Each university profile includes key information such as acceptance rate, median ACT and SAT scores, student population, and graduation rate, providing a comprehensive overview of Ohio’s top educational options.
Most Affordable Universities in Ohio State
Ranked from cheapest to most expensive, based on tuition and fees.
1. Wright State University-Main Campus
- Tuition and Fees: $11,188 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 95%
- Median ACT: 19
- Median SAT: 1050
- Student Population: 9,678 (6,938 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 44%
2. University of Toledo
- Tuition and Fees: $12,377 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 92%
- Median ACT: 24
- Median SAT: 1150
- Student Population: 15,545 (11,965 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 55%
3. Cleveland State University
- Tuition and Fees: $12,613 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 85%
- Median ACT: 19
- Median SAT: 1020
- Student Population: 14,385 (9,776 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 49%
4. University of Akron Main Campus
- Tuition and Fees: $12,799 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 83%
- Median ACT: 22
- Median SAT: 1090
- Student Population: 13,465 (11,323 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 48%
5. Kent State University at Kent
- Tuition and Fees: $12,846 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 88%
- Median ACT: 21
- Median SAT: 1100
- Student Population: 25,854 (20,418 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 65%
6. Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Tuition and Fees: $12,859 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 53%
- Median ACT: 30
- Median SAT: 1400
- Student Population: 60,540 (46,123 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 88%
7. University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
- Tuition and Fees: $13,570 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 86%
- Median ACT: 26
- Median SAT: 1260
- Student Population: 41,155 (29,663 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 72%
8. Ohio University-Main Campus
- Tuition and Fees: $13,746 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 87%
- Median ACT: 24
- Median SAT: 1180
- Student Population: 24,145 (18,113 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 65%
9. Owling Green State University-Main Campus
- Tuition and Fees: $14,081 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 79%
- Median ACT: 21
- Median SAT: 1100
- Student Population: 16,920 (13,853 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 61%
10. Miami University-Oxford
- Tuition and Fees: $17,809 (in-state)
- Acceptance Rate: 88%
- Median ACT: 28
- Median SAT: 1290
- Student Population: 19,107 (16,864 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 81%
11. Hiram College
- Tuition and Fees: $26,265
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Median ACT: 22
- Median SAT: 1068
- Student Population: 1,018 (1,002 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 53%
12. Ashland University
- Tuition and Fees: $28,910
- Acceptance Rate: 72%
- Median ACT: 24
- Median SAT: 1160
- Student Population: 4,174 (3,083 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 60%
13. Otterbein University
- Tuition and Fees: $34,899
- Acceptance Rate: 84%
- Median ACT: 22
- Median SAT: 1130
- Student Population: 2,458 (2,173 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 69%
14. Ohio Northern University
- Tuition and Fees: $37,800
- Acceptance Rate: 54%
- Median ACT: 27
- Median SAT: 1250
- Student Population: 3,015 (2,569 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 72%
15. Baldwin Wallace University
- Tuition and Fees: $37,938
- Acceptance Rate: 77%
- Median ACT: 23
- Median SAT: 1180
- Student Population: 3,220 (2,744 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 65%
16. Wittenberg University
- Tuition and Fees: $44,602
- Acceptance Rate: 94%
- Median ACT: 25
- Median SAT: 1200
- Student Population: 1,299 (1,258 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 57%
17. University of Dayton
- Tuition and Fees: $47,600
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Median ACT: 26
- Median SAT: 1270
- Student Population: 11,674 (8,416 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 81%
18. Cleveland Institute of Art
- Tuition and Fees: $47,880
- Acceptance Rate: 70%
- Median ACT: 24
- Median SAT: 1190
- Student Population: 584 (all undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 73%
19. John Carroll University
- Tuition and Fees: $49,100
- Acceptance Rate: 82%
- Median ACT: 27
- Median SAT: 1230
- Student Population: 2,922 (2,417 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 78%
20. Ohio Wesleyan University
- Tuition and Fees: $55,357
- Acceptance Rate: 52%
- Median ACT: 25
- Median SAT: 1215
- Student Population: 1,410 (all undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 68%
21. The College of Wooster
- Tuition and Fees: $59,550
- Acceptance Rate: 56%
- Median ACT: 29
- Median SAT: 1350
- Student Population: 1,967 (all undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 74%
22. Denison University
- Tuition and Fees: $64,000
- Acceptance Rate: 22%
- Median ACT: 30
- Median SAT: 1370
- Student Population: 2,416 (all undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 85%
23. Oberlin College
- Tuition and Fees: $64,646
- Acceptance Rate: 35%
- Median ACT: 32
- Median SAT: 1430
- Student Population: 2,992 (2,986 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 83%
24. Case Western Reserve University
- Tuition and Fees: $64,671
- Acceptance Rate: 27%
- Median ACT: 33
- Median SAT: 1490
- Student Population: 12,201 (6,017 undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 82%
25. Kenyon College
- Tuition and Fees: $69,330
- Acceptance Rate: 34%
- Median ACT: 33
- Median SAT: 1420
- Student Population: 1,885 (all undergraduates)
- Graduation Rate: 87%