College Costs in Ohio

How much does it cost to attend college in Ohio?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Ohio was $16,487 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $1,357 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Ohio in the middle of the pack as the 18th most expensive and 35th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of ($566) from the 2019-2020 average of $17,053 and represents a -3.32% annual decline. The list of Ohio colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 189 colleges and universities in Ohio, the most popular being Ohio State University with 53,218 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $11,018. Kenyon College is the most expensive in Ohio with an in-state tuition of $63,060.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Ohio colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Ohio or cheap Ohio colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

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