Cheapest Colleges & Universities in Ohio by In State Tuition

Cheapest Colleges in Ohio by In State Tuition

If you're looking for an affordable university and you are a resident of Ohio these are the least expensive in state colleges to consider.

Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published in state tuition. 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 tuition with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeCalc best value colleges in Ohio list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.

The most affordable four year colleges in Ohio are listed by one year's in state tuition list price for the 2021/2022 school year.

What is the cheapest college in Ohio? Leading the colleges list is Central State University in Wilberforce with an in state tuition of $4,842.

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.

Ohio's Cheapest Colleges by In State Tuition
College	In State Tuition	Rating	Value
#1 Central State University Wilberforce, Public Not For Profit	$4,842	11	NA
#2 University of Cincinnati Clermont College Batavia, Public Not For Profit	$5,350	NA	NA
#3 University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College Blue Ash, Public Not For Profit	$5,756	NA	NA
#4 Ohio University Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, Public Not For Profit	$5,774	NA	NA
#5 Ohio University Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, Public Not For Profit	$5,774	NA	NA
#6 Ohio University Southern Campus Ironton, Public Not For Profit	$5,774	NA	NA
#7 Ohio University Lancaster Campus Lancaster, Public Not For Profit	$5,774	NA	NA
#8 Ohio University Zanesville Campus Zanesville, Public Not For Profit	$5,774	NA	NA
#9 Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$6,000	NA	NA
#10 Miami University Hamilton Hamilton, Public Not For Profit	$6,119	NA	NA
#11 Miami University Middletown Middletown, Public Not For Profit	$6,119	NA	NA
#12 Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem, Private Not For Profit	$6,400	NA	NA
#13 Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#14 Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#15 Kent State University at Stark Canton, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#16 Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#17 Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#18 Kent State University at Salem Salem, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#19 Kent State University at Geauga Burton, Public Not For Profit	$6,662	NA	NA
#20 Wright State University Lake Campus Celina, Public Not For Profit	$6,918	27	4
#21 Ohio State University Lima Campus Lima, Public Not For Profit	$8,295	NA	NA
#22 Ohio State University Mansfield Campus Mansfield, Public Not For Profit	$8,295	NA	NA
#23 Ohio State University Marion Campus Marion, Public Not For Profit	$8,295	NA	NA
#24 Ohio State University Newark Campus Newark, Public Not For Profit	$8,295	NA	NA
#25 Tri State Bible College South Point, Private Not For Profit	$8,400	NA	NA
#26 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Public Not For Profit	$8,604	NA	NA
#27 University of Phoenix Cincinnati Campus West Chester, Private For Profit	$9,480	NA	NA
#28 University of Toledo Toledo, Public Not For Profit	$9,546	50	36
#29 Franklin University Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$9,552	NA	NA
#30 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, Public Not For Profit	$9,595	37	11
#31 Youngstown State University Youngstown, Public Not For Profit	$9,953	28	17
#32 Ohio Mid Western College Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$10,044	NA	NA
#33 Wright State University Main Campus Dayton, Public Not For Profit	$10,340	44	24
#34 University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, Private Not For Profit	$10,350	NA	NA
#35 Bowling Green State University Main Campus Bowling Green, Public Not For Profit	$10,776	43	15
#36 University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, Public Not For Profit	$10,920	59	18
#37 Ohio State University Columbus, Public Not For Profit	$11,018	75	84
#38 University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus Independence, Private For Profit	$11,056	NA	NA
#39 Chancellor University Seven Hills, Private For Profit	$11,550	NA	NA
#40 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Public Not For Profit	$11,610	45	20
#41 University of Phoenix Columbus Ohio Campus Columbus, Private For Profit	$11,640	NA	NA
#42 Kent State University at Kent Kent, Public Not For Profit	$11,774	37	9
#43 Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Private Not For Profit	$12,020	29	13
#44 Ohio University Main Campus Athens, Public Not For Profit	$12,840	56	28
#45 Herzing University Toledo Toledo, Private Not For Profit	$13,130	NA	NA
#46 Herzing University Akron Campus Akron, Private Not For Profit	$13,320	NA	NA
#47 Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe, Private Not For Profit	$13,600	NA	NA
#48 Miami University Oxford, Public Not For Profit	$13,790	65	57
#49 Kettering College Kettering, Private Not For Profit	$14,232	53	30
#50 Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$14,694	67	56
#51 DeVry University Ohio Columbus, Private For Profit	$15,835	NA	NA
#52 Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Private Not For Profit	$16,200	49	37
#53 Union Institute & University Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$16,841	NA	NA
#54 Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$16,880	NA	NA
#55 Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland Cleveland, Private For Profit	$17,118	NA	NA
#56 Hondros College Westerville, Private For Profit	$17,568	NA	NA
#57 Bryant and Stratton College Eastlake Eastlake, Private For Profit	$17,603	NA	NA
#58 Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$17,625	NA	NA
#59 Chamberlain College of Nursing Ohio Columbus, Private For Profit	$18,549	NA	NA
#60 Bryant and Stratton College Parma Parma, Private For Profit	$18,684	NA	NA
#61 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, Private Not For Profit	$19,400	NA	NA
#62 Ohio Christian University Circleville, Private Not For Profit	$21,156	NA	NA
#63 Ashland University Ashland, Private Not For Profit	$22,000	57	47
#64 Urbana University Urbana, Private Not For Profit	$23,700	NA	NA
#65 Lourdes University Sylvania, Private Not For Profit	$24,400	30	6
#66 Hiram College Hiram, Private Not For Profit	$25,000	44	88
#67 Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$26,500	NA	NA
#68 Wilmington College Wilmington, Private Not For Profit	$27,720	31	6
#69 Tiffin University Tiffin, Private Not For Profit	$27,780	NA	NA
#70 Muskingum University New Concord, Private Not For Profit	$29,300	NA	NA
#71 Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Private Not For Profit	$29,720	56	36
#72 Walsh University North Canton, Private Not For Profit	$30,500	47	54
#73 Notre Dame College Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$30,650	29	16
#74 College of Mount St. Joseph Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$32,100	54	69
#75 Malone University Canton, Private Not For Profit	$32,400	51	72
#76 Lake Erie College Painesville, Private Not For Profit	$32,610	36	26
#77 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Private Not For Profit	$32,614	45	37
#78 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$32,780	NA	NA
#79 Heidelberg University Tiffin, Private Not For Profit	$32,900	36	16
#80 University of Mount Union Alliance, Private Not For Profit	$33,000	50	39
#81 Cedarville University Cedarville, Private Not For Profit	$33,174	64	63
#82 Otterbein University Westerville, Private Not For Profit	$33,224	51	49
#83 Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$33,400	NA	NA
#84 Bluffton University Bluffton, Private Not For Profit	$33,952	NA	NA
#85 Defiance College Defiance, Private Not For Profit	$34,044	42	19
#86 Ohio Northern University Ada, Private Not For Profit	$34,390	68	78
#87 Ursuline College Pepper Pike, Private Not For Profit	$35,310	56	86
#88 Baldwin Wallace College Berea, Private Not For Profit	$35,366	60	64
#89 The University of Findlay Findlay, Private Not For Profit	$35,878	55	43
#90 Marietta College Marietta, Private Not For Profit	$36,410	56	81
#91 Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$36,500	NA	NA
#92 Capital University Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$38,928	57	75
#93 Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$40,000	NA	NA
#94 Wittenberg University Springfield, Private Not For Profit	$41,442	54	74
#95 Xavier University Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$42,230	65	45
#96 Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$42,530	56	26
#97 John Carroll University University Heights, Private Not For Profit	$43,740	65	70
#98 University of Dayton Dayton, Private Not For Profit	$44,890	66	61
#99 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Private Not For Profit	$48,272	62	77
#100 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$54,020	89	91
#101 The College of Wooster Wooster, Private Not For Profit	$55,050	70	87
#102 Denison University Granville, Private Not For Profit	$57,500	80	71
#103 Oberlin College Oberlin, Private Not For Profit	$59,384	75	55
#104 Kenyon College Gambier, Private Not For Profit	$63,060	87	78

Ohio In State Tuition Ranking

Cheapest Colleges in Ohio by In State Tuition