Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 88% last year.
Case Western Reserve University with 87% and University of Dayton with 80% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Ohio 4-Years Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $37,832 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,835 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these High Graduation Rate Ohio 4-Years Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 72.72%, and the average SAT score is 1,263, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year | 88.00% 1.00% | $40,022 ($13,244) | 21.78% | 60.57% | 1,400 | 61,443 | 16 to 1 |
| 2 - | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OHPrivate, 4-year | 87.00% 1.00% | $66,608 | 11.95% | 36.54% | 1,510 | 12,475 | 9 to 1 |
| 3 - | University of Dayton Dayton, OHPrivate, 4-year | 80.00% 1.00% | $49,140 | 11.68% | 65.45% | 1,290 | 10,506 | 14 to 1 |
| 3 - | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OHPublic, 4-year | 80.00% 1.00% | $38,965 ($17,519) | 14.05% | 75.40% | 1,310 | 18,838 | 16 to 1 |
| 5 1 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OHPublic, 4-year | 75.00% 4.00% | $28,697 ($13,363) | 22.52% | 85.29% | 1,260 | 45,026 | 19 to 1 |
| 6 1 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OHPrivate, 4-year | 73.00% 1.00% | $37,150 | 34.00% | 65.29% | 1,230 | 6,318 | 14 to 1 |
| 7 - | Xavier University Cincinnati, OHPrivate, 4-year | 69.00% 1.00% | $49,425 | 7.33% | 86.41% | 1,210 | 5,501 | 10 to 1 |
| 8 - | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OHPublic, 4-year | 65.00% 1.00% | $24,838 ($14,158) | 19.22% | 84.99% | 1,190 | 26,323 | 18 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OHPublic, 4-year | 64.00% 2.00% | $21,900 ($13,912) | 20.56% | 80.96% | 1,110 | 17,594 | 17 to 1 |
| 9 - | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OHPublic, 4-year | 64.00% 1.00% | $21,575 ($12,920) | 20.26% | 86.34% | 1,120 | 26,374 | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 74.50% | $37,832 ($14,186) | 18.34% | 72.72% | 1,263 | 23,040 | 15 to 1 |