Cheapest In-State Tuition in Ohio
Ranked by in-state tuition & fees (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | In-state tuition & fees | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH · Public | $3,249 | $4,266 | $35,654 |
| 2 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH · Public | $3,675 | $5,992 | $37,558 |
| 3 | Lakeland Community College Kirtland, OH · Public | $3,872 | $7,606 | $39,612 |
| 4 | Washington State College of Ohio Marietta, OH · Public | $4,128 | $7,714 | $37,988 |
| 5 | Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH · Public | $4,265 | $3,967 | $38,837 |
| 6 | Clark State College Springfield, OH · Public | $4,393 | $12,135 | $39,584 |
| 7 | Edison State Community College Piqua, OH · Public | $4,499 | $7,142 | $41,360 |
| 8 | James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH · Public | $4,560 | $8,757 | $41,855 |
| 9 | North Central State College Mansfield, OH · Public | $4,624 | $4,687 | $38,158 |
| 10 | Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH · Public | $4,698 | $13,555 | $40,004 |
| 11 | Belmont College St Clairsville, OH · Public | $4,698 | $6,995 | $35,329 |
| 12 | Stark State College North Canton, OH · Public | $4,790 | $5,986 | $34,661 |
| 13 | Central Ohio Technical College Newark, OH · Public | $5,256 | $9,948 | $39,168 |
| 14 | Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH · Public | $5,488 | $8,400 | $39,435 |
| 15 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH · Public | $5,517 | $4,968 | $40,137 |
| 16 | Hocking College Nelsonville, OH · Public | $5,540 | $13,704 | $37,791 |
| 17 | Terra State Community College Fremont, OH · Public | $5,748 | $17,345 | $36,612 |
| 18 | Owens Community College Perrysburg, OH · Public | $5,870 | $10,369 | $37,275 |
| 19 | Southern State Community College Hillsboro, OH · Public | $5,912 | $9,674 | $35,463 |
| 20 | Zane State College Zanesville, OH · Public | $6,006 | $8,062 | $35,006 |
| 21 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public | $6,362 | $5,755 | $52,581 |
| 22 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public | $6,362 | $3,925 | $52,581 |
| 23 | Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public | $6,362 | $5,993 | $52,581 |
| 24 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public | $6,362 | $5,650 | $52,581 |
| 25 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public | $6,362 | $5,746 | $52,581 |
| 26 | Bowling Green State University-Firelands Huron, OH · Public | $6,407 | $17,480 | $47,896 |
| 27 | Marion Technical College Marion, OH · Public | $6,595 | $7,417 | $41,495 |
| 28 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Batavia, OH · Public | $6,750 | $13,803 | $54,810 |
| 29 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College Blue Ash, OH · Public | $7,200 | $16,508 | $54,810 |
| 30 | Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton, OH · Public | $7,491 | $11,286 | $55,076 |
| 31 | Miami University-Middletown Middletown, OH · Public | $7,491 | $10,809 | $55,076 |
| 32 | Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH · Public | $7,492 | $12,205 | $45,388 |
| 33 | Kent State University at Geauga Burton, OH · Public | $7,492 | $12,044 | $45,388 |
| 34 | Kent State University at Salem Salem, OH · Public | $7,492 | $13,799 | $45,388 |
| 35 | Kent State University at East Liverpool East Liverpool, OH · Public | $7,492 | $13,392 | $45,388 |
| 36 | Kent State University at Trumbull Warren, OH · Public | $7,492 | $11,135 | $45,388 |
| 37 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas New Philadelphia, OH · Public | $7,492 | $12,542 | $45,388 |
| 38 | Kent State University at Stark North Canton, OH · Public | $7,492 | $10,897 | $45,388 |
| 39 | Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $7,710 | $9,329 | $37,722 |
| 40 | University of Akron Wayne College Orrville, OH · Public | $7,723 | $6,032 | $46,600 |
| 41 | Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH · Public | $7,728 | $11,081 | $49,500 |
| 42 | Central State University Wilberforce, OH · Public | $8,058 | $13,096 | $33,267 |
| 43 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH · Public | $9,488 | $12,940 | $60,409 |
| 44 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH · Public | $9,488 | $16,197 | $60,409 |
| 45 | Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH · Public | $9,488 | $11,488 | $60,409 |
| 46 | Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH · Public | $9,488 | $14,767 | $60,409 |
| 47 | Franklin University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $9,577 | $25,243 | $51,892 |
| 48 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH · Public | $9,584 | $17,809 | $60,409 |
| 49 | Valor Christian College Canal Winchester, OH · Private nonprofit | $10,012 | $34,356 | — |
| 50 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH · Public | $10,626 | $14,381 | $39,596 |
| 51 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH · Public | $11,113 | $12,767 | $41,544 |
| 52 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH · Public | $11,522 | $15,415 | $49,500 |
| 53 | Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village, OH · Private for-profit | $11,534 | $28,738 | $30,389 |
| 54 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH · Public | $12,744 | $17,249 | $50,632 |
| 55 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public | $12,988 | $14,764 | $52,131 |
| 56 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public | $13,135 | $13,946 | $46,600 |
| 57 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public | $13,232 | $20,787 | $45,388 |
| 58 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | $13,244 | $17,339 | $60,409 |
| 59 | Herzing University-Akron Akron, OH · Private nonprofit | $13,450 | $18,934 | $36,909 |
| 60 | University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH · Private nonprofit | $13,875 | $21,807 | $50,968 |
| 61 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public | $13,976 | $25,648 | $54,810 |
| 62 | Davis College Toledo, OH · Private for-profit | $14,130 | $24,181 | $31,588 |
| 63 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public | $14,158 | $21,637 | $52,581 |
| 64 | ATA College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | $14,250 | $27,055 | $34,577 |
| 65 | Fortis College-Centerville Centerville, OH · Private for-profit | $14,440 | $29,162 | $34,726 |
| 66 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public | $14,460 | $24,022 | $47,896 |
| 67 | Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Private for-profit | $14,596 | $23,374 | $34,509 |
| 68 | Fortis College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | $14,763 | $29,614 | $36,368 |
| 69 | Hondros College of Nursing Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $14,817 | $26,014 | $58,636 |
| 70 | Fortis College-Columbus Westerville, OH · Private for-profit | $14,935 | $27,708 | $36,368 |
| 71 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $15,470 | $19,622 | $66,111 |
| 72 | Professional Skills Institute Maumee, OH · Private for-profit | $15,884 | $20,721 | $47,765 |
| 73 | Kettering College Kettering, OH · Private nonprofit | $16,320 | $21,650 | $67,492 |
| 74 | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH · Private nonprofit | $16,448 | $5,567 | $38,298 |
| 75 | Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH · Private for-profit | $16,699 | $21,756 | $34,104 |
| 76 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | $16,836 | $18,378 | $68,303 |
| 77 | DeVry University-Ohio Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $17,408 | $25,001 | $45,987 |
| 78 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | $18,048 | $28,785 | $61,480 |
| 79 | Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton, OH · Private for-profit | $18,122 | $30,819 | $31,071 |
| 80 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public | $18,161 | $28,384 | $55,076 |
| 81 | Academia Medical Institute Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $19,150 | $22,712 | — |
| 82 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH · Private nonprofit | $19,470 | $17,989 | $65,409 |
| 83 | Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH · Private nonprofit | $19,580 | $12,849 | $32,568 |
| 84 | Chamberlain University-Ohio Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $19,975 | $31,544 | $92,405 |
| 85 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | $20,230 | $24,204 | $63,582 |
| 86 | University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH · Private nonprofit | $20,560 | $23,686 | $41,478 |
| 87 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | $22,080 | $10,420 | $75,103 |
| 88 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | $22,947 | $38,392 | $40,805 |
| 89 | Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH · Private nonprofit | $24,600 | $20,607 | $39,813 |
| 90 | Hiram College Hiram, OH · Private nonprofit | $27,600 | $21,058 | $54,311 |
| 91 | Defiance College Defiance, OH · Private nonprofit | $29,320 | $26,337 | $49,351 |
| 92 | Lourdes University Sylvania, OH · Private nonprofit | $29,500 | $23,206 | $48,150 |
| 93 | Ashland University Ashland, OH · Private nonprofit | $31,210 | $21,988 | $52,928 |
| 94 | The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH · Private for-profit | $31,468 | $39,359 | $42,187 |
| 95 | Wilmington College Wilmington, OH · Private nonprofit | $32,082 | $24,153 | $48,491 |
| 96 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH · Private nonprofit | $32,665 | $19,532 | $48,440 |
| 97 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH · Private nonprofit | $33,650 | $20,556 | $48,466 |
| 98 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit | $34,100 | $23,589 | $50,030 |
| 99 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH · Private nonprofit | $34,790 | $26,500 | $35,942 |
| 100 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit | $35,548 | $19,237 | $53,313 |