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. You can view the list of colleges and average statistics for each city by following the link on the city name. Furthermore, you can sort the table by each column by touching/clicking the colum title.

289 Ohio Colleges by City
CityNumber of SchoolsUnder-graduate TuitionGraduate TuitionPopulationStudents to Faculty
Total4-yearCommunity CollegesTrade SchoolsTotalUnder.Graduate
Cincinnati 241446 $24,002
($9,440)		 $17,403
($14,902)		 67,929 53,506 14,423 14 to 1
Columbus 231256 $27,586
($9,366)		 $22,481
($13,901)		 111,550 92,416 19,134 14 to 1
Cleveland 1165- $37,756
($8,470)		 $42,656
($11,297)		 48,521 37,738 10,783 14 to 1
Dayton 9441 $23,264
($7,900)		 $20,791
($15,771)		 41,862 35,488 6,374 15 to 1
Toledo 734- $18,331
($12,157)		 $27,220
($17,605)		 16,530 13,073 3,457 13 to 1
Lima 6312 $19,584
($7,024)		 $26,813
($13,086)		 8,109 8,076 33 13 to 1
Canton 5212 $28,695 $13,830 2,587 2,323 264 13 to 1
Perrysburg 4-22 - - 8,078 8,078 - 12 to 1
Niles 4-31 - - 552 552 - 16 to 1
East Liverpool 3111 $17,969
($8,211)		 $21,524
($11,536)		 1,314 1,314 - 16 to 1
Marion 32-1 $23,746
($8,042)		 $41,925
($13,086)		 4,346 4,346 2 11 to 1
Tiffin 32-1 $34,195 $14,831 4,970 3,859 1,111 14 to 1
Zanesville 32-1 $10,605
($6,184)		 - 4,134 4,134 - 12 to 1
Mansfield 321- $23,820
($7,637)		 $41,925
($13,086)		 3,483 3,483 6 14 to 1
Chillicothe 31-2 $9,444
($6,362)		 - 2,353 2,353 - 13 to 1
Akron 32-1 $17,133
($13,135)		 $15,885
($10,125)		 13,764 11,592 2,172 13 to 1
Steubenville 312- $34,100 $11,088 19,495 18,738 757 14 to 1
Salem 32-1 $12,385
($8,211)		 $20,176
($11,090)		 1,741 1,741 - 14 to 1
Marietta 32-1 $21,902
($4,128)		 $11,300 3,327 3,241 86 10 to 1
Westerville 3111 $35,548 $13,849 3,108 2,987 121 11 to 1
Newark 32-1 $22,141
($7,372)		 $41,925
($13,086)		 5,963 5,962 1 17 to 1
North Canton 33-- $19,628
($6,501)		 $18,931
($13,057)		 15,889 15,177 712 18 to 1
Wilberforce 33-- $13,253
($8,058)		 $15,922
($8,300)		 3,670 3,487 183 9 to 1
Sandusky 3-21 - - 175 175 - 7 to 1
Sylvania 3111 $28,370 $12,367 2,843 2,638 205 25 to 1
Fremont 2-11 - - 2,221 2,221 - 8 to 1
Ashland 21-1 $31,210 $8,400 4,147 3,018 1,129 10 to 1
Warren 21-1 $17,969
($8,211)		 $21,952
($11,766)		 2,193 2,193 - 20 to 1
Delaware 22-- $54,248 $30,421 1,711 1,525 186 6 to 1
CANAL WINCHESTER 211- $10,612 - 471 471 - 23 to 1
Brecksville 2-11 - - 193 193 - 7 to 1
Youngstown 21-1 $10,286
($9,926)		 $7,028
($6,848)		 12,254 9,450 2,804 13 to 1
Lebanon 2--2 - - 318 318 - 10 to 1
Ontario 2--2 - - 96 96 - 16 to 1
Elyria 21-1 $8,860
($4,919)		 - 9,424 9,424 - 17 to 1
Archbold 2-11 - - 4,305 4,305 - 14 to 1
Middleburg Heights 2--2 - - 300 300 - 6 to 1
Piqua 21-1 $8,346
($4,499)		 - 4,755 4,755 - 13 to 1
Lancaster 22-- $15,762
($6,362)		 - 2,127 2,127 - 8 to 1
Yellow Springs 22-- $27,058 $27,846 607 198 409 7 to 1
Springfield 22-- $26,995
($4,393)		 $10,245 6,362 6,304 58 13 to 1
Oberlin 21-1 $67,366 $30,320 2,996 2,983 13 11 to 1
Findlay 22-- $25,982 $14,753 5,138 4,062 1,076 6 to 1
Mount Vernon 21-1 $27,193 $10,674 1,797 1,485 312 9 to 1
Medina 2--2 - - 132 132 - 14 to 1
Wooster 211- $61,640 - 2,231 2,231 - 13 to 1
South Point 21-1 $9,100 $5,600 50 46 4 5 to 1
Portsmouth 211- $16,032
($9,448)		 $21,221
($11,600)		 3,282 3,045 237 15 to 1
New Philadelphia 21-1 $17,969
($8,211)		 $20,176
($11,090)		 2,179 2,179 - 15 to 1
Rio Grande 21-1 $20,560 $21,420 2,380 2,159 221 14 to 1
Nelsonville 2-11 - - 1,493 1,493 - 9 to 1
Maumee 211- $15,884 - 981 981 - 20 to 1
Kettering 22-- $23,617 $45,350 971 789 182 8 to 1
Alliance 211- $36,600 $41,550 2,800 2,546 254 18 to 1
Beachwood 211- $23,760 - 202 202 - 13 to 1
Lisbon 1--1 - - 144 144 - 10 to 1
Ada 11-- $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 11-- $14,119
($6,131)		 - 2,097 2,097 - 18 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 11-- $21,173 - - - - -
Independence 1--1 - - 97 97 - 9 to 1
Miamisburg 1-1- - - 74 74 - 25 to 1
Pepper Pike 11-- $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 11-- $20,013 - 624 624 - 11 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 11-- - - - - - -
Concord Twp 1--1 - - 292 292 - 10 to 1
Defiance 11-- $29,320 $9,450 568 529 39 11 to 1
Kent 11-- $21,575
($12,920)		 $23,352
($12,483)		 26,374 20,841 5,533 20 to 1
Middletown 11-- $18,811
($7,012)		 $35,958
($15,884)		 1,190 1,190 - 15 to 1
Wilmington 11-- $32,082 $28,850 1,040 1,006 34 12 to 1
Monroe 1--1 - - 596 596 - 13 to 1
Blue Ash 11-- $15,904
($7,106)		 - 7,787 7,787 - 19 to 1
Wickliffe 11-- $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 11-- $39,832 $16,738 3,305 2,862 443 12 to 1
Gambier 11-- $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 11-- $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 11-- $37,362 $9,430 646 583 63 11 to 1
Painesville 11-- $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 11-- $21,900
($13,912)		 $16,283
($10,291)		 17,594 14,783 2,811 17 to 1
Hiram 11-- $27,397 $7,300 1,061 1,026 35 11 to 1
Chesapeake 1-1- - - 454 454 - 12 to 1
New Concord 11-- $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 11-- $20,146 - - - - -
Jefferson 1--1 - - 103 103 - 5 to 1
Hamilton 11-- $18,811
($7,012)		 $37,399
($16,359)		 2,480 2,438 42 12 to 1
Saint Clairsville 11-- $9,444
($6,362)		 - 1,235 1,235 - 15 to 1
Lakewood 11-- $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 11-- - $15,336
($15,336)		 1,070 - 1,070 -
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 11-- $10,479 $12,879 103 103 1 7 to 1
Batavia 11-- $13,871
($6,639)		 - 9,479 9,479 - 21 to 1
Granville 11-- $67,000 - 2,394 2,394 - 9 to 1
Burton 11-- $17,969
($8,211)		 $24,361
($13,057)		 2,204 2,204 - 33 to 1
Oxford 11-- $38,965
($17,519)		 $37,791
($16,751)		 18,838 16,816 2,022 16 to 1
Ironton 11-- $9,444
($6,362)		 - 1,716 1,716 - 13 to 1
Celina 11-- $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 11-- $15,403
($7,723)		 - 1,411 1,411 - 42 to 1
Circleville 11-- $19,190 $12,531 1,431 1,288 143 14 to 1
University Heights 11-- $50,500 $15,782 2,864 2,339 525 13 to 1
Rootstown 11-- - $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 11-- $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 11-- $37,150 $11,015 6,318 5,790 528 14 to 1