Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in Ohio by In State Total Cost

Most Expensive Colleges in Ohio by In State Total Cost

The highest priced four year colleges in Ohio are listed by one year's in state total cost list price for the 2021/2022 school year. Total cost includes tuition, room and board or estimated off campus living expenses, books and supplies and other fees.

What is the most expensive college in Ohio? Leading the colleges list is Oberlin College in Oberlin with an in state total cost of $80,002.

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 Most Expensive Colleges by In State Total Cost
College	In State Total Cost	Rating	Value
#1 Oberlin College Oberlin, Private Not For Profit	$80,002	75	55
#2 Kenyon College Gambier, Private Not For Profit	$78,520	87	78
#3 Denison University Granville, Private Not For Profit	$72,400	80	71
#4 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$72,214	89	91
#5 The College of Wooster Wooster, Private Not For Profit	$69,850	70	87
#6 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Private Not For Profit	$63,320	62	77
#7 University of Dayton Dayton, Private Not For Profit	$60,760	66	61
#8 John Carroll University University Heights, Private Not For Profit	$59,640	65	70
#9 Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$59,555	56	26
#10 Xavier University Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$57,340	65	45
#11 Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$56,416	NA	NA
#12 Wittenberg University Springfield, Private Not For Profit	$54,934	54	74
#13 Capital University Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$53,146	57	75
#14 Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$50,602	NA	NA
#15 Marietta College Marietta, Private Not For Profit	$50,522	56	81
#16 Baldwin Wallace College Berea, Private Not For Profit	$49,890	60	64
#17 Ohio Northern University Ada, Private Not For Profit	$49,830	68	78
#18 The University of Findlay Findlay, Private Not For Profit	$49,676	55	43
#19 Ursuline College Pepper Pike, Private Not For Profit	$47,300	56	86
#20 Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$47,290	NA	NA
#21 Bluffton University Bluffton, Private Not For Profit	$47,248	NA	NA
#22 Defiance College Defiance, Private Not For Profit	$47,030	42	19
#23 Otterbein University Westerville, Private Not For Profit	$46,756	51	49
#24 Heidelberg University Tiffin, Private Not For Profit	$46,170	36	16
#25 Lake Erie College Painesville, Private Not For Profit	$45,980	36	26
#26 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$45,910	NA	NA
#27 University of Mount Union Alliance, Private Not For Profit	$45,400	50	39
#28 Malone University Canton, Private Not For Profit	$45,100	51	72
#29 College of Mount St. Joseph Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$44,850	54	69
#30 Walsh University North Canton, Private Not For Profit	$44,833	47	54
#31 Tiffin University Tiffin, Private Not For Profit	$43,950	NA	NA
#32 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Private Not For Profit	$43,610	45	37
#33 Muskingum University New Concord, Private Not For Profit	$43,240	NA	NA
#34 Notre Dame College Cleveland, Private Not For Profit	$43,208	29	16
#35 Cedarville University Cedarville, Private Not For Profit	$42,824	64	63
#36 Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$41,027	NA	NA
#37 Lourdes University Sylvania, Private Not For Profit	$40,762	30	6
#38 Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Private Not For Profit	$40,620	56	36
#39 Wilmington College Wilmington, Private Not For Profit	$40,470	31	6
#40 Hiram College Hiram, Private Not For Profit	$36,200	44	88
#41 Ashland University Ashland, Private Not For Profit	$34,942	57	47
#42 Urbana University Urbana, Private Not For Profit	$34,778	NA	NA
#43 Chamberlain College of Nursing Ohio Columbus, Private For Profit	$33,077	NA	NA
#44 Miami University Oxford, Public Not For Profit	$33,024	65	57
#45 Ohio Christian University Circleville, Private Not For Profit	$32,790	NA	NA
#46 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, Private Not For Profit	$32,426	NA	NA
#47 Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$30,525	NA	NA
#48 Hondros College Westerville, Private For Profit	$29,866	NA	NA
#49 Union Institute & University Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$29,865	NA	NA
#50 Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$27,498	NA	NA
#51 Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Private Not For Profit	$27,408	49	37
#52 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Public Not For Profit	$26,709	45	20
#53 Ohio State University Columbus, Public Not For Profit	$26,340	75	84
#54 University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, Public Not For Profit	$26,086	59	18
#55 Bowling Green State University Main Campus Bowling Green, Public Not For Profit	$25,725	43	15
#56 University of Toledo Toledo, Public Not For Profit	$25,638	50	36
#57 Ohio University Main Campus Athens, Public Not For Profit	$25,620	56	28
#58 Kent State University at Kent Kent, Public Not For Profit	$25,580	37	9
#59 Bryant and Stratton College Parma Parma, Private For Profit	$24,435	NA	NA
#60 Franklin University Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$24,373	NA	NA
#61 Herzing University Toledo Toledo, Private Not For Profit	$24,314	NA	NA
#62 Kettering College Kettering, Private Not For Profit	$24,098	53	30
#63 Wright State University Main Campus Dayton, Public Not For Profit	$23,790	44	24
#64 DeVry University Ohio Columbus, Private For Profit	$23,669	NA	NA
#65 Herzing University Akron Campus Akron, Private Not For Profit	$23,443	NA	NA
#66 Bryant and Stratton College Eastlake Eastlake, Private For Profit	$23,341	NA	NA
#67 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, Public Not For Profit	$23,304	37	11
#68 Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, Private Not For Profit	$23,209	67	56
#69 Miami University Hamilton Hamilton, Public Not For Profit	$23,089	NA	NA
#70 Miami University Middletown Middletown, Public Not For Profit	$23,089	NA	NA
#71 Bryant & Stratton College Cleveland Cleveland, Private For Profit	$22,583	NA	NA
#72 Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Private Not For Profit	$21,450	29	13
#73 Ohio Mid Western College Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$21,357	NA	NA
#74 Shawnee State University Portsmouth, Public Not For Profit	$21,194	NA	NA
#75 Youngstown State University Youngstown, Public Not For Profit	$20,896	28	17
#76 Tri State Bible College South Point, Private Not For Profit	$20,720	NA	NA
#77 University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, Private Not For Profit	$20,250	NA	NA
#78 University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College Blue Ash, Public Not For Profit	$19,980	NA	NA
#79 Wright State University Lake Campus Celina, Public Not For Profit	$19,668	27	4
#80 University of Cincinnati Clermont College Batavia, Public Not For Profit	$19,574	NA	NA
#81 Ohio State University Lima Campus Lima, Public Not For Profit	$19,000	NA	NA
#82 Ohio State University Mansfield Campus Mansfield, Public Not For Profit	$19,000	NA	NA
#83 Ohio State University Marion Campus Marion, Public Not For Profit	$19,000	NA	NA
#84 Ohio State University Newark Campus Newark, Public Not For Profit	$19,000	NA	NA
#85 Central State University Wilberforce, Public Not For Profit	$18,942	11	NA
#86 University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus Independence, Private For Profit	$18,886	NA	NA
#87 University of Phoenix Columbus Ohio Campus Columbus, Private For Profit	$18,560	NA	NA
#88 Chancellor University Seven Hills, Private For Profit	$18,550	NA	NA
#89 Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe, Private Not For Profit	$17,300	NA	NA
#90 Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#91 Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#92 Kent State University at Stark Canton, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#93 Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#94 Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#95 Kent State University at Salem Salem, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#96 Kent State University at Geauga Burton, Public Not For Profit	$16,840	NA	NA
#97 University of Phoenix Cincinnati Campus West Chester, Private For Profit	$16,400	NA	NA
#98 Ohio University Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, Public Not For Profit	$12,920	NA	NA
#99 Ohio University Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, Public Not For Profit	$12,920	NA	NA
#100 Ohio University Southern Campus Ironton, Public Not For Profit	$12,920	NA	NA
#101 Ohio University Lancaster Campus Lancaster, Public Not For Profit	$12,920	NA	NA
#102 Ohio University Zanesville Campus Zanesville, Public Not For Profit	$12,920	NA	NA
#103 Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, Private Not For Profit	$12,206	NA	NA
#104 Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem, Private Not For Profit	$11,600	NA	NA

Ohio In State Total Cost Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in Ohio by In State Total Cost