For Ohio Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $30,950.
Kenyon College has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $71,520 and Community Technology Learning Center of Portage has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,600 among Ohio Private colleges. For graduate programs, Case Western Reserve University has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $53,980 and Cincinnati Christian University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $3,374 among Ohio Private colleges.
The average COA of Ohio Private colleges in 2025 is $48,068 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $30,950 | $19,611 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,466 | $1,466 |
| Room & Board | $12,063 | $12,063 |
| Other Expenses | $3,590 | $3,590 |
| COA | $48,068 | $36,729 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Ohio Private colleges is $30,950. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Ohio Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $26,830 | $857 |
| 2021-2022 | $26,956 | $861 |
| 2022-2023 | $27,702 | $912 |
| 2023-2024 | $28,859 | $971 |
| 2024-2025 | $29,924 | $1,025 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Ohio Private colleges in 2025 is $19,611.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Ohio Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $16,877 | $616 |
| 2021-2022 | $17,225 | $645 |
| 2022-2023 | $17,796 | $714 |
| 2023-2024 | $17,716 | $714 |
| 2024-2025 | $18,874 | $737 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Ohio Private colleges in 2025 is $1,025.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $921.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $936 | $754 |
| 2021-2022 | $953 | $762 |
| 2022-2023 | $933 | $780 |
| 2023-2024 | $958 | $785 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,025 | $921 |
The average living costs of Ohio Private colleges in 2025 is $15,653 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $15,685 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Ohio Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,448 | $2,835 | $8,788 | $3,722 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,846 | $2,912 | $8,805 | $3,744 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,075 | $2,974 | $9,091 | $3,820 |
| 2023-2024 | $11,540 | $3,220 | $9,856 | $4,002 |
| 2024-2025 | $12,063 | $3,590 | $11,373 | $4,312 |