Ohio Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Ohio Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Ohio Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Ohio Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Ohio Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
2020-2021$936$754
2021-2022$953$762
2022-2023$933$780
2023-2024$958$785
2024-2025$1,025$921

Ohio Private colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Ohio Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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