There are 289 colleges in Ohio - 109 public and 180 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Ohio colleges is $8,175 for state residents and $25,204 for out-of-state students.
143 Ohio cities have at least one college and, of them, Cincinnati has the most of 24 colleges. It has 14 four-year colleges and 4 community colleges with a total of 67,929 students. Columbus and Cleveland also has a number of colleges of 23 and 11 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Ohio colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Cincinnati | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | $24,002 ($9,440) |
$17,403 ($14,902) |
67,929 | 53,506 | 14,423 | 14 to 1 |
| Columbus | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | $27,586 ($9,366) |
$22,481 ($13,901) |
111,550 | 92,416 | 19,134 | 14 to 1 |
| Cleveland | 11 | 6 | 5 | - | $37,756 ($8,470) |
$42,656 ($11,297) |
48,521 | 37,738 | 10,783 | 14 to 1 |
| Dayton | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | $23,264 ($7,900) |
$20,791 ($15,771) |
41,862 | 35,488 | 6,374 | 15 to 1 |
| Toledo | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | $18,331 ($12,157) |
$27,220 ($17,605) |
16,530 | 13,073 | 3,457 | 13 to 1 |
| Lima | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | $19,584 ($7,024) |
$26,813 ($13,086) |
8,109 | 8,076 | 33 | 13 to 1 |
| Canton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | $28,695 | $13,830 | 2,587 | 2,323 | 264 | 13 to 1 |
| Perrysburg | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 8,078 | 8,078 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Niles | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 552 | 552 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Mansfield | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | $23,820 ($7,637) |
$41,925 ($13,086) |
3,483 | 3,483 | 6 | 14 to 1 |
| Chillicothe | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $9,444 ($6,362) |
- | 2,353 | 2,353 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Akron | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $17,133 ($13,135) |
$15,885 ($10,125) |
13,764 | 11,592 | 2,172 | 13 to 1 |
| Steubenville | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | $34,100 | $11,088 | 19,495 | 18,738 | 757 | 14 to 1 |
| Salem | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $12,385 ($8,211) |
$20,176 ($11,090) |
1,741 | 1,741 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Marietta | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $21,902 ($4,128) |
$11,300 | 3,327 | 3,241 | 86 | 10 to 1 |
| Newark | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $22,141 ($7,372) |
$41,925 ($13,086) |
5,963 | 5,962 | 1 | 17 to 1 |
| Westerville | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $35,548 | $13,849 | 3,108 | 2,987 | 121 | 11 to 1 |
| North Canton | 3 | 3 | - | - | $19,628 ($6,501) |
$18,931 ($13,057) |
15,889 | 15,177 | 712 | 18 to 1 |
| Wilberforce | 3 | 3 | - | - | $13,253 ($8,058) |
$15,922 ($8,300) |
3,670 | 3,487 | 183 | 9 to 1 |
| Sandusky | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 175 | 175 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Sylvania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $28,370 | $12,367 | 2,843 | 2,638 | 205 | 25 to 1 |
| East Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $17,969 ($8,211) |
$21,524 ($11,536) |
1,314 | 1,314 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Marion | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $23,746 ($8,042) |
$41,925 ($13,086) |
4,346 | 4,346 | 2 | 11 to 1 |
| Tiffin | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $34,195 | $14,831 | 4,970 | 3,859 | 1,111 | 14 to 1 |
| Zanesville | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $10,605 ($6,184) |
- | 4,134 | 4,134 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Youngstown | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $10,286 ($9,926) |
$7,028 ($6,848) |
12,254 | 9,450 | 2,804 | 13 to 1 |
| Brecksville | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 193 | 193 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Lebanon | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 318 | 318 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Ontario | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 96 | 96 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Elyria | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $8,860 ($4,919) |
- | 9,424 | 9,424 | - | 17 to 1 |
| Archbold | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4,305 | 4,305 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Middleburg Heights | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 300 | 300 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Piqua | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $8,346 ($4,499) |
- | 4,755 | 4,755 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Lancaster | 2 | 2 | - | - | $15,762 ($6,362) |
- | 2,127 | 2,127 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Yellow Springs | 2 | 2 | - | - | $27,058 | $27,846 | 607 | 198 | 409 | 7 to 1 |
| Springfield | 2 | 2 | - | - | $26,995 ($4,393) |
$10,245 | 6,362 | 6,304 | 58 | 13 to 1 |
| Oberlin | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $67,366 | $30,320 | 2,996 | 2,983 | 13 | 11 to 1 |
| Findlay | 2 | 2 | - | - | $25,982 | $14,753 | 5,138 | 4,062 | 1,076 | 6 to 1 |
| Mount Vernon | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $27,193 | $10,674 | 1,797 | 1,485 | 312 | 9 to 1 |
| Medina | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 132 | 132 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Wooster | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $61,640 | - | 2,231 | 2,231 | - | 13 to 1 |
| South Point | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $9,100 | $5,600 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 5 to 1 |
| Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $16,032 ($9,448) |
$21,221 ($11,600) |
3,282 | 3,045 | 237 | 15 to 1 |
| New Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $17,969 ($8,211) |
$20,176 ($11,090) |
2,179 | 2,179 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Rio Grande | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $20,560 | $21,420 | 2,380 | 2,159 | 221 | 14 to 1 |
| Nelsonville | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,493 | 1,493 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Maumee | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $15,884 | - | 981 | 981 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Kettering | 2 | 2 | - | - | $23,617 | $45,350 | 971 | 789 | 182 | 8 to 1 |
| Alliance | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $36,600 | $41,550 | 2,800 | 2,546 | 254 | 18 to 1 |
| Beachwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $23,760 | - | 202 | 202 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Fremont | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2,221 | 2,221 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Ashland | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $31,210 | $8,400 | 4,147 | 3,018 | 1,129 | 10 to 1 |
| Warren | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $17,969 ($8,211) |
$21,952 ($11,766) |
2,193 | 2,193 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Delaware | 2 | 2 | - | - | $54,248 | $30,421 | 1,711 | 1,525 | 186 | 6 to 1 |
| CANAL WINCHESTER | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $10,612 | - | 471 | 471 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Troy | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 356 | 356 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Sheffield Village | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 224 | 224 | - | 14 to 1 |
| OREGON | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 38 | 38 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Smithville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 146 | 146 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Beavercreek | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Concord Twp | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 292 | 292 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Defiance | 1 | 1 | - | - | $29,320 | $9,450 | 568 | 529 | 39 | 11 to 1 |
| Kent | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,575 ($12,920) |
$23,352 ($12,483) |
26,374 | 20,841 | 5,533 | 20 to 1 |
| Middletown | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,811 ($7,012) |
$35,958 ($15,884) |
1,190 | 1,190 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Wilmington | 1 | 1 | - | - | $32,082 | $28,850 | 1,040 | 1,006 | 34 | 12 to 1 |
| Monroe | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 596 | 596 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Blue Ash | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,904 ($7,106) |
- | 7,787 | 7,787 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Wickliffe | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,900 | $17,900 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 13 to 1 |
| Mentor | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 115 | 115 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Trotwood | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 170 | 170 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Berea | 1 | 1 | - | - | $39,832 | $16,738 | 3,305 | 2,862 | 443 | 12 to 1 |
| Gambier | 1 | 1 | - | - | $71,520 | - | 2,249 | 2,249 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Englewood | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 46 | 46 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Valley View | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 88 | 88 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Mayfield Hts | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 169 | 169 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Ashtabula | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,969 ($8,211) |
$20,176 ($11,090) |
1,739 | 1,739 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Hillsboro | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,227 | 2,227 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Groveport | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 115 | 115 | - | 3 to 1 |
| West Chester | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 453 | 453 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Lewis Center | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bluffton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,362 | $9,430 | 646 | 583 | 63 | 11 to 1 |
| Painesville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,634 | $13,709 | 1,108 | 941 | 167 | 12 to 1 |
| Brunswick | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 73 | 73 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Eastlake | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 150 | 150 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Bridgeport | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 61 | 61 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Shelby | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 63 | 63 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Twinsburg | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 181 | 181 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,900 ($13,912) |
$16,283 ($10,291) |
17,594 | 14,783 | 2,811 | 17 to 1 |
| Hiram | 1 | 1 | - | - | $27,397 | $7,300 | 1,061 | 1,026 | 35 | 11 to 1 |
| Chesapeake | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 454 | 454 | - | 12 to 1 |
| New Concord | 1 | 1 | - | - | $31,701 | $15,438 | 1,751 | 1,523 | 228 | 14 to 1 |
| Xenia | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Van Wert | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 104 | 104 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Solon | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,146 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jefferson | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 103 | 103 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,811 ($7,012) |
$37,399 ($16,359) |
2,480 | 2,438 | 42 | 12 to 1 |
| Saint Clairsville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,444 ($6,362) |
- | 1,235 | 1,235 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Lakewood | 1 | 1 | - | - | $22,500 | - | 47 | 47 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Lucasville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 175 | 175 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Fairborn | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 84 | 84 | - | 28 to 1 |
| Wright-Patterson AFB | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $15,336 ($15,336) |
1,070 | - | 1,070 | - |
| Batavia | 1 | 1 | - | - | $13,871 ($6,639) |
- | 9,479 | 9,479 | - | 21 to 1 |
| Lorain | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 57 | 57 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Bethel | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 101 | 101 | - | 6 to 1 |
| Irwin | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 102 | 102 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Cleveland Heights | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,479 | $12,879 | 103 | 103 | 1 | 7 to 1 |
| Granville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $67,000 | - | 2,394 | 2,394 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Burton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,969 ($8,211) |
$24,361 ($13,057) |
2,204 | 2,204 | - | 33 to 1 |
| Oxford | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,965 ($17,519) |
$37,791 ($16,751) |
18,838 | 16,816 | 2,022 | 16 to 1 |
| Ironton | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,444 ($6,362) |
- | 1,716 | 1,716 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Celina | 1 | 1 | - | - | $17,072 ($7,372) |
$25,759 ($15,771) |
1,356 | 1,356 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Piketon | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 39 | 39 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Huber Heights | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 121 | 121 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Orrville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $15,403 ($7,723) |
- | 1,411 | 1,411 | - | 42 to 1 |
| Circleville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $19,190 | $12,531 | 1,431 | 1,288 | 143 | 14 to 1 |
| University Heights | 1 | 1 | - | - | $50,500 | $15,782 | 2,864 | 2,339 | 525 | 13 to 1 |
| Rootstown | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | $21,216 ($21,216) |
1,029 | - | 1,029 | - |
| Centerville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 547 | 547 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Heath | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 86 | 86 | - | 14 to 1 |
| Strongsville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 121 | 121 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Dublin | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| St Clairsville | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2,020 | 2,020 | - | 23 to 1 |
| Milan | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 398 | 398 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Athens | 1 | 1 | - | - | $24,838 ($14,158) |
$17,712 ($9,720) |
26,323 | 20,444 | 5,879 | 18 to 1 |
| Fairfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 88 | 88 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 583 | 583 | - | 31 to 1 |
| Cedarville | 1 | 1 | - | - | $37,150 | $11,015 | 6,318 | 5,790 | 528 | 14 to 1 |
| Lisbon | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 144 | 144 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Ada | 1 | 1 | - | - | $39,600 | $39,600 | 3,140 | 2,706 | 434 | 13 to 1 |
| Canfield | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 80 | 80 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Chesterland | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 33 | 33 | - | 3 to 1 |
| Fairlawn | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huron | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,119 ($6,131) |
- | 2,097 | 2,097 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Independence | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 97 | 97 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Kirtland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4,358 | 4,358 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Uniontown | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 168 | 168 | - | 19 to 1 |
| Norwood | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 42 | 42 | - | 11 to 1 |
| Copley | 1 | 1 | - | - | $21,173 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Miamisburg | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 74 | 74 | - | 25 to 1 |
| Pepper Pike | 1 | 1 | - | - | $38,990 | $31,864 | 970 | 677 | 293 | 8 to 1 |
| Boardman | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 129 | 129 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Norwalk | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 200 | 200 | - | 24 to 1 |
| Parma | 1 | 1 | - | - | $20,013 | - | 624 | 624 | - | 11 to 1 |