Cheapest colleges in Ohio

50 colleges ranked by net price after aid

The 50 most affordable four-year colleges in Ohio have an average net price of $18,855 per year — the typical amount families actually pay after grants and scholarships. Costs run from $3,138 at Gods Bible School and College up to $25,727 at Ohio Northern University. 12 are public institutions and 38 are private.

#	College	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Median earnings (10yr)
1	Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH	Private	$3,138	64%	$37,722
2	Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH	Private	$6,602	82%	—
3	Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem, OH	Private	$6,740	—	$37,453
4	Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH	Private	$7,349	53%	$38,298
5	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	Public	$11,877	80%	$41,544
6	Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH	Private	$12,939	57%	$75,103
7	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	Public	$14,981	71%	$46,600
8	Kettering College Kettering, OH	Private	$15,156	83%	$67,492
9	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	Public	$15,216	95%	$49,500
10	Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH	Public	$15,389	—	$39,596
11	Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH	Private	$15,709	43%	$65,409
12	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	Public	$16,065	95%	$52,131
13	Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH	Private	$16,135	57%	$51,509
14	Central State University Wilberforce, OH	Public	$16,544	46%	$33,267
15	Bluffton University Bluffton, OH	Private	$17,430	61%	$49,547
16	University of Toledo Toledo, OH	Public	$17,460	95%	$50,632
17	Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH	Private	$18,027	84%	$56,878
18	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	Public	$18,292	51%	$60,409
19	Marietta College Marietta, OH	Private	$18,372	79%	$57,180
20	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH	Private	$19,462	50%	$68,303
21	Wittenberg University Springfield, OH	Private	$19,470	91%	$54,947
22	Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH	Private	$19,476	85%	$51,748
23	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	Public	$19,614	87%	$45,388
24	Walsh University North Canton, OH	Private	$20,004	78%	$59,764
25	Hiram College Hiram, OH	Private	$20,088	93%	$54,311
26	Muskingum University New Concord, OH	Private	$20,204	82%	$48,440
27	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	Public	$20,413	85%	$52,581
28	Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH	Private	$20,477	80%	$49,737
29	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	Public	$20,918	81%	$47,896
30	Lake Erie College Painesville, OH	Private	$21,296	64%	$50,417
31	Lourdes University Sylvania, OH	Private	$21,596	74%	$48,150
32	Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH	Private	$21,607	40%	$39,813
33	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	Private	$21,619	51%	$55,624
34	Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH	Private	$21,662	68%	$48,466
35	Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH	Private	$21,812	84%	$49,555
36	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH	Private	$21,873	41%	$63,582
37	Ashland University Ashland, OH	Private	$21,994	81%	$52,928
38	Otterbein University Westerville, OH	Private	$22,140	83%	$53,313
39	University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	Private	$22,539	80%	$53,217
40	Franklin University Columbus, OH	Private	$22,605	—	$51,892
41	Wilmington College Wilmington, OH	Private	$22,872	85%	$48,491
42	Malone University Canton, OH	Private	$22,881	76%	$48,909
43	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	Public	$23,156	88%	$54,810
44	Capital University Columbus, OH	Private	$23,585	73%	$54,143
45	Defiance College Defiance, OH	Private	$23,722	42%	$49,351
46	The University of Findlay Findlay, OH	Private	$23,731	86%	$56,996
47	Tiffin University Tiffin, OH	Private	$23,758	80%	$35,942
48	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	Private	$23,987	72%	$50,030
49	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	Private	$25,022	63%	$55,443
50	Ohio Northern University Ada, OH	Private	$25,727	73%	$80,928

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