Best Colleges in Ohio 2026

Ohio has 168 colleges and universities in our database; 147 report the graduation-rate data our ranking requires. The top 25 are ranked below by a fixed four-factor formula: 6-year graduation rate (30%), median earnings 10 years after entry (30%), admission selectivity (20%), and in-state tuition affordability (20%).

Schools Ranked

$57,766

Avg. Earnings

68.2%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 25 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Graduation Rate	Median Earnings	Acceptance Rate	In-State Tuition
1	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio	87.7%	$60,409	52.7%	$12,859
2	Kettering College Kettering, Ohio	65.0%	$67,492	34.4%	$15,672
3	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio	87.0%	$87,989	27.4%	$64,671
4	Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio	70.9%	$75,103	63.4%	$13,890
5	Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio	74.2%	$80,928	54.4%	$37,800
6	Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati, Ohio	75.0%	$66,111	75.0%	$15,470
7	International College of Broadcasting Dayton, Ohio	85.7%	$30,855		$12,430
8	Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio	86.8%	$71,830	34.3%	$69,330
9	Denison University Granville, Ohio	80.1%	$67,753	22.0%	$64,000
10	Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	54.8%	$61,480		$16,400
11	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, Ohio	60.0%	$68,303	71.1%	$16,394
12	Professional Skills Institute Maumee, Ohio	67.4%	$47,765	56.2%	$14,920
13	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, Ohio	81.8%	$55,076	87.9%	$17,809
14	Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio	44.6%	$65,409	46.2%	$18,950
15	Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, Ohio	41.2%	$60,409		$9,310
16	Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village, Ohio	71.1%	$30,389		$9,385
17	University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, Ohio	54.2%	$50,968		$12,930
18	ATA College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio	71.4%	$34,577		$14,075
19	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, Ohio	51.9%	$63,582	55.1%	$19,854
20	University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio	81.5%	$75,537	74.1%	$47,600
21	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio	71.5%	$54,810	86.2%	$13,570
22	ETI Technical College Niles, Ohio	62.5%	$34,017		$11,060
23	Northwest State Community College Archbold, Ohio	46.7%	$40,004		$4,578
24	Zane State College Zanesville, Ohio	53.0%	$35,006		$5,856
25	Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio	79.5%	$58,343	34.9%	$64,646