2022 Ohio Best Colleges Tuition Comparison

This page compares the best colleges in Ohio with tuition, admission, and more academic facts (Ranking data from College Evaluator). For the academic year 2021-2022, Oberlin College rank first in the best Ohio college ranking and Case Western Reserve University is placed in second.

Admission Comparison Between Best Colleges in Ohio

3 public and 7 private schools rank in the best Ohio colleges. The schools' average acceptance rate is 58.20% where Denison University has the tightest (lowest) acceptance rate of 28% and Miami University-Oxford has the highest rate of 92%. Total 156,044 students are attending one of the best Ohio schools where Ohio State University-Main Campus has the largest population with 61,369 students and Kenyon College has the smallest number of students (1,615 students). The average graduation rate is 80.70% and the average students to faculty ratio is 12.30:1 at those colleges.
The following table shows the academic information and key facts of the best Ohio colleges including acceptance rate, graduation rate, student population, and students to faculty ratio.
Table. Ohio Best Colleges Overview
RankName Acceptance RateSAT ScoreGraduation RatePopulationStudent-Faculty Ratio
1Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
35%1,31586%2,6589:1 (11.11 %)
2Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
30%1,43085%11,46511:1 (9.09 %)
3Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
68%1,32087%61,36919:1 (5.26 %)
4Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
37%1,37089%1,61510:1 (10.00 %)
5Denison University
Granville, OH
28%1,32580%2,2589:1 (11.11 %)
6Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
92%1,26582%18,88013:1 (7.69 %)
7The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
65%1,26574%1,92411:1 (9.09 %)
8Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
70%1,15070%3,39911:1 (9.09 %)
9University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
81%1,19081%11,65014:1 (7.14 %)
10University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
76%1,22573%40,82616:1 (6.25 %)
Average58.20%1,28680.70%156,044 (Total)12.30:1 (8.13 %)

Best Ohio Colleges 2022 Tuition Comparison and 2023 Estimated Costs

The following table lists 2021-2022 tuition & fees and compares them between the best Ohio colleges. The 2021-2022 costs are officially published by IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education. The estimated costs for the academic year 2022-2023 are calculated and estimated based on each school's rate of tuition change from 2021 to 2022.

For the undergraduate programs, the average tuition & fees of the best Ohio colleges is $47,227 where Kenyon College has the most expensive costs at $63,310 and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus has the lowest amount of tuition at $27,932. The average graduate tuition & fees of the best Ohio colleges is $29,464 where Case Western Reserve University has the highest tuition with $49,398 and Baldwin Wallace University has the lowest amount of graduate school tuition with $11,363.
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Table. Best Ohio Colleges 2022 Undergraduate Tuition Comparison and 2023 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2022 Tuition & Fees2023 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Oberlin College $60,240$61,975
2Case Western Reserve University $54,532$56,163
3Ohio State University-Main Campus $11,936$35,019 $12,369 $36,605
4Kenyon College $63,310$72,849
5Denison University $57,500$58,332
6Miami University-Oxford $16,704$37,379 $17,199 $38,123
7The College of Wooster $55,500$57,042
8Baldwin Wallace University $35,966$37,490
9University of Dayton $44,890$44,890
10University of Cincinnati-Main Campus $12,598$27,932 $13,075 $28,400
Average$13,746$47,227$14,215$49,187
Table. Best Ohio Colleges 2022 Graduate School Tuition Comparison and 2023 Estimation
RankSchool Name 2022 Tuition & Fees2023 Estimated Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
1Oberlin College $29,995$30,912
2Case Western Reserve University $49,398$50,881
3Ohio State University-Main Campus $12,425$38,377 $12,425$12,425
4Kenyon College --
5Denison University --
6Miami University-Oxford $13,878$32,332 $13,878$14,156
7The College of Wooster --
8Baldwin Wallace University $11,363$11,538
9University of Dayton $18,140$18,507
10University of Cincinnati-Main Campus $14,902$26,644 $14,902$14,902
Average$13,735$29,464$13,828$30,159