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.

Miami University-Oxford with 80% and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus with 72% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Ohio Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Ohio Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Ohio State University-Main Campus has the highest graduation rate of 88% and Miami University-Oxford has the second highest graduation rate of 80%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,557 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,123 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 82.11% and the average SAT score is 1,163 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 62.70% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Ohio Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Ohio Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year 88.00%
0.01%
$38,365
($12,859)
23.45%52.72%1,40060,54017 to 1
2
-
Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OHPublic, 4-year 80.00%
3.00%
$40,025
($17,809)
15.11%87.92%1,29019,10715 to 1
3
-
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OHPublic, 4-year 72.00%
0.98%
$30,582
($13,570)
25.45%86.22%1,26041,15518 to 1
4
1
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OHPublic, 4-year 65.00%
1.89%
$24,114
($13,746)
20.55%86.52%1,18024,14518 to 1
5
1
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OHPublic, 4-year 64.00%
3.66%
$22,316
($12,846)
23.88%88.02%1,10025,85419 to 1
6
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Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OHPublic, 4-year 61.00%
1.48%
$22,070
($14,081)
21.40%78.66%1,10016,92017 to 1
7
1
University of Toledo Toledo, OHPublic, 4-year 54.00%
1.32%
$21,737
($12,377)
18.41%92.23%1,15015,54517 to 1
8
1
Cleveland State University Cleveland, OHPublic, 4-year 48.00%
2.84%
$17,973
($12,613)
16.75%85.32%1,02014,38516 to 1
8
2
Youngstown State University Youngstown, OHPublic, 4-year 48.00%
0.97%
$11,151
($10,791)
26.95%80.60%1,04011,07118 to 1
10
3
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OHPublic, 4-year 47.00%
13.21%
$17,239
($12,799)
20.78%82.87%1,09013,46516 to 1
Average62.70%$24,557
($13,349)
21.27%82.11%1,16324,21917 to 1