Colleges in Ohio and what each costs

71 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
Ohio State cost of attendance	Columbus	Public, 4-year	$34,296
University of Cincinnati cost of attendance	Cincinnati	Public, 4-year	$37,828
Ohio University cost of attendance	Athens	Public, 4-year	$34,686
Kent State cost of attendance	Kent	Public, 4-year	$34,339
Miami University cost of attendance	Oxford	Public, 4-year	$42,132
Bowling Green State University cost of attendance	Bowling Green	Public, 4-year	$33,828
University of Toledo cost of attendance	Toledo	Public, 4-year	$35,555
University of Akron cost of attendance	Akron	Public, 4-year	$32,433
Cleveland State cost of attendance	Cleveland	Public, 4-year	$34,789
Youngstown State cost of attendance	Youngstown	Public, 4-year	$30,441
University of Dayton cost of attendance	Dayton	Private, 4-year	$74,412
Wright State University cost of attendance	Dayton	Public, 4-year	$29,961
Case Western Reserve University cost of attendance	Cleveland	Private, 4-year	$94,949
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College cost of attendance	Blue Ash	Public, 2-year	$30,640
Xavier University cost of attendance	Cincinnati	Private, 4-year	$73,851
Cedarville University cost of attendance	Cedarville	Private, 4-year	$55,810
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College cost of attendance	Batavia	Public, 2-year	$30,163
Franciscan University of Steubenville cost of attendance	Steubenville	Private, 4-year	$51,562
Oberlin College cost of attendance	Oberlin	Private, 4-year	$96,195
Baldwin Wallace University cost of attendance	Berea	Private, 4-year	$65,859
Central State University cost of attendance	Wilberforce	Public, 4-year	$24,778
University of Northwestern Ohio cost of attendance	Lima	Private, 2-year	$31,046
Ohio Northern University cost of attendance	Ada	Private, 4-year	$60,627
Ohio State University, Newark cost of attendance	Newark	Public, 2-year	$27,734
Denison University cost of attendance	Granville	Private, 4-year	$95,687
John Carroll University cost of attendance	University Heights	Private, 4-year	$74,120
Shawnee State University cost of attendance	Portsmouth	Public, 4-year	$29,275
University of Findlay cost of attendance	Findlay	Private, 4-year	$59,116
Ashland University cost of attendance	Ashland	Private, 4-year	$54,531
Otterbein University cost of attendance	Westerville	Private, 4-year	$56,856
Tiffin University cost of attendance	Tiffin	Private, 4-year	$54,983
University of Mount Union cost of attendance	Alliance	Private, 4-year	$56,188
Kenyon College cost of attendance	Gambier	Private, 4-year	$96,254
College of Wooster cost of attendance	Wooster	Private, 4-year	$84,265
Capital University cost of attendance	Columbus	Private, 4-year	$64,804
Ohio Wesleyan University cost of attendance	Delaware	Private, 4-year	$75,453
University of Rio Grande cost of attendance	Rio Grande	Private, 2-year	$37,789
Walsh University cost of attendance	North Canton	Private, 4-year	$55,583
Muskingum University cost of attendance	New Concord	Private, 4-year	$51,099
Mount Vernon Nazarene University cost of attendance	Mount Vernon	Private, 4-year	$58,109
Hocking College cost of attendance	Nelsonville	Public, 2-year	$23,443
Wittenberg University cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$63,640
Mount St. Joseph University cost of attendance	Cincinnati	Private, 4-year	$55,806
Terra State Community College cost of attendance	Fremont	Public, 2-year	$28,585
Wilmington College cost of attendance	Wilmington	Private, 4-year	$57,315
Marietta College cost of attendance	Marietta	Private, 4-year	$60,018
Heidelberg University cost of attendance	Tiffin	Private, 4-year	$52,476
Wright State University, Lake cost of attendance	Celina	Public, 4-year	$26,008
Columbus College of Art & Design cost of attendance	Columbus	Private, 4-year	$64,685
Ohio Christian University cost of attendance	Circleville	Private, 4-year	$40,793
Lake Erie College cost of attendance	Painesville	Private, 4-year	$59,504
Wilberforce University cost of attendance	Wilberforce	Private, 4-year	$30,325
Malone University cost of attendance	Canton	Private, 4-year	$55,764
Hiram College cost of attendance	Hiram	Private, 4-year	$47,825
Ohio Dominican University cost of attendance	Columbus	Private, 4-year	$54,431
Ohio State University, Mansfield cost of attendance	Mansfield	Public, 2-year	$27,734
Ursuline College cost of attendance	Pepper Pike	Private, 4-year	$59,295
Bluffton University cost of attendance	Bluffton	Private, 4-year	$57,724
Kettering College cost of attendance	Kettering	Private, 4-year	$39,909
Cleveland Institute of Art cost of attendance	Cleveland	Private, 4-year	$74,289
Defiance College cost of attendance	Defiance	Private, 4-year	$49,049
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute cost of attendance	Wooster	Public, 2-year	$27,831
Valor Christian College cost of attendance	Canal Winchester	Private, 2-year	$46,403
Gods Bible School and College cost of attendance	Cincinnati	Private, 2-year	$19,780
Art Academy of Cincinnati cost of attendance	Cincinnati	Private, 4-year	$61,959
Cleveland Institute of Music cost of attendance	Cleveland	Private, 4-year	$79,308
Antioch College cost of attendance	Yellow Springs	Private, 4-year	$51,979
Rosedale Bible College cost of attendance	Irwin	Private, 2-year	$19,849
Pontifical College Josephinum cost of attendance	Columbus	Private, 4-year	$55,186
Rabbinical College Telshe cost of attendance	Wickliffe	Private, 4-year	$24,102
Allegheny Wesleyan College cost of attendance	Salem	Private, 4-year	$16,235

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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