Ohio Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution

Cheapest Colleges in Ohio by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 109 colleges in Ohio with the lowest in state tution. What is the cheapest college in Ohio? Athenaeum of Ohio tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $0. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published price. It's important to research the typical financial aid package offered by a school, the average net price actually paid and most importantly the quality of education you receive for your tuition dollar. Sometimes a school which appears cheap based on list price can be a poor relative value if it can't award competitive financial aid or doesn't offer a quality education. The list below is a ranking on published in state tution with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeSimply Best Value Colleges in Ohio list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of Ohio Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

$0
Antioch University

Yellow Springs, OH

$0
Ohio University Eastern Campus

Saint Clairsville, OH

$6,004
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus

Chillicothe, OH

$6,004
Ohio University Southern Campus

Ironton, OH

$6,004
Ohio University Lancaster Campus

Lancaster, OH

$6,004
Ohio University Zanesville Campus

Zanesville, OH

$6,004
University of Cincinnati Clermont College

Batavia, OH

$6,364
University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College

Blue Ash, OH

$6,790
Allegheny Wesleyan College

Salem, OH

$6,800
Gods Bible School and College

Cincinnati, OH

$7,046
Kent State University at Ashtabula

Ashtabula, OH

$7,058
Kent State University at East Liverpool

East Liverpool, OH

$7,058
Kent State University at Stark

Canton, OH

$7,058
Kent State University at Trumbull

Warren, OH

$7,058
Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, OH

$7,058
Kent State University at Salem

Salem, OH

$7,058
Kent State University at Geauga

Burton, OH

$7,058
Miami University Hamilton

Hamilton, OH

$7,072
Miami University Middletown

Middletown, OH

$7,072
Wright State University Lake Campus

Celina, OH

$7,286
Central State University

Wilberforce, OH

$7,596
Ohio State University Lima Campus

Lima, OH

$8,944
Ohio State University Mansfield Campus

Mansfield, OH

$8,944
Ohio State University Marion Campus

Marion, OH

$8,944
Ohio State University Newark Campus

Newark, OH

$8,944
Tri State Bible College

South Point, OH

$9,100
Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH

$9,341
Franklin University

Columbus, OH

$9,577
Valor Christian College

Canal Winchester, OH

$9,892
University of Phoenix Cincinnati Campus

West Chester, Ohio

$10,240
Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

$10,478
Lakewood University

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

$10,479
Wright State University Main Campus

Dayton, OH

$10,864
Ohio Mid Western College

Cincinnati, Ohio

$10,944
University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus

Independence, OH

$11,056
Chancellor University

Seven Hills, Ohio

$11,550
University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

$12,020
Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

$12,254
University of Phoenix Columbus Ohio Campus

Columbus, Ohio

$12,400
University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH

$12,427
Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH

$12,464
University of Northwestern Ohio

Lima, OH

$12,470
Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

$12,485
Herzing University   Akron Campus

Akron, OH

$12,750
University of Cincinnati Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH

$13,176
Wilberforce University

Wilberforce, OH

$13,250
Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus, OH

$13,290
Ohio University Main Campus

Athens, OH

$13,352
Bowling Green State University Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH

$13,639
Rabbinical College Telshe

Wickliffe, OH

$13,800
Herzing University Toledo

Toledo, OH

$14,000
Kettering College

Kettering, OH

$14,664
DeVry University Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

$15,915
Union Institute & University

Cincinnati, OH

$17,141
Miami University

Oxford, OH

$17,264
Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland

Cleveland, OH

$17,283
Cincinnati Christian University

Cincinnati, OH

$17,638
Bryant and Stratton College Eastlake

Eastlake, OH

$18,041
Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, OH

$18,950
Hondros College

Westerville, OH

$19,042
Bryant and Stratton College Parma

Parma, OH

$19,433
Chamberlain College of Nursing Ohio

Columbus, OH

$19,629
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

Cincinnati, OH

$20,025
University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

$20,060
Ohio Christian University

Circleville, OH

$23,050
Urbana University

Urbana, OH

$23,700
Ashland University

Ashland, OH

$24,140
Hiram College

Hiram, OH

$25,500
Pontifical College Josephinum

Columbus, OH

$26,763
Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH

$28,650
Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH

$29,490
Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

$30,120
Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

$30,690
Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, OH

$31,080
Notre Dame College

Cleveland, OH

$31,950
Walsh University

North Canton, OH

$33,235
Ohio Dominican University

Columbus, OH

$33,350
Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH

$33,600
University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH

$33,800
Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, OH

$34,168
Otterbein University

Westerville, OH

$34,274
Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

$34,698
Malone University

Canton, OH

$34,875
College of Mount St. Joseph

Cincinnati, OH

$34,900
Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH

$35,024
Defiance College

Defiance, OH

$35,328
Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

$35,516
Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH

$36,730
Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

$36,816
Baldwin Wallace College

Berea, OH

$36,850
Antioch College

Yellow Springs, OH

$37,143
Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

$37,394
The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH

$37,621
Marietta College

Marietta, OH

$38,022
Columbus College of Art and Design

Columbus, OH

$38,150
Capital University

Columbus, OH

$40,350
Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH

$42,370
Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH

$43,106
Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

$45,000
University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

$46,170
Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland, OH

$46,460
John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

$47,290
Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH

$49,822
The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH

$57,500
Denison University

Granville, OH

$60,000
Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

$61,584
Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

$62,024
Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

$66,490