In average, 92% of full-time first-time beginning undergraduate students (freshmen) have received grants and/or scholarships at Ohio Colleges. The average financial aid amount received is $18,500. For all undergraduate students, 77.51% received grants/scholarship and the average aid amount is $16,243

The average tuition & fees for the schools is $11,802 for state residents and $29,817 for out-of-state students. The average cost of attendance (COA) including tuition & fees, book & supplies, and living costs for Ohio Colleges is $47,150 and, after receiving financial aid, the actual cost is down to $28,650.

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Financial Aid Comparison between Ohio Colleges

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Financial Aid Comparison Between Ohio Colleges
School NameTuition & Fees Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen)All Undergraduate Students
Percent Receiving AidAverage AmountsPercent Receiving AidAverage Amounts
American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH$23,85483.00%$3,89070.00%$3,954
Antioch UniversityYellow Springs, OH$17,073--60.00%$7,059
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$40,007100.00%$19,277100.00%$16,290
Ashland UniversityAshland, OH$31,210100.00%$18,66768.00%$13,920
Athenaeum of OhioCincinnati, OH---11.00%$668
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH$39,832100.00%$25,57097.00%$24,301
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH$37,362100.00%$29,29196.00%$28,075
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH$21,900 ($13,912)94.00%$8,79569.00%$9,201
Capital UniversityColumbus, OH$43,23499.00%$31,56794.00%$28,428
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH$66,60886.00%$40,19783.00%$36,077
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH$37,150100.00%$19,93884.00%$20,045
Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH$10,058 ($8,058)86.00%$6,31889.00%$3,604
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH$52,880100.00%$22,842100.00%$24,598
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH$18,502 ($12,982)88.00%$10,14872.00%$8,769
Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH$40,82598.00%$21,80797.00%$21,829
Davis CollegeToledo, OH$14,13075.00%$6,63873.00%$6,001
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH$29,32099.00%$25,30296.00%$25,650
DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH$17,008--89.00%$4,789
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH$34,10098.00%$18,56190.00%$16,007
Franklin UniversityColumbus, OH$9,57791.00%$6,47759.00%$6,634
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH$7,710100.00%$9,58992.00%$4,056
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH$33,600100.00%$27,12890.00%$23,693
Hiram CollegeHiram, OH$27,397100.00%$17,54670.00%$17,036
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH$50,500100.00%$32,35997.00%$31,835
Kent State University at KentKent, OH$21,575 ($12,920)94.00%$9,88878.00%$9,385
Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton, OH$17,969 ($8,211)74.00%$4,38342.00%$4,930
Kettering CollegeKettering, OH$16,32088.00%$24,02367.00%$10,154
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH$37,634100.00%$26,28983.00%$31,258
Lakewood UniversityCleveland Heights, OH$10,479100.00%$10,775100.00%$10,890
Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH$28,370100.00%$20,40274.00%$18,927
Malone UniversityCanton, OH$37,160100.00%$24,61685.00%$24,214
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH$39,65288.00%$31,04986.00%$29,316
Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH$19,34597.00%$10,22381.00%$14,583
Miami University-HamiltonHamilton, OH$18,811 ($7,012)60.00%$4,30043.00%$4,327
Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH$38,965 ($17,519)95.00%$12,68583.00%$13,325
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH$27,60072.00%$8,85854.00%$8,606
Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH$38,150100.00%$27,76174.00%$21,841
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH$27,19399.00%$25,68477.00%$23,168
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH$31,70197.00%$24,32589.00%$22,056
Notre Dame CollegeCleveland, OH$32,596100.00%$25,92696.00%$18,486
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH$67,36699.00%$33,74694.00%$36,639
Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH$19,19097.00%$12,24853.00%$9,071
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH$35,720100.00%$24,67290.00%$23,138
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH$39,60096.00%$26,12091.00%$25,591
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH$40,022 ($13,244)64.00%$11,79162.00%$11,931
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH$24,838 ($14,158)93.00%$8,61666.00%$8,901
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH$35,548100.00%$25,53595.00%$22,289
Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH$31,553--18.00%$6,245
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH$17,90074.00%$10,49771.00%$11,016
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth, OH$16,032 ($9,448)82.00%$7,17386.00%$8,873
The University of FindlayFindlay, OH$41,164100.00%$25,72856.00%$22,517
Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH$34,79098.00%$20,57269.00%$18,159
Tri-State Bible CollegeSouth Point, OH$9,100--76.00%$4,404
University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH$20,815 ($13,135)94.00%$9,45269.00%$8,688
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH$28,697 ($13,363)68.00%$8,19560.00%$7,542
University of DaytonDayton, OH$49,14095.00%$31,85293.00%$31,278
University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH$36,600100.00%$24,04797.00%$22,375
University of Northwestern OhioLima, OH$13,36663.00%$5,71557.00%$7,092
University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH$20,56072.00%$7,00356.00%$8,002
University of ToledoToledo, OH$21,517 ($12,157)87.00%$8,49171.00%$8,843
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH$38,99099.00%$31,82579.00%$26,141
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH$33,03099.00%$25,12080.00%$22,238
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH$16,44897.00%$15,22894.00%$13,695
Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH$32,082100.00%$16,80596.00%$17,068
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH$45,940100.00%$35,07196.00%$32,603
Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH$20,691 ($10,991)90.00%$7,89074.00%$7,466
Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH$49,425100.00%$30,90192.00%$26,742
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH$10,286 ($9,926)92.00%$8,11472.00%$7,993
Average$29,817 ($11,802)92%$18,500 78%$16,243
*The tuition data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last Update: January 2, 2025). The financial aid information is based on the IPEDS data for the academic year 2024-2025.

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