Below is a college cost ranking of the 65 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.
School | Tuition In State | |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH |
$34,168 | |
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH |
$34,274 | |
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH |
$34,698 | |
Malone UniversityCanton, OH |
$34,875 | |
College of Mount St. JosephCincinnati, OH |
$34,900 | |
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH |
$35,024 | |
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH |
$35,328 | |
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH |
$35,516 | |
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH |
$36,730 | |
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH |
$36,816 | |
Baldwin Wallace CollegeBerea, OH |
$36,850 | |
Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH |
$37,143 | |
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH |
$37,394 | |
The University of FindlayFindlay, OH |
$37,621 | |
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH |
$38,022 | |
Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbus, OH |
$38,150 | |
Capital UniversityColumbus, OH |
$40,350 | |
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH |
$42,370 |