Most Selective Universities in Ohio

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

50 results
# Institution Tuition Avg Earnings Grad Rate State
1 Denison University

Private Non-Profit

 $64,000 $51,352 82% OH
2 Case Western Reserve University

Private Non-Profit

 $64,671 $75,613 86% OH
3 Kenyon College

Private Non-Profit

 $69,330 $46,627 87% OH
4 Oberlin College

Private Non-Profit

 $64,646 $38,871 82% OH
5 Art Academy of Cincinnati

Private Non-Profit

 $40,250 $27,483 48% OH
6 Cleveland Institute of Music

Private Non-Profit

 $42,500 $20,170 76% OH
7 Ohio Christian University

Private Non-Profit

 $23,700 $34,457 34% OH
8 Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Private Non-Profit

 $19,854 $50,096 63% OH
9 Defiance College

Private Non-Profit

 $38,778 $39,303 39% OH
10 Mercy College of Ohio

Private Non-Profit

 $18,950 $61,877 48% OH
11 Central State University

Public

 $7,824 $27,173 26% OH
12 The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Private Non-Profit

 $16,394 $64,942 57% OH
13 Ohio Wesleyan University

Private Non-Profit

 $52,357 $42,495 64% OH
14 Ohio State University-Main Campus

Public

 $12,859 $51,438 88% OH
15 Wilberforce University

Private Non-Profit

 $14,776 $35,146 32% OH
16 The College of Wooster

Private Non-Profit

 $59,550 $43,895 74% OH
17 Cleveland Institute of Art

Private Non-Profit

 $47,880 $33,148 70% OH
18 Mount St. Joseph University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,650 $43,595 53% OH
19 Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Private Non-Profit

 $13,890 $68,161 67% OH
20 Bluffton University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,298 $41,940 48% OH
21 University of Dayton

Private Non-Profit

 $47,600 $62,477 81% OH
22 Cedarville University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,078 $47,937 75% OH
23 Gods Bible School and College

Private Non-Profit

 $7,696 $29,555 47% OH
24 Lake Erie College

Private Non-Profit

 $36,032 $43,959 42% OH
25 Heidelberg University

Private Non-Profit

 $33,628 $41,440 52% OH
26 University of Akron Main Campus

Public

 $12,799 $42,269 48% OH
27 Columbus College of Art & Design

Private Non-Profit

 $39,650 $30,590 61% OH
28 Franciscan University of Steubenville

Private Non-Profit

 $32,630 $42,037 77% OH
29 Capital University

Private Non-Profit

 $41,788 $45,767 63% OH
30 Ohio Northern University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,800 $62,686 73% OH
31 Lourdes University

Private Non-Profit

 $28,930 $40,158 44% OH
32 Chamberlain University-Ohio

Private For-Profit

 $19,686 $84,533 35% OH
33 Malone University

Private Non-Profit

 $36,120 $43,056 51% OH
34 Baldwin Wallace University

Private Non-Profit

 $37,938 $44,972 67% OH
35 Walsh University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,595 $50,090 60% OH
36 Marietta College

Private Non-Profit

 $38,974 $51,252 55% OH
37 Tiffin University

Private Non-Profit

 $32,400 $42,475 44% OH
38 University of Mount Union

Private Non-Profit

 $35,400 $45,919 63% OH
39 Youngstown State University

Public

 $10,791 $37,590 51% OH
40 Notre Dame College

Private Non-Profit

 $32,606 $39,597 39% OH
41 Ashland University

Private Non-Profit

 $28,910 $47,722 60% OH
42 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Public

 $14,081 $41,281 62% OH
43 Rabbinical College Telshe

Private Non-Profit

 $17,900 $0 35% OH
44 John Carroll University

Private Non-Profit

 $49,100 $53,187 77% OH
45 Muskingum University

Private Non-Profit

 $31,440 $40,536 56% OH
46 Antioch College

Private Non-Profit

 $37,143 $32,114 26% OH
47 Miami University-Oxford

Public

 $17,809 $49,773 81% OH
48 Kettering College

Private Non-Profit

 $15,672 $60,692 57% OH
49 Otterbein University

Private Non-Profit

 $34,899 $44,539 69% OH
50 Pontifical College Josephinum

Private Non-Profit

 $27,829 $0 36% OH

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 most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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