Ohio Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution

Cheapest Private Colleges in Ohio by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 63 private colleges in Ohio with the lowest in state tution. What is the cheapest college in Ohio? Athenaeum of Ohio tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $0. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published price. It's important to research the typical financial aid package offered by a school, the average net price actually paid and most importantly the quality of education you receive for your tuition dollar. Sometimes a school which appears cheap based on list price can be a poor relative value if it can't award competitive financial aid or doesn't offer a quality education. The list below is a ranking on published in state tution with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeSimply Best Value Colleges in Ohio list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of Ohio Private Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution
School Tuition In State
Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH

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$36,032
Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH

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$36,078
Malone University

Canton, OH

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$36,120
Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

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$36,298
College of Mount St. Joseph

Cincinnati, OH

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$36,650
Antioch College

Yellow Springs, OH

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$37,143
Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH

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$37,800
Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH

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$37,860
Baldwin Wallace College

Berea, OH

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$37,938
Defiance College

Defiance, OH

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$38,778
Marietta College

Marietta, OH

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$38,974
The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH

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$39,646
Columbus College of Art and Design

Columbus, OH

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$39,650
Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

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$40,250
Capital University

Columbus, OH

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$41,788
Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland, OH

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$42,500
Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH

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$44,602
University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

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$47,600