Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate in Ohio
Ranked by graduation rate (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Graduation rate | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EHOVE Career Center Milan, OH · Public | 96% | — | $40,117 |
| 2 | Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Troy, OH · Private nonprofit | 90% | $21,409 | $60,955 |
| 3 | Ohio Technical College Cleveland, OH · Private for-profit | 90% | $34,972 | $48,450 |
| 4 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | 88% | $17,339 | $60,409 |
| 5 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit | 87% | $41,190 | $87,989 |
| 6 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH · Private nonprofit | 82% | $38,512 | $71,830 |
| 7 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH · Private nonprofit | 81% | $38,645 | $58,343 |
| 8 | Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | 81% | $27,398 | $37,609 |
| 9 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit | 80% | $29,533 | $75,537 |
| 10 | Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati West Chester, OH · Private for-profit | 80% | $24,430 | $30,468 |
| 11 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public | 80% | $28,384 | $55,076 |
| 12 | Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark, OH · Public | 79% | — | $38,002 |
| 13 | Denison University Granville, OH · Private nonprofit | 79% | $40,007 | $67,753 |
| 14 | Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | 79% | $27,029 | $28,363 |
| 15 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH · Private nonprofit | 79% | $28,746 | $62,860 |
| 16 | Warren County Career Center Lebanon, OH · Public | 77% | $24,731 | $49,016 |
| 17 | Polaris Career Center Middleburg Heights, OH · Public | 77% | $9,931 | $38,718 |
| 18 | Butler Technology and Career Development Schools Monroe, OH · Public | 76% | — | $56,645 |
| 19 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH · Private nonprofit | 75% | $24,478 | $80,928 |
| 20 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit | 75% | $23,589 | $50,030 |
| 21 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public | 75% | $25,648 | $54,810 |
| 22 | Aveda Institute-Columbus Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | 74% | $20,800 | $30,231 |
| 23 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit | 74% | $23,458 | $59,629 |
| 24 | Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton Dayton, OH · Private for-profit | 74% | $12,258 | $22,271 |
| 25 | Dayton School of Medical Massage Dayton, OH · Private for-profit | 73% | $30,819 | $31,071 |
| 26 | Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village, OH · Private for-profit | 73% | $28,738 | $30,389 |
| 27 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | 73% | $19,622 | $66,111 |
| 28 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH · Private nonprofit | 73% | $24,468 | $55,443 |
| 29 | Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville, OH · Public | 72% | — | $40,416 |
| 30 | MyComputerCareer at Columbus Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | 70% | $25,970 | $43,409 |
| 31 | The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH · Private for-profit | 69% | $39,359 | $42,187 |
| 32 | Auburn Career Center Concord Twp, OH · Public | 69% | $12,051 | $37,032 |
| 33 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | 69% | $32,997 | $64,873 |
| 34 | Ohio State College of Barber Styling Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | 68% | $14,696 | $18,341 |
| 35 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofit | 68% | $22,421 | $49,555 |
| 36 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit | 68% | $19,237 | $53,313 |
| 37 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH · Private nonprofit | 67% | $27,603 | $54,122 |
| 38 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH · Private nonprofit | 67% | $16,164 | $56,878 |
| 39 | Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance Alliance, OH · Private for-profit | 66% | $18,245 | $17,650 |
| 40 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public | 65% | $21,637 | $52,581 |
| 41 | Kettering College Kettering, OH · Private nonprofit | 65% | $21,650 | $67,492 |
| 42 | Elite School of Cosmetology Norwalk, OH · Private for-profit | 65% | $32,349 | $23,547 |
| 43 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public | 64% | $24,022 | $47,896 |
| 44 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public | 64% | $20,787 | $45,388 |
| 45 | ATA College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | 63% | $27,055 | $34,577 |
| 46 | Marietta College Marietta, OH · Private nonprofit | 61% | $21,083 | $57,180 |
| 47 | Ashland University Ashland, OH · Private nonprofit | 61% | $21,988 | $52,928 |
| 48 | Capital University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | 60% | $22,576 | $54,143 |
| 49 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH · Private for-profit | 60% | $38,392 | $40,805 |
| 50 | Apollo Career Center Lima, OH · Public | 59% | — | $43,101 |
| 51 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH · Private nonprofit | 59% | $23,280 | $53,217 |
| 52 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit | 59% | $20,897 | $55,624 |
| 53 | Walsh University North Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | 59% | $20,493 | $59,764 |
| 54 | The University of Findlay Findlay, OH · Private nonprofit | 58% | $27,221 | $56,996 |
| 55 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit | 58% | $29,208 | $42,509 |
| 56 | Valley College-Cleveland Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit | 57% | $30,411 | $24,900 |
| 57 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | 57% | $28,785 | $61,480 |
| 58 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH · Public | 57% | $17,249 | $50,632 |
| 59 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH · Private nonprofit | 56% | $19,532 | $48,440 |
| 60 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | 56% | $16,530 | $51,509 |
| 61 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH · Private nonprofit | 56% | $17,989 | $65,409 |
| 62 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | 56% | $18,378 | $68,303 |
| 63 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | 56% | $29,439 | $40,664 |
| 64 | Collins Career Technical Center Chesapeake, OH · Public | 55% | $9,468 | $47,329 |
| 65 | Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH · Private for-profit | 55% | $21,756 | $34,104 |
| 66 | Hiram College Hiram, OH · Private nonprofit | 55% | $21,058 | $54,311 |
| 67 | University of Northwestern Ohio Lima, OH · Private nonprofit | 54% | $21,807 | $50,968 |
| 68 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | 54% | $10,420 | $75,103 |
| 69 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | 53% | $24,204 | $63,582 |
| 70 | Ross College-Sylvania Sylvania, OH · Private for-profit | 53% | $22,893 | $29,898 |
| 71 | Bluffton University Bluffton, OH · Private nonprofit | 53% | $19,943 | $49,547 |
| 72 | Wittenberg University Springfield, OH · Private nonprofit | 53% | $18,649 | $54,947 |
| 73 | Athena Career Academy Toledo, OH · Private for-profit | 52% | $22,886 | — |
| 74 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH · Private nonprofit | 52% | $20,556 | $48,466 |
| 75 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public | 52% | $13,946 | $46,600 |
| 76 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public | 51% | $14,764 | $52,131 |
| 77 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH · Public | 50% | $12,767 | $41,544 |
| 78 | Davis College Toledo, OH · Private for-profit | 50% | $24,181 | $31,588 |
| 79 | Fortis College-Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit | 50% | $29,614 | $36,368 |
| 80 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH · Public | 48% | $14,381 | $39,596 |
| 81 | Wilmington College Wilmington, OH · Private nonprofit | 47% | $24,153 | $48,491 |
| 82 | James A. Rhodes State College Lima, OH · Public | 47% | $8,757 | $41,855 |
| 83 | Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, OH · Private for-profit | 47% | $23,374 | $34,509 |
| 84 | Zane State College Zanesville, OH · Public | 46% | $8,062 | $35,006 |
| 85 | Northwest State Community College Archbold, OH · Public | 46% | $13,555 | $40,004 |
| 86 | Ross College-Canton Canton, OH · Private for-profit | 46% | $28,389 | $29,898 |
| 87 | Malone University Canton, OH · Private nonprofit | 45% | $20,948 | $48,909 |
| 88 | Valor Christian College Canal Winchester, OH · Private nonprofit | 44% | $34,356 | — |
| 89 | Fortis College-Centerville Centerville, OH · Private for-profit | 44% | $29,162 | $34,726 |
| 90 | Professional Skills Institute Maumee, OH · Private for-profit | 43% | $20,721 | $47,765 |
| 91 | Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Wooster, OH · Public | 43% | $17,809 | $60,409 |
| 92 | Belmont College St Clairsville, OH · Public | 43% | $6,995 | $35,329 |
| 93 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH · Public | 42% | $15,415 | $49,500 |
| 94 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | 41% | $34,253 | $34,368 |
| 95 | Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH · Public | 41% | $5,992 | $37,558 |
| 96 | Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit | 41% | $20,079 | $51,748 |
| 97 | Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH · Public | 41% | $11,081 | $49,500 |
| 98 | Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit | 40% | $9,329 | $37,722 |
| 99 | Fortis College-Columbus Westerville, OH · Private for-profit | 40% | $27,708 | $36,368 |
| 100 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH · Private nonprofit | 40% | $26,500 | $35,942 |