The Best Value Colleges in Ohio by Academic Quality per Dollar for 2023
These are the Ohio schools which appear on CollegeCalc's Best Value Colleges in America ranking and represent the colleges providing the finest education balanced against an affordable average net price. The best value in Ohio ranking goes to Case Western Reserve University with a 89th percentile national academic rank for a comparatively affordable $36,002 average net price.
Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc rating of a college's overall academics and effectiveness. The score ranges from zero to one hundred, with fifty being the median for all eligible colleges. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average price paid by students. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our rating methodology.
All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2021/2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Rating | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
#1 Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Private Not For Profit |
$36,002 | 89 | 91 |
#2 The College of WoosterWooster, Private Not For Profit |
$27,923 | 70 | 87 |
#3 Ohio State UniversityColumbus, Public Not For Profit |
$18,884 | 75 | 84 |
#4 Kenyon CollegeGambier, Private Not For Profit |
$40,862 | 87 | 78 |
#5 Ohio Northern UniversityAda, Private Not For Profit |
$26,011 | 68 | 78 |
#6 Denison UniversityGranville, Private Not For Profit |
$39,808 | 80 | 71 |
#7 University of DaytonDayton, Private Not For Profit |
$32,768 | 66 | 61 |
#8 Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Private Not For Profit |
$42,745 | 75 | 55 |