What do private nonprofit colleges in Ohio cost?

Across the 49 schools that report it, the median average net price is $23,335 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $7,734 at Allegheny Wesleyan College to $47,298 at Pontifical College Josephinum.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Ohio have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Allegheny Wesleyan College ($7,734), Antioch College ($10,751), Rabbinical College Telshe ($10,924), Malone University ($12,621), and Lake Erie College ($13,324).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Ohio earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,834 10 years after starting college (49 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Case Western Reserve University ($89,865), University of Dayton ($83,775), and Ohio Northern University ($82,743).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Ohio?

The median graduation rate is 58.7%, across 50 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Ohio have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Ohio

The College Scorecard lists 56 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Ohio, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 81,832 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $23,335 a year, about the same as the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $58,834 at the median institution, about the same as the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 58.7%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

81,832

Median net pricei

$23,335

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$58,834

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$25,000

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

58.7%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 56 private nonprofit colleges in Ohio


University of Dayton Dayton	7,682	$30,366	$50,610	$83,775	$19,500	80.3%	89.1%	65.5%
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	6,437	$44,622	$69,270	$89,865	$21,500	87.4%	92.1%	36.5%
Franklin University Columbus	5,562	$28,451	$9,552	$57,435	$20,571	20.7%	35.9%	n/a
Xavier University Cincinnati	4,207	$31,905	$52,680	$69,118	$25,000	71.1%	77.5%	86.4%
Cedarville University Cedarville	4,024	$23,335	$38,258	$65,805	$20,375	74.3%	89.6%	65.3%
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville	2,901	$24,629	$35,900	$53,660	$24,250	76.2%	87.5%	58.4%
Oberlin College Oberlin	2,887	$41,987	$69,482	$60,877	$25,488	80.9%	91.0%	34.2%
Baldwin Wallace University Berea	2,842	$27,222	$41,386	$59,100	$26,000	68.5%	83.8%	75.7%
Ohio Northern University Ada	2,489	$23,969	$41,670	$82,743	$27,000	71.0%	84.3%	74.4%
Denison University Granville	2,380	$40,163	$71,000	$73,151	$26,932	78.2%	88.5%	17.4%
John Carroll University University Heights	2,274	$27,167	$51,960	$74,509	$25,000	74.3%	82.9%	80.9%
The University of Findlay Findlay	2,223	$26,406	$41,400	$63,283	$22,500	62.2%	73.7%	83.4%
Ashland University Ashland	2,199	$23,678	$33,220	$56,321	$24,058	57.2%	76.5%	76.4%
Otterbein University Westerville	2,157	$20,189	$36,598	$59,196	$25,000	60.7%	79.9%	84.5%
Tiffin University Tiffin	2,051	$26,131	$36,500	$37,551	$24,375	41.7%	71.6%	80.0%
University of Mount Union Alliance	1,995	$23,956	$37,700	$64,519	$26,511	65.0%	76.7%	78.2%
Kenyon College Gambier	1,732	$33,279	$72,220	$65,780	$21,000	85.6%	91.6%	31.0%
The College of Wooster Wooster	1,730	$26,433	$64,210	$62,339	$26,530	70.9%	82.1%	59.5%
Capital University Columbus	1,585	$20,550	$44,304	$58,937	$25,000	57.3%	75.5%	70.2%
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware	1,516	$20,196	$54,953	$61,905	$27,000	64.0%	84.7%	55.6%
Walsh University North Canton	1,390	$19,588	$37,115	$62,879	$24,300	57.9%	72.4%	70.7%
Muskingum University New Concord	1,376	$19,145	$33,579	$50,990	$25,000	53.5%	73.5%	81.8%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon	1,358	$21,193	$38,274	$52,001	$23,625	63.2%	79.4%	84.2%
Wittenberg University Springfield	1,215	$23,310	$47,064	$60,660	$25,000	61.2%	63.4%	72.4%
Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati	1,129	$19,231	$39,650	$57,689	$27,000	53.8%	68.7%	59.1%
Wilmington College Wilmington	1,006	$28,567	$33,104	$54,378	$25,188	48.4%	72.0%	92.4%
Marietta College Marietta	952	$22,890	$40,842	$65,386	$27,000	60.9%	69.4%	79.3%
Mercy College of Ohio Toledo	939	$15,273	$19,702	$70,306	$20,615	48.4%	86.7%	93.2%
Heidelberg University Tiffin	915	$22,046	$35,233	$56,874	$27,000	61.3%	74.1%	85.8%
Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus	882	$27,723	$42,200	$47,378	$26,500	61.1%	80.3%	67.7%
Ohio Christian University Circleville	862	$19,197	$25,760	$39,861	$27,554	39.9%	62.4%	38.0%
Lake Erie College Painesville	852	$13,324	$38,700	$54,578	$23,250	44.4%	59.4%	70.4%
Wilberforce University Wilberforce	822	$16,221	$16,632	$41,874	$20,500	7.3%	74.2%	40.5%
Malone University Canton	798	$12,621	$38,240	$54,032	$25,000	55.6%	75.6%	75.9%
Hiram College Hiram	777	$20,753	$30,720	$57,745	$26,542	55.5%	71.9%	93.5%
Ohio Dominican University Columbus	760	$17,780	$36,422	$54,622	$24,250	50.7%	64.0%	94.2%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati	713	$17,566	$17,318	$73,495	$18,992	60.4%	69.1%	58.9%
Ursuline College Pepper Pike	670	$17,186	$39,780	$62,042	$25,000	55.4%	70.2%	74.9%
Bluffton University Bluffton	582	$21,315	$38,690	$53,346	$27,000	53.3%	59.6%	67.2%
Kettering College Kettering	549	$20,896	$16,800	$68,877	$24,250	57.1%	73.5%	76.5%
Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland	539	$31,184	$50,575	$42,757	$27,000	61.9%	87.8%	61.4%
Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus	532	$23,987	$28,500	$77,859	$21,500	59.5%	80.8%	84.3%
Defiance College Defiance	499	$27,873	$29,320	$50,327	$27,000	35.6%	55.6%	47.5%
Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati	205	$35,232	$41,825	$38,613	$26,000	41.3%	50.9%	34.5%
Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland	159	$30,269	$55,510	$27,260	$19,500	85.2%	90.2%	47.3%
Antioch College Yellow Springs	121	$10,751	$37,143	n/a	$21,134	33.3%	71.8%	89.1%
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati	107	n/a	n/a	$58,834	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Antioch University Yellow Springs	77	n/a	n/a	$54,447	$25,884	n/a	n/a	n/a
Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus	60	$47,298	$31,105	$58,369	n/a	57.1%	100.0%	95.8%
Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe	50	$10,924	$15,800	n/a	n/a	33.3%	82.3%	83.3%

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Ohio

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Ohio?: The College Scorecard lists 56 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Ohio.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Ohio cost?: Across the 49 schools that report it, the median average net price is $23,335 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $7,734 at Allegheny Wesleyan College to $47,298 at Pontifical College Josephinum.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Ohio have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Allegheny Wesleyan College ($7,734), Antioch College ($10,751), Rabbinical College Telshe ($10,924), Malone University ($12,621), and Lake Erie College ($13,324).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Ohio earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $58,834 10 years after starting college (49 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Case Western Reserve University ($89,865), University of Dayton ($83,775), and Ohio Northern University ($82,743).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Ohio?: The median graduation rate is 58.7%, across 50 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Ohio have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $25,000 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.