What colleges in Ohio actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Ohio college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 228
- in Ohio with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $24,976
- a year, across the 228 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $15,673
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 227 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Medical Institute | Columbus | $26,460 | $22,712Under $30,000 |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | Columbus | $19,447 | $13,484Under $30,000 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan College | Salem | $14,612 | $4,614Under $30,000 |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College | Cleveland | $16,473 | $8,538Under $30,000 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | Columbus | $42,272 | $38,209Under $30,000 |
| Antioch College | Yellow Springs | $49,856 | $12,578Under $30,000 |
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology | Ontario | $17,085 | $12,991Under $30,000 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $44,576 | $38,450Under $30,000 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland | Beachwood | $46,107 | $39,762$48,000–$75,000 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $53,879 | $33,835Under $30,000 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center | Ashland | $11,982 | $9,608Under $30,000 |
| Ashland University | Ashland | $43,434 | $16,489Under $30,000 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | Jefferson | $14,919 | $9,192Under $30,000 |
| ATA College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $29,920 | $26,339Under $30,000 |
| Athena Career Academy | Toledo | $29,072 | $22,688Under $30,000 |
| Auburn Career Center | Concord Twp | $12,714 | $11,996Under $30,000 |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Canton | $28,979 | $21,580Under $30,000 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati | West Chester | $27,852 | $21,351Under $30,000 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus | Columbus | $26,656 | $19,125Under $30,000 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea | $55,606 | $21,296Under $30,000 |
| Belmont College | St Clairsville | $12,680 | $5,903Under $30,000 |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton | $51,862 | $16,363Under $30,000 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands | Huron | $22,070 | $15,207Under $30,000 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Bowling Green | $33,007 | $18,396Under $30,000 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | Mentor | $21,311 | $14,642Under $30,000 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville | Strongsville | $21,985 | $14,790Under $30,000 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | Parma | $23,917 | $12,920Under $30,000 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande | $23,041 | $16,698Under $30,000 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School | New Philadelphia | $11,864 | $6,545Under $30,000 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | Canton | $30,044 | $17,411Under $30,000 |
| Capital University | Columbus | $57,130 | $19,062Under $30,000 |
| Casal Aveda Institute | Niles | $19,572 | $13,728Under $30,000 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | $85,851 | $19,025Under $30,000 |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville | $49,320 | $18,987Under $30,000 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | $14,764 | $9,305Under $30,000 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | Independence | $25,111 | $20,280Under $30,000 |
| Central State University | Wilberforce | $21,929 | $19,581Under $30,000 |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | Columbus | $42,634 | $30,389Under $30,000 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | Youngstown | $23,858 | $16,477Under $30,000 |
| Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design | Cincinnati | $16,144 | $10,906Under $30,000 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cincinnati | $12,229 | $2,823Under $30,000 |
| Clark State College | Springfield | $16,812 | $10,526Under $30,000 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland | $64,587 | $23,423Under $30,000 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland | $61,212 | $23,782Under $30,000 |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland | $27,159 | $11,958Under $30,000 |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | $15,814 | $9,261Under $30,000 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | Lisbon | $15,800 | $11,900Under $30,000 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus | $54,443 | $24,204Under $30,000 |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus | $13,381 | $6,777Under $30,000 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton | Dayton | $16,456 | $10,963Under $30,000 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton | Dayton | $15,878 | $10,578Under $30,000 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | $11,189 | $2,941Under $30,000 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | Brecksville | $32,003 | $26,996Under $30,000 |
| Davis College | Toledo | $29,862 | $27,628Under $30,000 |
| Dayton Barber College | Miamisburg | $17,932 | $12,765Under $30,000 |
| Dayton School of Medical Massage | Dayton | $33,911 | $30,819Under $30,000 |
| Defiance College | Defiance | $53,667 | $27,196Under $30,000 |
| Denison University | Granville | $81,900 | $16,656Under $30,000 |
| DeVry University-Ohio | Columbus | $34,318 | $25,001Under $30,000 |
| East Ohio College | East Liverpool | $22,500 | $14,105Under $30,000 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools | Groveport | $18,296 | $15,732Under $30,000 |
| Edison State Community College | Piqua | $13,472 | $6,708Under $30,000 |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design | Bridgeport | $18,517 | $13,154Under $30,000 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | Norwalk | $35,636 | $31,091Under $30,000 |
| Elite Welding Academy LLC | Cincinnati | $35,345 | $31,701Under $30,000 |
| Elite Welding Academy South Point | South Point | $33,536 | $24,642Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $22,715 | $16,565Under $30,000 |
| ETI Technical College of Niles | Niles | $22,732 | $12,739Under $30,000 |
| Felbry College | Columbus | $60,136 | $57,058Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Centerville | Centerville | $35,305 | $27,714Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $36,925 | $29,050Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Columbus | Westerville | $34,877 | $27,071Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls | $30,500 | $22,348Under $30,000 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville | $44,580 | $19,696Under $30,000 |
| Franklin University | Columbus | $30,696 | $24,968Under $30,000 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $34,842 | $28,402Under $30,000 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School | Akron | $13,809 | $9,545Under $30,000 |
| Global Tech College | Toledo | $15,497 | $7,846Under $30,000 |
| Gods Bible School and College | Cincinnati | $18,358 | $7,801Under $30,000 |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | Cincinnati | $26,627 | $17,891Under $30,000 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses | Cincinnati | $14,215 | $10,798Under $30,000 |
| Hair Academy | Chillicothe | $20,378 | $14,557Under $30,000 |
| Hamrick School | Medina | $10,568 | $4,594Under $30,000 |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin | $47,025 | $18,217Under $30,000 |
| Herzing University-Akron | Akron | $27,417 | $18,120Under $30,000 |
| Hiram College | Hiram | $40,572 | $16,550Under $30,000 |
| Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | Troy | $24,735 | $18,118Under $30,000 |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | $19,171 | $11,364Under $30,000 |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Columbus | $30,681 | $25,116Under $30,000 |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Lima | $14,578 | $7,461Under $30,000 |
| John Carroll University | University Heights | $65,827 | $19,945Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula | Ashtabula | $17,513 | $9,957Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at East Liverpool | East Liverpool | $18,635 | $11,004Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Geauga | Burton | $16,480 | $10,000Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent | $30,567 | $15,280Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Salem | Salem | $18,446 | $10,684Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Stark | North Canton | $15,936 | $8,312Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull | Warren | $18,371 | $9,578Under $30,000 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas | New Philadelphia | $17,539 | $10,337Under $30,000 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier | $87,590 | $18,242Under $30,000 |
| Kettering College | Kettering | $32,839 | $16,000Under $30,000 |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair | Mayfield Hts | $15,893 | $9,198Under $30,000 |
| Lake Erie College | Painesville | $50,790 | $20,195Under $30,000 |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | $11,859 | $5,977Under $30,000 |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | $9,860 | $3,099Under $30,000 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | Oberlin | $15,196 | $10,400Under $30,000 |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania | $45,378 | $22,220Under $30,000 |
| Madison Adult Career Center | Mansfield | $19,858 | $12,685Under $30,000 |
| Malone University | Canton | $49,754 | $13,290Under $30,000 |
| Marietta College | Marietta | $53,709 | $18,254Under $30,000 |
| Marion Technical College | Marion | $13,026 | $6,554Under $30,000 |
| Medina County Career Center | Medina | $14,691 | $8,873Under $30,000 |
| Mercy College of Ohio | Toledo | $30,260 | $19,867Under $30,000 |
| Meryma'at Barber College | Cleveland | $14,213 | $10,516Under $30,000 |
| Miami University-Hamilton | Hamilton | $15,352 | $7,760Under $30,000 |
| Miami University-Middletown | Middletown | $14,890 | $7,452Under $30,000 |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford | $38,757 | $16,015Under $30,000 |
| Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy | Cincinnati | $13,940 | $8,587Under $30,000 |
| Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy | Fairfield | $18,098 | $13,598Under $30,000 |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus | $21,446 | $6,312Under $30,000 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati | $46,719 | $11,689Under $30,000 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon | $49,858 | $22,358Under $30,000 |
| Muskingum University | New Concord | $44,658 | $14,684Under $30,000 |
| MyComputerCareer at Columbus | Columbus | $31,962 | $25,676Under $30,000 |
| North Central State College | Mansfield | $10,118 | $3,344Under $30,000 |
| Northern Career Institute | Eastlake | $20,379 | $11,115Under $30,000 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology | Lorain | $13,083 | $6,310Under $30,000 |
| Northwest State Community College | Archbold | $17,994 | $13,166Under $30,000 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin | $87,404 | $18,774Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy | Trotwood | $6,900 | $1,889Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield | Sheffield Village | $34,607 | $28,864Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville | $35,017 | $22,113Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | $47,621 | $16,997Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Institute of Allied Health | Huber Heights | $49,166 | $46,601Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Media School-Cincinnati | Norwood | $30,293 | $25,585Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus | Columbus | $30,533 | $23,887Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Media School-Valley View | Valley View | $29,184 | $23,685Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Medical Career College | Dayton | $20,552 | $14,735Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada | $53,580 | $18,525Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State Beauty Academy | Lima | $10,540 | $4,993Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State College of Barber Styling | Columbus | $19,455 | $14,658Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | CANAL WINCHESTER | $24,137 | $18,026Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | Heath | $21,691 | $14,590Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | Wooster | $24,595 | $14,441Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus | Lima | $19,487 | $9,805Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus | $30,305 | $4,885Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | Mansfield | $23,623 | $12,765Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State University-Marion Campus | Marion | $18,928 | $7,730Under $30,000 |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus | Newark | $22,063 | $12,280Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Technical College | Cleveland | $36,931 | $33,752Under $30,000 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | Chillicothe | $11,356 | $3,118Under $30,000 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | Saint Clairsville | $10,777 | $1,691Under $30,000 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | Lancaster | $10,984 | $3,375Under $30,000 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens | $30,586 | $15,673Under $30,000 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | Ironton | $11,607 | $4,649Under $30,000 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | Zanesville | $11,041 | $3,280Under $30,000 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | $68,424 | $15,412Under $30,000 |
| Orion Institute | Perrysburg | $32,391 | $27,329Under $30,000 |
| Otterbein University | Westerville | $48,321 | $12,458Under $30,000 |
| Owens Community College | Perrysburg | $14,436 | $8,214Under $30,000 |
| Paramount Beauty Academy | Portsmouth | $16,230 | $9,218Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $30,859 | $27,029Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | Twinsburg | $31,576 | $27,226Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Columbus | $30,941 | $27,424Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo | Sylvania | $29,848 | $22,822Under $30,000 |
| Polaris Career Center | Middleburg Heights | $17,171 | $8,080Under $30,000 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | Uniontown | $27,236 | $21,174Under $30,000 |
| Professional Skills Institute | Maumee | $27,427 | $19,942Under $30,000 |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | Wickliffe | $25,000 | $8,932Under $30,000 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | Alliance | $24,951 | $17,370Under $30,000 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | Boardman | $23,606 | $16,280Under $30,000 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | Brunswick | $29,388 | $24,102Under $30,000 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | Niles | $27,078 | $18,954Under $30,000 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | Cleveland | $29,267 | $23,597Under $30,000 |
| Rosedale Bible College | Irwin | $17,760 | $4,689Under $30,000 |
| Ross College-Canton | Canton | $32,427 | $28,239Under $30,000 |
| Ross College-Sylvania | Sylvania | $27,830 | $22,865Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $23,823 | $19,960Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton | Fairborn | $24,658 | $19,936Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria | Elyria | $23,817 | $19,008Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Niles | Niles | $23,146 | $17,912Under $30,000 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario | Ontario | $23,369 | $19,364Under $30,000 |
| Salon Institute-Toledo Campus | Toledo | $22,219 | $19,192Under $30,000 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville | $23,561 | $14,150Under $30,000 |
| Shawnee State University | Portsmouth | $21,974 | $12,310Under $30,000 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dayton | $11,003 | $4,592Under $30,000 |
| Southern State Community College | Hillsboro | $15,244 | $8,099Under $30,000 |
| Stark State College | North Canton | $10,755 | $5,916Under $30,000 |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville | Brecksville | $29,518 | $23,394Under $30,000 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | Maumee | $27,696 | $21,040Under $30,000 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | Perrysburg | $19,163 | $13,464Under $30,000 |
| Terra State Community College | Fremont | $23,647 | $16,285Under $30,000 |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cincinnati | $28,094 | $17,255Under $30,000 |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster | $75,656 | $12,512Under $30,000 |
| The Modern College of Design | Kettering | $47,229 | $32,744Under $30,000 |
| The Spa School | Columbus | $25,856 | $20,441Under $30,000 |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay | $54,580 | $22,052Under $30,000 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair Design | Tiffin | $14,347 | $9,206Under $30,000 |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin | $48,004 | $24,278Under $30,000 |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education | Toledo | $17,484 | $13,476Under $30,000 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | Marion | $32,737 | $20,757Under $30,000 |
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing | Steubenville | $14,032 | $5,619Under $30,000 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron | $26,284 | $10,413Under $30,000 |
| University of Akron Wayne College | Orrville | $15,993 | $3,982Under $30,000 |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | Blue Ash | $21,784 | $13,917Under $30,000 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | Batavia | $19,165 | $11,078Under $30,000 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati | $32,171 | $17,974Under $30,000 |
| University of Dayton | Dayton | $65,881 | $21,736Under $30,000 |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance | $49,276 | $16,786Under $30,000 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima | $26,266 | $16,009Under $30,000 |
| University of Rio Grande | Rio Grande | $33,716 | $21,776Under $30,000 |
| University of Toledo | Toledo | $26,512 | $13,524Under $30,000 |
| Upper Valley Career Center | Piqua | $24,812 | $14,958Under $30,000 |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike | $50,523 | $13,134Under $30,000 |
| Valley College-Cleveland | Cleveland | $34,684 | $30,566Under $30,000 |
| Valor Christian College | Canal Winchester | $39,005 | $31,982Under $30,000 |
| Walsh University | North Canton | $47,575 | $20,458Under $30,000 |
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | $27,799 | $24,601Under $30,000 |
| Washington State College of Ohio | Marietta | $12,847 | $5,594Under $30,000 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | Smithville | $33,356 | $28,494Under $30,000 |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce | $25,676 | $5,630Under $30,000 |
| Wilmington College | Wilmington | $43,431 | $19,820Under $30,000 |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield | $57,799 | $17,609Under $30,000 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus | Celina | $16,340 | $7,349Under $30,000 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Dayton | $24,373 | $11,952Under $30,000 |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati | $65,476 | $26,728Under $30,000 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown | $21,708 | $9,328Under $30,000 |
| Zane State College | Zanesville | $13,935 | $6,648Under $30,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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