Private Colleges in Ohio

Ohio Private Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend private college in Ohio? The average annual in-state four year, not for profit private college tuition in Ohio was $29,636 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a change of $867 from the 2019-2020 average of $28,769 and represents a 3.01% annual increase. The list of Ohio private colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 130 private colleges and universities in Ohio, the most popular being Case Western Reserve University with 11,023 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $54,020. Kenyon College is the most expensive private school in Ohio with an in-state tuition of $63,060.

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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.

Explore Ohio Colleges

School	Tuition	Rating	Value
Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem, Ohio	$6,400	NA	NA
American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, Ohio	$11,943	NA	NA
Antonelli College Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$15,980	NA	NA
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$33,400	NA	NA
Ashland University Ashland, Ohio	$22,000	57	47
ATS Institute of Technology Highland Heights, Ohio	$17,400	NA	NA
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, Ohio	$18,210	NA	NA
Baldwin Wallace College Berea, Ohio	$35,366	60	64
Bluffton University Bluffton, Ohio	$33,952	NA	NA
Bradford School Columbus, Ohio	$13,980	NA	NA
Brown Mackie College Akron Akron, Ohio	$11,592	NA	NA
Brown Mackie College Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$11,772	NA	NA
Brown Mackie College Findlay Findlay, Ohio	$11,772	NA	NA
Brown Mackie College North Canton Canton, Ohio	$11,772	NA	NA
Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio	$17,118	NA	NA
Bryant and Stratton College Eastlake Eastlake, Ohio	$17,603	NA	NA
Bryant and Stratton College Parma Parma, Ohio	$18,684	NA	NA
Capital University Columbus, Ohio	$38,928	57	75
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio	$54,020	89	91
Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio	$33,174	64	63
Chamberlain College of Nursing Ohio Columbus, Ohio	$18,549	NA	NA
Chancellor University Seven Hills, Ohio	$11,550	NA	NA
Chatfield College Saint Martin, Ohio	$13,080	NA	NA
Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio	$16,880	NA	NA
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati, Ohio	$17,625	NA	NA
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Ohio	$42,530	56	26
Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio	$40,000	NA	NA
College of Mount St. Joseph Cincinnati, Ohio	$32,100	54	69
Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus, Ohio	$36,500	NA	NA
Davis College Toledo, Ohio	$12,600	NA	NA
Daymar College Chillicothe Chillicothe, Ohio	$17,000	NA	NA
Daymar College Jackson Jackson, Ohio	$17,000	NA	NA
Daymar College Lancaster Lancaster, Ohio	$20,283	NA	NA
Daymar College New Boston New Boston, Ohio	$15,000	NA	NA
Defiance College Defiance, Ohio	$34,044	42	19
Denison University Granville, Ohio	$57,500	80	71
DeVry University Ohio Columbus, Ohio	$15,835	NA	NA
ETI Technical College Niles, Ohio	$10,002	NA	NA
Fortis College Centeville Centerville, Ohio	$14,016	NA	NA
Fortis College Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$14,216	NA	NA
Fortis College Columbus Westerville, Ohio	$14,847	NA	NA
Fortis College Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	$12,901	NA	NA
Fortis College Ravenna Ravenna, Ohio	$13,590	NA	NA
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio	$29,720	56	36
Franklin University Columbus, Ohio	$9,552	NA	NA
Gallipolis Career College Gallipolis, Ohio	$12,480	NA	NA
Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, Ohio	$6,000	NA	NA
Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science Cincinnati, Ohio	$13,605	NA	NA
Harrison College Grove City Grove City, Ohio	$14,400	NA	NA
Heidelberg University Tiffin, Ohio	$32,900	36	16
Herzing University Akron Campus Akron, Ohio	$13,320	NA	NA
Herzing University Toledo Toledo, Ohio	$13,130	NA	NA
Hiram College Hiram, Ohio	$25,000	44	88
Hondros College Westerville, Ohio	$17,568	NA	NA
International College of Broadcasting Dayton, Ohio	$11,830	NA	NA
John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio	$43,740	65	70
Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio	$63,060	87	78
Kettering College Kettering, Ohio	$14,232	53	30
Lake Erie College Painesville, Ohio	$32,610	36	26
Lincoln College of Technology Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lincoln College of Technology Columbus Columbus, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lincoln College of Technology Dayton Dayton, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lincoln College of Technology Franklin LCT Franklin, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lincoln College of Technology Toledo Toledo, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lincoln College of Technology Tri County Cincinnati, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lincoln College of Technology Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio	$11,895	NA	NA
Lourdes University Sylvania, Ohio	$24,400	30	6
Malone University Canton, Ohio	$32,400	51	72
Marietta College Marietta, Ohio	$36,410	56	81
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio	$16,200	49	37
Miami Jacobs Career College Independence, Ohio	$10,440	NA	NA
Miami Jacobs Career College Columbus Columbus, Ohio	$10,440	NA	NA
Miami Jacobs Career College Dayton Dayton, Ohio	$10,440	NA	NA
Miami Jacobs Career College Sharonville Sharonville, Ohio	$10,440	NA	NA
Miami Jacobs Career College Springboro Springboro, Ohio	$10,440	NA	NA
Miami Jacobs Career College Troy Troy, Ohio	$10,440	NA	NA
Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio	$14,694	67	56
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Ohio	$32,614	45	37
Muskingum University New Concord, Ohio	$29,300	NA	NA
National College Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	$14,832	NA	NA
National College Columbus Columbus, Ohio	$14,832	NA	NA
National College Dayton Kettering, Ohio	$15,732	NA	NA
National College Stow Stow, Ohio	$11,412	NA	NA
National College Willoughby Hills Willoughby Hills, Ohio	$11,412	NA	NA
National College Youngstown Youngstown, Ohio	$14,832	NA	NA
Notre Dame College Cleveland, Ohio	$30,650	29	16
Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio	$59,384	75	55
Ohio Business College Columbus Columbus, Ohio	$8,460	NA	NA
Ohio Business College Sandusky Sandusky, Ohio	$8,820	NA	NA
Ohio Business College Sheffield Sheffield Village, Ohio	$8,820	NA	NA
Ohio Christian University Circleville, Ohio	$21,156	NA	NA
Ohio College of Massotherapy Inc Akron, Ohio	$8,460	NA	NA
Ohio Dominican University Columbus, Ohio	$32,780	NA	NA
Ohio Mid Western College Cincinnati, Ohio	$10,044	NA	NA
Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio	$34,390	68	78
Ohio Valley College of Technology East Liverpool, Ohio	$12,426	NA	NA
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio	$48,272	62	77
Otterbein University Westerville, Ohio	$33,224	51	49
Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, Ohio	$26,500	NA	NA
Professional Skills Institute Toledo, Ohio	$12,618	NA	NA
Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe, Ohio	$13,600	NA	NA
Remington College Cleveland Campus Cleveland, Ohio	$17,919	NA	NA
Remington College Cleveland West Campus North Olmsted, Ohio	$15,995	NA	NA
Rosedale Bible College Irwin, Ohio	$8,700	NA	NA
School of Advertising Art Inc Kettering, Ohio	$30,048	NA	NA
Stautzenberger College Brecksville Brecksville, Ohio	$16,249	NA	NA
Stautzenberger College Maumee Maumee, Ohio	$16,249	NA	NA
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, Ohio	$15,289	NA	NA
The College of Wooster Wooster, Ohio	$55,050	70	87
The University of Findlay Findlay, Ohio	$35,878	55	43
Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio	$27,780	NA	NA
Tri State Bible College South Point, Ohio	$8,400	NA	NA
Trumbull Business College Warren, Ohio	$11,532	NA	NA
Union Institute & University Cincinnati, Ohio	$16,841	NA	NA
University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio	$44,890	66	61
University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio	$33,000	50	39
University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, Ohio	$10,350	NA	NA
University of Phoenix Cincinnati Campus West Chester, Ohio	$9,480	NA	NA
University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus Independence, Ohio	$11,056	NA	NA
University of Phoenix Columbus Ohio Campus Columbus, Ohio	$11,640	NA	NA
University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, Ohio	$19,400	NA	NA
Urbana University Urbana, Ohio	$23,700	NA	NA
Ursuline College Pepper Pike, Ohio	$35,310	56	86
Vatterott College Cleveland Broadview Heights, Ohio	$10,587	NA	NA
Virginia Marti College of Art and Design Lakewood, Ohio	$21,000	NA	NA
Walsh University North Canton, Ohio	$30,500	47	54
Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio	$12,020	29	13
Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio	$27,720	31	6
Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio	$41,442	54	74
Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio	$42,230	65	45