82%
6 University of Dayton
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$47,600 $62,477 81% 81%
7 Miami University-Oxford
Public OH ROI
$17,809 $49,773 81% 81%
8 John Carroll University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$49,100 $53,187 77% 77%
9 Franciscan University of Steubenville
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$32,630 $42,037 77% 77%
10 Cleveland Institute of Music
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$42,500 $20,170 76% 76%
11 Cedarville University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$36,078 $47,937 75% 75%
12 The College of Wooster
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$59,550 $43,895 74% 74%
13 Ohio Northern University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$37,800 $62,686 73% 73%
14 Xavier University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$48,125 $54,758 72% 72%
15 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Public OH ROI
$13,570 $48,310 72% 72%
16 Cleveland Institute of Art
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$47,880 $33,148 70% 70%
17 Otterbein University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$34,899 $44,539 69% 69%
18 Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$13,890 $68,161 67% 67%
19 Baldwin Wallace University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$37,938 $44,972 67% 67%
20 Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$35,524 $43,046 66% 66%
21 Ohio University-Main Campus
Public OH ROI
$13,746 $48,991 66% 66%
22 Kent State University at Kent
Public OH ROI
$12,846 $40,179 65% 65%
23 The University of Findlay
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$39,646 $49,757 64% 64%
24 Ohio Wesleyan University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$52,357 $42,495 64% 64%
25 Capital University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$41,788 $45,767 63% 63%
26 University of Mount Union
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$35,400 $45,919 63% 63%
27 Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$19,854 $50,096 63% 63%
28 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Public OH ROI
$14,081 $41,281 62% 62%
29 Columbus College of Art & Design
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$39,650 $30,590 61% 61%
30 Ashland University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$28,910 $47,722 60% 60%
31 Walsh University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$34,595 $50,090 60% 60%
32 The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$16,394 $64,942 57% 57%
33 Kettering College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$15,672 $60,692 57% 57%
34 Hiram College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$26,265 $40,270 56% 56%
35 Muskingum University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$31,440 $40,536 56% 56%
36 Wittenberg University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$44,602 $42,437 56% 56%
37 University of Toledo
Public OH ROI
$12,377 $44,162 55% 55%
38 Marietta College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$38,974 $51,252 55% 55%
39 Wilmington College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$30,962 $41,889 53% 53%
40 Mount St. Joseph University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$36,650 $43,595 53% 53%
41 Heidelberg University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$33,628 $41,440 52% 52%
42 Malone University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$36,120 $43,056 51% 51%
43 Youngstown State University
Public OH ROI
$10,791 $37,590 51% 51%
44 Ursuline College
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$37,860 $45,646 50% 50%
45 Ohio Dominican University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$34,370 $43,933 49% 49%
46 Cleveland State University
Public OH ROI
$12,613 $44,625 49% 49%
47 University of Akron Main Campus
Public OH ROI
$12,799 $42,269 48% 48%
48 Mercy College of Ohio
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$18,950 $61,877 48% 48%
49 Art Academy of Cincinnati
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$40,250 $27,483 48% 48%
50 Bluffton University
Private Non-Profit OH ROI
$36,298 $41,940 48% 48%

About This Ranking

This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by best graduation rate metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

Frequently Asked Questions

The top Best Graduation Rate university in Ohio is Ohio State University-Main Campus, followed by Kenyon College. Rankings are based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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