These rankings are based on data about college professor and faculty salaries at each institution. Faculty who earn higher salaries tend to be more tenured, so colleges and universities with higher average salaries is often seen as an indicator of higher academic strength. But, this ranking can also be affected by other factors -- such as the presence of a medical school or other high-paying faculty positions.
| Rank | Institution | Average Faculty Salary | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
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| 1 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 131274 | 49.2 | 1,290 – 1,450 | 19783 | 51438 |
#1
Ohio State University-Main Campus
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| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 121016 | 37.78 | 1,440 – 1,540 | 44000 | 75613 |
#2
Case Western Reserve University
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| 3 | Ohio State University-Newark Campus | 106125 | 99.48 | 1,000 – 1,240 | 14144 | 51438 |
Ohio State University-Newark Campus
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| 4 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 104920 | 88.04 | 1,180 – 1,370 | 24696 | 48310 |
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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| 5 | Denison University | 101137 | 19.55 | 1,290 – 1,450 | 43721 | 51352 |
Denison University
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| 6 | Oberlin College | 101087 | 34.16 | 1,380 – 1,520 | 51624 | 38871 |
Oberlin College
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| 7 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus | 101005 | 99.43 | 1,010 – 1,210 | 12862 | 51438 |
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
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| 8 | Ohio State University-Marion Campus | 98265 | 99.44 | 1,020 – 1,250 | 13191 | 51438 |
#8
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
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| 9 | Miami University-Oxford | 97507 | 74 | 1,200 – 1,370 | 28229 | 49773 |
Miami University-Oxford
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| 10 | Kent State University at Kent | 96063 | 76.03 | 980 – 1,230 | 21278 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Kent
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| 11 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 94633 | 80.89 | 1,010 – 1,220 | 24283 | 41281 |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
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| 12 | Franklin University | 93047 | 86.33 | -- | 25576 | 49189 |
Franklin University
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| 13 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 92983 | 96.17 | 930 – 1,220 | 15254 | 42229 |
Wright State University-Main Campus
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| 14 | John Carroll University | 92566 | 77.32 | 1,210 – 1,360 | 30030 | 53187 |
John Carroll University
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| 15 | University of Akron Main Campus | 92303 | 77.22 | 940 – 1,210 | 14693 | 42269 |
University of Akron Main Campus
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| 16 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 91983 | 99.56 | 970 – 1,240 | 15634 | 51438 |
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
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| 17 | University of Toledo | 91983 | 88.89 | 1,020 – 1,250 | 17844 | 44162 |
University of Toledo
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| 18 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 89726 | 87.67 | -- | 4572 | 35314 |
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
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| 19 | Cuyahoga Community College District | 88983 | 0 | -- | 4386 | 30927 | |
| 20 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 88727 | 86.89 | 1,140 – 1,310 | 21907 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Main Campus
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| 21 | Kenyon College | 87907 | 30.15 | 1,400 – 1,510 | 46859 | 46627 |
#21
Kenyon College
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| 22 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | 87308 | 100 | -- | 13264 | 55193 | |
| 23 | DeVry University-Ohio | 87173 | 100 | -- | 25001 | 42178 |
DeVry University-Ohio
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| 24 | University of Dayton | 86795 | 66.59 | 1,240 – 1,400 | 32794 | 62477 |
University of Dayton
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| 25 | Cleveland State University | 85327 | 91.3 | 930 – 1,210 | 16230 | 44625 |
Cleveland State University
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| 26 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | 84307 | 97.97 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 15882 | 48310 |
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
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| 27 | Ohio Northern University | 83694 | 73.84 | 1,090 – 1,320 | 25941 | 62686 |
#27
Ohio Northern University
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| 28 | Xavier University | 83539 | 84.8 | 1,170 – 1,430 | 33623 | 54758 |
Xavier University
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| 29 | Kent State University at Stark | 80998 | 87.85 | 880 – 1,050 | 10861 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Stark
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| 30 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 80843 | 84.29 | 930 – 1,080 | 10065 | 68161 |
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
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| 31 | The College of Wooster | 80177 | 64.38 | 1,260 – 1,440 | 28004 | 43895 |
The College of Wooster
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| 32 | Kent State University at East Liverpool | 79689 | 64.19 | 850 – 1,040 | 14377 | 40179 |
Kent State University at East Liverpool
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| 33 | Kent State University at Trumbull | 79526 | 68.3 | 850 – 1,080 | 11562 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Trumbull
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| 34 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 79125 | 64.41 | 1,180 – 1,390 | 23006 | 42495 |
Ohio Wesleyan University
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| 35 | Youngstown State University | 78580 | 91.45 | 1,010 – 1,230 | 12757 | 37590 |
Youngstown State University
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| 36 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | 78499 | 89.21 | -- | 5957 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
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| 37 | Capital University | 78394 | 65.01 | 920 – 1,170 | 22395 | 45767 |
Capital University
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| 38 | Otterbein University | 77705 | 83.88 | 950 – 1,340 | 20457 | 44539 |
Otterbein University
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| 39 | Baldwin Wallace University | 77613 | 77.39 | 1,120 – 1,300 | 27991 | 44972 |
Baldwin Wallace University
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| 40 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | 77322 | 87.68 | -- | 5854 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
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| 41 | Cedarville University | 77025 | 65.29 | 1,120 – 1,350 | 27150 | 47937 |
Cedarville University
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| 42 | Sinclair Community College | 76600 | 0 | -- | 5821 | 33821 | |
| 43 | Kettering College | 76162 | 76.54 | 1,010 – 1,180 | 22036 | 60692 |
Kettering College
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| 44 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | 74725 | 96.06 | -- | 4730 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
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| 45 | Miami University-Hamilton | 74403 | 0 | -- | 9786 | 49773 | |
| 46 | Kent State University at Ashtabula | 73796 | 77.33 | 890 – 1,010 | 12653 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Ashtabula
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| 47 | Bowling Green State University-Firelands | 73727 | 100 | 930 – 1,110 | 15782 | 41281 |
Bowling Green State University-Firelands
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| 48 | Kent State University at Salem | 73068 | 77.33 | 890 – 1,010 | 13301 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Salem
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| 49 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas | 72997 | 78.2 | 750 – 990 | 12576 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
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| 50 | Ohio Dominican University | 72072 | 93.87 | 1,340 – 1,430 | 21032 | 43933 |
Ohio Dominican University
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| 51 | Ohio University-Southern Campus | 71721 | 92.15 | -- | 6014 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Southern Campus
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| 52 | Lorain County Community College | 71666 | 64.12 | -- | 4126 | 33660 | |
| 53 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | 71466 | 90.75 | -- | 6032 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
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| 54 | University of Akron Wayne College | 71284 | 90.3 | 890 – 1,140 | 6983 | 42269 |
University of Akron Wayne College
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| 55 | Wittenberg University | 70444 | 80.46 | 1,080 – 1,290 | 23537 | 42437 |
Wittenberg University
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| 56 | Marietta College | 70223 | 78.2 | 970 – 1,210 | 22007 | 51252 |
#56
Marietta College
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| 57 | University of Mount Union | 70127 | 78.2 | 960 – 1,220 | 23616 | 45919 |
University of Mount Union
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| 58 | Mount St. Joseph University | 69779 | 91.28 | 990 – 1,220 | 17094 | 43595 |
Mount St. Joseph University
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| 59 | Miami University-Middletown | 69580 | 0 | -- | 10574 | 49773 | |
| 60 | Central State University | 69281 | 84.51 | 760 – 1,000 | 11398 | 27173 |
Central State University
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| 61 | Ashland University | 69200 | 76.4 | 1,040 – 1,210 | 22610 | 47722 |
Ashland University
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| 62 | Kent State University at Geauga | 69067 | 90.11 | 800 – 1,030 | 11886 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Geauga
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| 63 | Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland | 68981 | 100 | -- | 39762 | 32840 | |
| 64 | Mercy College of Ohio | 68542 | 93.22 | 840 – 1,040 | 15311 | 61877 |
Mercy College of Ohio
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| 65 | Columbus State Community College | 68420 | 0 | -- | 8108 | 59213 | |
| 66 | Muskingum University | 68286 | 81.01 | 900 – 1,110 | 19695 | 40536 |
Muskingum University
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| 67 | Cleveland Institute of Music | 68149 | 47.31 | -- | 29683 | 60883 |
Cleveland Institute of Music
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| 68 | The University of Findlay | 67958 | 67.48 | 970 – 1,210 | 27297 | 49757 |
The University of Findlay
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| 69 | Central Ohio Technical College | 66653 | 62.82 | -- | 9115 | 59213 |
Central Ohio Technical College
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| 70 | Tiffin University | 66479 | 80.07 | 870 – 1,100 | 26068 | 42475 |
Tiffin University
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| 71 | Stark State College | 66409 | 62.41 | -- | 7160 | 31268 | |
| 72 | Shawnee State University | 66332 | 81.47 | 980 – 1,190 | 13996 | 35080 |
Shawnee State University
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| 73 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 65861 | 50 | -- | 27714 | 59213 |
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
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| 74 | Wilberforce University | 65700 | 40.5 | 850 – 1,080 | 5533 | 35146 |
Wilberforce University
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| 75 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 65286 | 45.88 | 850 – 1,210 | 19523 | 50096 |
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 76 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 65170 | 58.94 | 850 – 1,210 | 18892 | 64942 |
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 77 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 64210 | 61.35 | 1,050 – 1,310 | 30837 | 33148 |
Cleveland Institute of Art
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| 78 | Heidelberg University | 62946 | 82 | 900 – 1,150 | 19447 | 41440 |
Heidelberg University
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| 79 | Clark State College | 62711 | 100 | -- | 11860 | 32341 |
Clark State College
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| 80 | Washington State College of Ohio | 62299 | 78.15 | -- | 8601 | 34205 | |
| 81 | Malone University | 62252 | 76.23 | 960 – 1,200 | 22390 | 43056 |
Malone University
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| 82 | Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science | 61425 | 100 | -- | 0 | 51562 | |
| 83 | Herzing University-Akron | 61356 | 94.57 | -- | 18434 | 35295 |
Herzing University-Akron
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| 84 | Hiram College | 60802 | 97.48 | 970 – 1,180 | 21868 | 40270 |
Hiram College
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| 85 | Lake Erie College | 60539 | 70.36 | 970 – 1,180 | 22892 | 43959 |
Lake Erie College
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| 86 | Defiance College | 59910 | 50 | 970 – 1,080 | 26298 | 39303 |
Defiance College
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| 87 | University of Rio Grande | 59894 | 0 | -- | 24061 | 34323 | |
| 88 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 59602 | 58.36 | 1,110 – 1,350 | 23086 | 42037 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville
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| 89 | Ursuline College | 59421 | 74.79 | 1,030 – 1,200 | 16350 | 45646 |
Ursuline College
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| 90 | Wilmington College | 58849 | 92.4 | 890 – 1,150 | 26548 | 41889 |
Wilmington College
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| 91 | Marion Technical College | 58427 | 78.61 | -- | 7776 | 59213 | |
| 92 | Edison State Community College | 57989 | 100 | -- | 6141 | 34785 | |
| 93 | Antioch College | 57949 | 45.68 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 15964 | 32114 |
Antioch College
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| 94 | The Modern College of Design | 57796 | 91.7 | -- | 39422 | 51847 | |
| 95 | Valor Christian College | 56113 | 0 | -- | 33371 | 50472 | |
| 96 | James A. Rhodes State College | 54004 | 64.12 | -- | 8628 | 59213 | |
| 97 | Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | 53582 | 64.13 | -- | 13168 | 27873 | |
| 98 | Zane State College | 52102 | 56.65 | -- | 8506 | 59423 | |
| 99 | Walsh University | 51836 | 70.74 | 1,040 – 1,280 | 23933 | 50090 |
Walsh University
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| 100 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | 51426 | 45.74 | 1,010 – 1,110 | 17570 | 61177 | |
| 101 | Bluffton University | 51205 | 67.23 | 890 – 1,120 | 20429 | 41940 |
Bluffton University
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| 102 | North Central State College | 51192 | 100 | -- | 4065 | 34892 |
North Central State College
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| 103 | Professional Skills Institute | 51150 | 83.12 | -- | 20389 | 44172 |
#103
Professional Skills Institute
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| 104 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 51116 | 100 | -- | 21853 | 45639 |
University of Northwestern Ohio
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| 105 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 51040 | 84.15 | 990 – 1,230 | 22961 | 43046 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
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| 106 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 50964 | 67.66 | 970 – 1,190 | 31801 | 30590 |
Columbus College of Art & Design
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| 107 | Felbry College | 49950 | 85.42 | -- | 57632 | 63721 |
Felbry College
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| 108 | Art Academy of Cincinnati | 49744 | 32.22 | 740 – 1,170 | 33491 | 27483 |
Art Academy of Cincinnati
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| 109 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 49596 | 78.29 | -- | 37967 | 47719 | |
| 110 | Davis College | 44250 | 100 | -- | 24181 | 31261 | |
| 111 | Ohio Christian University | 40550 | 37.97 | 850 – 930 | 20290 | 34457 |
Ohio Christian University
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| 112 | Gods Bible School and College | 9622 | 75.32 | 960 – 1,170 | 13252 | 29555 |
Gods Bible School and College
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School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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