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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 103895 | 60.57 | 1,310 – 1,450 | 19783 | 51438 |
#1
Ohio State University-Main Campus
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| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | 96316 | 36.54 | 1,430 – 1,530 | 44000 | 75613 |
#2
Case Western Reserve University
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| 3 | Oberlin College | 85758 | 34.18 | 1,380 – 1,520 | 51624 | 38871 |
#3
Oberlin College
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| 4 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 82133 | 85.29 | 1,180 – 1,350 | 24696 | 48310 |
#4
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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| 5 | Kenyon College | 79022 | 31.03 | 1,380 – 1,490 | 46859 | 46627 |
Kenyon College
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| 6 | University of Akron Main Campus | 78906 | 59.67 | 930 – 1,210 | 14693 | 42269 |
University of Akron Main Campus
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| 7 | University of Dayton | 77140 | 65.45 | 1,210 – 1,400 | 32794 | 62477 |
University of Dayton
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| 8 | Cleveland State University | 76175 | 91.3 | 930 – 1,210 | 16230 | 44625 |
#8
Cleveland State University
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| 9 | University of Toledo | 76147 | 92.02 | 1,130 – 1,330 | 17844 | 44162 |
University of Toledo
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| 10 | Franklin University | 75731 | 0 | -- | 25576 | 49189 | |
| 11 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 75562 | 96.33 | 930 – 1,220 | 15254 | 42229 |
Wright State University-Main Campus
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| 12 | Capital University | 75013 | 70.22 | 960 – 1,210 | 22395 | 45767 |
#12
Capital University
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| 13 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 74128 | 84.99 | 1,110 – 1,310 | 21907 | 48991 |
Ohio University-Main Campus
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| 14 | Ohio State University-Marion Campus | 74049 | 0 | -- | 13191 | 51438 | |
| 15 | Kent State University at Kent | 73543 | 86.34 | 990 – 1,220 | 21278 | 40179 |
Kent State University at Kent
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| 16 | Ohio Northern University | 73468 | 74.4 | 1,180 – 1,360 | 25941 | 62686 |
#16
Ohio Northern University
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| 17 | Miami University-Oxford | 73415 | 75.4 | 1,220 – 1,380 | 28229 | 49773 |
#17
Miami University-Oxford
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| 18 | Youngstown State University | 73199 | 84.45 | 1,010 – 1,220 | 12757 | 37590 |
Youngstown State University
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| 19 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 73063 | 0 | -- | 4572 | 35314 | |
| 20 | Denison University | 72923 | 17.39 | 1,350 – 1,480 | 43721 | 51352 |
Denison University
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| 21 | Xavier University | 72253 | 86.41 | 1,110 – 1,330 | 33623 | 54758 |
#21
Xavier University
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| 22 | Ohio State University-Newark Campus | 71999 | 0 | -- | 14144 | 51438 | |
| 23 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus | 71102 | 0 | -- | 12862 | 51438 | |
| 24 | University of Akron Wayne College | 71044 | 89.92 | 890 – 1,140 | 6983 | 42269 |
University of Akron Wayne College
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| 25 | John Carroll University | 70504 | 80.9 | 1,200 – 1,390 | 30030 | 53187 |
#25
John Carroll University
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| 26 | The College of Wooster | 69099 | 59.53 | 1,250 – 1,460 | 28004 | 43895 |
The College of Wooster
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| 27 | University of Mount Union | 68087 | 78.2 | 960 – 1,220 | 23616 | 45919 |
University of Mount Union
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| 28 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | 67584 | 0 | -- | 4730 | 48991 | |
| 29 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 67442 | 0 | -- | 15634 | 51438 | |
| 30 | Baldwin Wallace University | 65896 | 75.7 | 1,090 – 1,320 | 27991 | 44972 |
#30
Baldwin Wallace University
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| 31 | Lorain County Community College | 65642 | 0 | -- | 4126 | 33660 | |
| 32 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 65538 | 55.6 | 1,180 – 1,390 | 23006 | 42495 |
Ohio Wesleyan University
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| 33 | Wittenberg University | 65334 | 72.35 | 1,060 – 1,300 | 23537 | 42437 |
Wittenberg University
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| 34 | Cleveland Institute of Music | 65177 | 47.31 | -- | 29683 | 20170 |
Cleveland Institute of Music
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| 35 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | 65107 | 0 | -- | 6032 | 48991 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | 63973 | 0 | -- | 5854 | 48991 | |
| 37 | The University of Findlay | 63649 | 83.37 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 27297 | 49757 |
The University of Findlay
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| 38 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | 63431 | 45.74 | 1,010 – 1,110 | 17570 | 61177 | |
| 39 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 62158 | 58.94 | 850 – 1,210 | 18892 | 64942 |
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 40 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 62022 | 80.96 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 24283 | 41281 |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
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| 41 | Muskingum University | 61850 | 81.84 | 930 – 1,110 | 19695 | 40536 |
Muskingum University
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| 42 | Otterbein University | 61734 | 84.53 | 1,110 – 1,310 | 20457 | 44539 |
Otterbein University
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| 43 | Sinclair Community College | 61540 | 0 | -- | 5821 | 33821 | |
| 44 | Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | 61534 | 0 | -- | 5957 | 48991 | |
| 45 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 61513 | 58.36 | 1,110 – 1,350 | 23086 | 42037 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville
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| 46 | Kent State University at Trumbull | 61413 | 0 | -- | 11562 | 40179 | |
| 47 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | 61051 | 0 | -- | 15882 | 48310 | |
| 48 | Ashland University | 60990 | 76.4 | 1,040 – 1,210 | 22610 | 47722 |
Ashland University
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| 49 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas | 60296 | 0 | -- | 12576 | 40179 | |
| 50 | Miami University-Hamilton | 59579 | 0 | -- | 9786 | 49773 | |
| 51 | Kettering College | 59549 | 76.54 | 1,010 – 1,180 | 22036 | 60692 |
Kettering College
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| 52 | Cedarville University | 59229 | 65.29 | 1,120 – 1,350 | 27150 | 47937 |
Cedarville University
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| 53 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 59210 | 84.29 | 930 – 1,080 | 10065 | 68161 |
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
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| 54 | Kent State University at Salem | 58710 | 0 | -- | 13301 | 40179 | |
| 55 | Miami University-Middletown | 58352 | 0 | -- | 10574 | 49773 | |
| 56 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | 58108 | 87.5 | -- | 31544 | 84533 |
Chamberlain University-Ohio
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| 57 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | 58106 | 90.13 | -- | 13264 | 55193 | |
| 58 | Kent State University at Stark | 57802 | 0 | -- | 10861 | 40179 | |
| 59 | Shawnee State University | 57579 | 68.91 | 980 – 1,190 | 13996 | 35080 |
Shawnee State University
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| 60 | Mercy College of Ohio | 57528 | 93.22 | 840 – 1,040 | 15311 | 61877 |
#60
Mercy College of Ohio
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| 61 | Tiffin University | 57387 | 80.05 | 870 – 1,090 | 26068 | 42475 |
Tiffin University
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| 62 | Central State University | 57366 | 98.61 | 800 – 970 | 11398 | 27173 |
Central State University
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| 63 | Marietta College | 57343 | 79.31 | 960 – 1,190 | 22007 | 51252 |
Marietta College
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| 64 | Mount St. Joseph University | 56883 | 59.12 | 1,020 – 1,270 | 17094 | 43595 |
Mount St. Joseph University
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| 65 | Ohio University-Southern Campus | 56756 | 0 | -- | 6014 | 48991 | |
| 66 | Kent State University at East Liverpool | 56362 | 0 | -- | 14377 | 40179 | |
| 67 | Malone University | 56351 | 75.86 | 970 – 1,180 | 22390 | 43056 |
Malone University
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| 68 | Columbus State Community College | 55979 | 0 | -- | 8108 | 36895 | |
| 69 | Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science | 55934 | 60 | -- | 0 | 50028 | |
| 70 | Ursuline College | 55414 | 74.93 | 1,030 – 1,200 | 16350 | 45646 |
Ursuline College
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| 71 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 55092 | 45.88 | 850 – 1,210 | 19523 | 50096 |
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 72 | Lake Erie College | 55073 | 70.36 | 970 – 1,180 | 22892 | 43959 |
Lake Erie College
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| 73 | Ohio Dominican University | 54895 | 94.23 | 1,040 – 1,310 | 21032 | 43933 |
Ohio Dominican University
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| 74 | Walsh University | 54783 | 70.74 | 1,040 – 1,280 | 23933 | 50090 |
Walsh University
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| 75 | Hiram College | 54768 | 93.53 | 890 – 1,170 | 21868 | 40270 |
Hiram College
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| 76 | Kent State University at Geauga | 54263 | 0 | -- | 11886 | 40179 | |
| 77 | Heidelberg University | 54129 | 85.79 | 1,020 – 1,180 | 19447 | 41440 |
Heidelberg University
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| 78 | Bowling Green State University-Firelands | 53900 | 0 | 930 – 1,110 | 15782 | 41281 | |
| 79 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 53578 | 84.15 | 990 – 1,230 | 22961 | 43046 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
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| 80 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 53491 | 61.35 | 1,050 – 1,310 | 30837 | 33148 |
Cleveland Institute of Art
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| 81 | Bluffton University | 52726 | 67.23 | 890 – 1,120 | 20429 | 41940 |
Bluffton University
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| 82 | Wilmington College | 52645 | 92.4 | 890 – 1,150 | 26548 | 41889 |
#82
Wilmington College
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| 83 | University of Rio Grande | 52560 | 0 | -- | 24061 | 34323 | |
| 84 | Kent State University at Ashtabula | 52397 | 0 | -- | 12653 | 40179 | |
| 85 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 52291 | 67.66 | 970 – 1,190 | 31801 | 30590 |
Columbus College of Art & Design
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| 86 | Central Ohio Technical College | 52163 | 0 | -- | 9115 | 37165 | |
| 87 | Marion Technical College | 51771 | 0 | -- | 7776 | 40017 | |
| 88 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 51357 | 0 | -- | 21853 | 45639 | |
| 89 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 50898 | 50 | -- | 27714 | 58951 |
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
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| 90 | Defiance College | 50216 | 47.55 | 970 – 1,080 | 26298 | 39303 |
#90
Defiance College
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| 91 | North Central State College | 49772 | 0 | -- | 4065 | 34892 | |
| 92 | American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 49638 | 78.29 | -- | 37967 | 47719 | |
| 93 | Zane State College | 49321 | 0 | -- | 8506 | 32808 | |
| 94 | Clark State College | 48964 | 0 | -- | 11860 | 32341 | |
| 95 | Edison State Community College | 45946 | 0 | -- | 6141 | 34785 | |
| 96 | Professional Skills Institute | 45893 | 83.12 | -- | 20389 | 44172 |
#96
Professional Skills Institute
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| 97 | Washington State College of Ohio | 44675 | 0 | -- | 8601 | 34205 | |
| 98 | James A. Rhodes State College | 44345 | 0 | -- | 8628 | 38657 | |
| 99 | Art Academy of Cincinnati | 43096 | 34.49 | 740 – 1,170 | 33491 | 27483 |
Art Academy of Cincinnati
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| 100 | The Modern College of Design | 42174 | 91.7 | -- | 39422 | 36074 | |
| 101 | Wilberforce University | 42039 | 40.5 | 850 – 1,080 | 5533 | 35146 |
Wilberforce University
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| 102 | Herzing University-Akron | 36535 | 94.57 | -- | 18434 | 35295 |
Herzing University-Akron
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| 103 | Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | 36437 | 64.13 | -- | 13168 | 27873 | |
| 104 | ATA College-Cincinnati | 34683 | 0 | -- | 26451 | 29724 | |
| 105 | Ohio Christian University | 31654 | 37.97 | 850 – 930 | 20290 | 34457 |
Ohio Christian University
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| 106 | Davis College | 30584 | 100 | -- | 24181 | 31261 | |
| 107 | Gods Bible School and College | 25675 | 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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