Colleges and universities with a higher level of geographical diversity have students who come from a wider variety of places. Students who are planning to attend colleges outside of their local area may want to find a campus with higher geographical diversity.
| Rank | Institution | Undergraduates | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Your Est. Net Price Avg. Net Price | Median Starting Salary | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Institute of Music | 159 | 47.31 | -- | 29683 | 20170 |
Cleveland Institute of Music
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| 2 | Kenyon College | 2249 | 31.03 | 1,380 – 1,490 | 46859 | 46627 |
Kenyon College
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| 3 | Oberlin College | 2896 | 34.18 | 1,380 – 1,520 | 51624 | 38871 |
Oberlin College
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| 4 | Case Western Reserve University | 6528 | 36.54 | 1,430 – 1,530 | 44000 | 75613 |
Case Western Reserve University
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| 5 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | 3219 | 58.36 | 1,110 – 1,350 | 23086 | 42037 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville
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| 6 | Denison University | 2394 | 17.39 | 1,350 – 1,480 | 43721 | 51352 |
#6
Denison University
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| 7 | Valor Christian College | 414 | 0 | -- | 33371 | 32212 | |
| 8 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 2495 | 0 | -- | 21853 | 45639 | |
| 9 | Gods Bible School and College | 409 | 75.32 | 960 – 1,170 | 13252 | 29555 |
Gods Bible School and College
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| 10 | Cedarville University | 5790 | 65.29 | 1,120 – 1,350 | 27150 | 47937 |
Cedarville University
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| 11 | The College of Wooster | 1738 | 59.53 | 1,250 – 1,460 | 28004 | 43895 |
The College of Wooster
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| 12 | Lakewood University | 103 | 0 | -- | 9271 | 53848 | |
| 13 | Xavier University | 4239 | 86.41 | 1,110 – 1,330 | 33623 | 54758 |
#13
Xavier University
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| 14 | University of Dayton | 7740 | 65.45 | 1,210 – 1,400 | 32794 | 62477 |
University of Dayton
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| 15 | Central State University | 2665 | 98.61 | 800 – 970 | 11398 | 27173 |
Central State University
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| 16 | Antioch College | 121 | 89.13 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 15964 | 32114 |
Antioch College
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| 17 | Bluffton University | 583 | 67.23 | 890 – 1,120 | 20429 | 41940 |
Bluffton University
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| 18 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 545 | 61.35 | 1,050 – 1,310 | 30837 | 33148 |
Cleveland Institute of Art
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| 19 | Youngstown State University | 9400 | 84.45 | 1,010 – 1,220 | 12757 | 37590 |
Youngstown State University
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| 20 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 46815 | 60.57 | 1,310 – 1,450 | 19783 | 51438 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
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| 21 | Miami University-Oxford | 16816 | 75.4 | 1,220 – 1,380 | 28229 | 49773 |
Miami University-Oxford
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| 22 | Wilberforce University | 822 | 40.5 | 850 – 1,080 | 5533 | 35146 |
Wilberforce University
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| 23 | Defiance College | 529 | 47.55 | 970 – 1,080 | 26298 | 39303 |
Defiance College
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| 24 | Art Academy of Cincinnati | 206 | 34.49 | 740 – 1,170 | 33491 | 27483 |
Art Academy of Cincinnati
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| 25 | Tiffin University | 2842 | 80.05 | 870 – 1,090 | 26068 | 42475 |
Tiffin University
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| 26 | Hiram College | 1026 | 93.53 | 890 – 1,170 | 21868 | 40270 |
Hiram College
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| 27 | John Carroll University | 2339 | 80.9 | 1,200 – 1,390 | 30030 | 53187 |
John Carroll University
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| 28 | Marietta College | 1023 | 79.31 | 960 – 1,190 | 22007 | 51252 |
Marietta College
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| 29 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 884 | 67.66 | 970 – 1,190 | 31801 | 30590 |
Columbus College of Art & Design
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| 30 | Mount St. Joseph University | 1545 | 59.12 | 1,020 – 1,270 | 17094 | 43595 |
Mount St. Joseph University
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| 31 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 1525 | 55.6 | 1,180 – 1,390 | 23006 | 42495 |
Ohio Wesleyan University
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| 32 | Wittenberg University | 1227 | 72.35 | 1,060 – 1,300 | 23537 | 42437 |
Wittenberg University
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| 33 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33033 | 85.29 | 1,180 – 1,350 | 24696 | 48310 |
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
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| 34 | University of Rio Grande | 2037 | 0 | -- | 24061 | 34323 | |
| 35 | Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | 690 | 45.74 | 1,010 – 1,110 | 17570 | 61177 | |
| 36 | Lake Erie College | 941 | 70.36 | 970 – 1,180 | 22892 | 43959 |
Lake Erie College
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| 37 | University of Toledo | 11013 | 92.02 | 1,130 – 1,330 | 17844 | 44162 |
University of Toledo
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| 38 | The University of Findlay | 4062 | 83.37 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 27297 | 49757 |
The University of Findlay
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| 39 | Ohio University-Southern Campus | 1716 | 0 | -- | 6014 | 48991 | |
| 40 | Franklin University | 6188 | 0 | -- | 25576 | 49189 | |
| 41 | Ohio Christian University | 1288 | 37.97 | 850 – 930 | 20290 | 34457 |
Ohio Christian University
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| 42 | Baldwin Wallace University | 2862 | 75.7 | 1,090 – 1,320 | 27991 | 44972 |
Baldwin Wallace University
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| 43 | Walsh University | 1523 | 70.74 | 1,040 – 1,280 | 23933 | 50090 |
Walsh University
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| 44 | Professional Skills Institute | 395 | 83.12 | -- | 20389 | 44172 |
Professional Skills Institute
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| 45 | Heidelberg University | 969 | 85.79 | 1,020 – 1,180 | 19447 | 41440 |
Heidelberg University
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| 46 | Kent State University at Kent | 20841 | 86.34 | 990 – 1,220 | 21278 | 40179 |
#46
Kent State University at Kent
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| 47 | Mercy College of Ohio | 984 | 93.22 | 840 – 1,040 | 15311 | 61877 |
Mercy College of Ohio
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| 48 | The Modern College of Design | 214 | 91.7 | -- | 39422 | 36074 | |
| 49 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 7505 | 96.33 | 930 – 1,220 | 15254 | 42229 |
Wright State University-Main Campus
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| 50 | Muskingum University | 1523 | 81.84 | 930 – 1,110 | 19695 | 40536 |
Muskingum University
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| 51 | Ashland University | 2977 | 76.4 | 1,040 – 1,210 | 22610 | 47722 |
#51
Ashland University
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| 52 | University of Mount Union | 2207 | 78.2 | 960 – 1,220 | 23616 | 45919 |
University of Mount Union
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| 53 | Miami University-Hamilton | 2438 | 0 | -- | 9786 | 49773 | |
| 54 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 14783 | 80.96 | 1,010 – 1,240 | 24283 | 41281 |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
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| 55 | Wilmington College | 1006 | 92.4 | 890 – 1,150 | 26548 | 41889 |
Wilmington College
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| 56 | Malone University | 992 | 75.86 | 970 – 1,180 | 22390 | 43056 |
Malone University
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| 57 | Washington State College of Ohio | 2025 | 0 | -- | 8601 | 34205 | |
| 58 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20444 | 84.99 | 1,110 – 1,310 | 21907 | 48991 |
#58
Ohio University-Main Campus
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| 59 | Ohio Northern University | 2706 | 74.4 | 1,180 – 1,360 | 25941 | 62686 |
Ohio Northern University
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| 60 | Otterbein University | 2211 | 84.53 | 1,110 – 1,310 | 20457 | 44539 |
Otterbein University
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| 61 | University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | 9479 | 90.13 | -- | 13264 | 55193 | |
| 62 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 1359 | 84.15 | 990 – 1,230 | 22961 | 43046 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
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| 63 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 717 | 58.94 | 850 – 1,210 | 18892 | 64942 |
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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| 64 | Shawnee State University | 2994 | 68.91 | 980 – 1,190 | 13996 | 35080 |
Shawnee State University
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| 65 | Ursuline College | 677 | 74.93 | 1,030 – 1,200 | 16350 | 45646 |
Ursuline College
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| 66 | Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 645 | 50 | -- | 27714 | 58951 |
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
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| 67 | University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | 7787 | 0 | -- | 15882 | 48310 | |
| 68 | Capital University | 1609 | 70.22 | 960 – 1,210 | 22395 | 45767 |
Capital University
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| 69 | Bowling Green State University-Firelands | 2097 | 0 | 930 – 1,110 | 15782 | 41281 | |
| 70 | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | 9683 | 0 | -- | 4572 | 35314 | |
| 71 | University of Akron Main Campus | 11160 | 59.67 | 930 – 1,210 | 14693 | 42269 |
University of Akron Main Campus
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| 72 | Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | 624 | 64.13 | -- | 13168 | 27873 | |
| 73 | Kettering College | 575 | 76.54 | 1,010 – 1,180 | 22036 | 60692 |
Kettering College
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| 74 | Ohio Dominican University | 843 | 94.23 | 1,040 – 1,310 | 21032 | 43933 |
Ohio Dominican University
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| 75 | Cleveland State University | 9482 | 91.3 | 930 – 1,210 | 16230 | 44625 |
Cleveland State University
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| 76 | Kent State University at East Liverpool | 1196 | 0 | -- | 14377 | 40179 | |
| 77 | Wright State University-Lake Campus | 1356 | 99.85 | 930 – 1,180 | 11008 | 42229 |
Wright State University-Lake Campus
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| 78 | Sinclair Community College | 19415 | 0 | -- | 5821 | 33821 | |
| 79 | Columbus State Community College | 28081 | 0 | -- | 8108 | 36895 | |
| 80 | Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | 2170 | 0 | -- | 6032 | 48991 | |
| 81 | Kent State University at Ashtabula | 1739 | 0 | -- | 12653 | 40179 | |
| 82 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 534 | 84.29 | 930 – 1,080 | 10065 | 68161 |
#82
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
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| 83 | Kent State University at Tuscarawas | 2099 | 0 | -- | 12576 | 40179 | |
| 84 | Edison State Community College | 4624 | 0 | -- | 6141 | 34785 | |
| 85 | Clark State College | 5077 | 0 | -- | 11860 | 32341 | |
| 86 | Kent State University at Trumbull | 2148 | 0 | -- | 11562 | 40179 | |
| 87 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | 1235 | 0 | -- | 4730 | 48991 | |
| 88 | Kent State University at Salem | 1633 | 0 | -- | 13301 | 40179 | |
| 89 | Miami University-Middletown | 1190 | 0 | -- | 10574 | 49773 | |
| 90 | Lorain County Community College | 9350 | 0 | -- | 4126 | 33660 | |
| 91 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus | 720 | 0 | -- | 12862 | 51438 | |
| 92 | Kent State University at Stark | 3526 | 0 | -- | 10861 | 40179 | |
| 93 | Ohio State University-Newark Campus | 2543 | 0 | -- | 14144 | 51438 | |
| 94 | Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | 849 | 0 | -- | 15634 | 51438 | |
| 95 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | 2127 | 0 | -- | 5854 | 48991 | |
| 96 | James A. Rhodes State College | 4124 | 0 | -- | 8628 | 38657 | |
| 97 | Central Ohio Technical College | 3182 | 0 | -- | 9115 | 37165 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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