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Compare with Ohio Public Colleges

Compare with Ohio Public Colleges for Ohio Northern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH	$26,556 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Miami University Oxford Oxford, OH	$21,639 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$25,824 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio University Main Campus Athens, OH	$25,642 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	$26,568 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bowling Green State University Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	$25,340 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Toledo Toledo, OH	$27,056 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	$28,687 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wright State University Main Campus Dayton, OH	$28,278 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Ohio Private Colleges

Compare with Ohio Private Colleges for Ohio Northern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Dayton Dayton, OH	$9,340 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Xavier University Cincinnati, OH	$10,840 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$26,808 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$27,566 higher in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Denison University Granville, OH	$27,200 higher in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Kenyon College Gambier, OH	$31,720 higher in-state tuition	43% lower acceptance rate	Compare
John Carroll University University Heights, OH	$10,700 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of Wooster Wooster, OH	$21,840 higher in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	$2,650 lower in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH	$14,088 higher in-state tuition	18% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH	$5,700 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH	$2,642 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Ohio Northern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$22,064 lower in-state tuition	58% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$19,156 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$23,852 lower in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$23,342 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, WI	$28,197 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$25,988 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Purdue University Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	$29,808 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Virginia Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$17,997 lower in-state tuition	57% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$27,656 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL	$23,796 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$17,874 lower in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$25,550 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$25,462 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$28,864 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$30,801 lower in-state tuition	8% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$30,969 lower in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN	$28,424 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Erie Behrend College Erie, PA	$23,828 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Mont Alto Mont Alto, PA	$25,392 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Ohio Northern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Chicago Chicago, IL	$30,862 higher in-state tuition	70% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwestern University Evanston, IL	$28,522 higher in-state tuition	66% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$25,225 higher in-state tuition	63% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$26,446 higher in-state tuition	62% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$13,910 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePaul University Chicago, IL	$6,199 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Butler University Indianapolis, IN	$7,760 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$11,370 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$5,746 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	$28,245 higher in-state tuition	60% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bradley University Peoria, IL	$2,360 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$9,186 higher in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$19,270 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hope College Holland, MI	$2,170 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Roanoke College Salem, VA	$1,732 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	$12,586 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Alfred University Alfred, NY	$1,700 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$450 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN	$18,849 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
North Central College Naperville, IL	$5,926 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI	$10,680 higher in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Evansville Evansville, IN	$4,372 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Allegheny College Meadville, PA	$16,750 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bridgewater College Bridgewater, VA	$23,710 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Holy Cross College Notre Dame, IN	$3,200 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Taylor University Upland, IN	$690 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI	$21,250 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Kettering University Flint, MI	$8,670 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Beloit College Beloit, WI	$21,086 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL	$17,904 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Centre College Danville, KY	$13,020 higher in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame, IN	$13,430 higher in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$5,300 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$16,602 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$7,070 higher in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$21,370 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hollins University Roanoke, VA	$3,760 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lawrence University Appleton, WI	$17,182 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	$4,120 higher in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sweet Briar College Sweet Briar, VA	$13,640 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Juniata College Huntingdon, PA	$18,780 higher in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Asbury University Wilmore, KY	$6,160 lower in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Trinity Christian College Palos Heights, IL	$19,195 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Knox College Galesburg, IL	$18,103 higher in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	$974 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Berea College Berea, KY	$11,858 higher in-state tuition	55% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan	$6,611 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Grove City College Grove City, Pennsylvania	$18,100 lower in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Patrick Henry College Purcellville, Virginia	$11,375 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Ohio Northern University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Pepperdine University Malibu, CA	$30,118 higher in-state tuition	11% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	$20,692 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$22,557 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Chapman University Orange, CA	$25,184 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$17,256 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Denver Denver, CO	$21,598 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$18,971 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$21,200 higher in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$17,860 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$13,370 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$23,750 higher in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$16,921 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$19,474 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$18,300 higher in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$18,550 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Gonzaga University Spokane, WA	$15,680 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Creighton University Omaha, NE	$9,056 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$22,045 higher in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$13,740 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Biola University La Mirada, CA	$9,184 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rollins College Winter Park, FL	$20,780 higher in-state tuition	26% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$17,350 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$25,028 higher in-state tuition	4% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$15,960 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$19,598 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lipscomb University Nashville, TN	$772 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$14,598 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clark University Worcester, MA	$19,067 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN	$5,652 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Simmons University Boston, MA	$7,074 higher in-state tuition	4% lower acceptance rate	Compare
College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$24,700 higher in-state tuition	56% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Champlain College Burlington, VT	$8,050 higher in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
MCPHS University Boston, MA	$730 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$6,760 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Prescott, AZ	$4,349 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$17,350 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare

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Last updated: August 2026