What do public universities in Ohio cost?

Across the 20 schools that report it, the median average net price is $13,511 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $5,949 at Ohio University-Eastern Campus to $29,447 at Miami University-Oxford.

Which public universities in Ohio have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Ohio University-Eastern Campus ($5,949), University of Akron Wayne College ($6,549), Ohio University-Lancaster Campus ($6,593), Youngstown State University ($9,161), and Wright State University-Lake Campus ($9,533).

How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Ohio?

The median published in-state tuition is $11,856 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $20,693. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.

How much do former students of public universities in Ohio earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $53,497 10 years after starting college (13 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Ohio State University-Main Campus ($67,080), Miami University-Oxford ($63,814), and Ohio University-Main Campus ($61,938).

What is the graduation rate at public universities in Ohio?

The median graduation rate is 47.4%, across 20 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Ohio have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $20,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Public universities in Ohio

The College Scorecard lists 22 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Ohio, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 197,161 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $13,511 a year, lower than the $14,226 median for public universities nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $53,497 at the median institution, lower than the $58,635 median for public universities nationwide. The median graduation rate is 47.4%.

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

Schools

Undergraduatesi

197,161

Median net pricei

$13,511

U.S.: $14,226

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$53,497

U.S.: $58,635

Median debti

$20,500

U.S.: $19,500

Median grad ratei

47.4%

U.S.: 51.6%

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All 22 public universities in Ohio


Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	45,638	$17,269	$13,641	$42,423	$67,080	$19,500	86.6%	94.2%	60.6%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	29,882	$24,917	$14,394	$29,728	$60,832	$20,500	75.0%	85.4%	85.3%
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	19,633	$20,666	$14,582	$25,796	$61,938	$20,475	65.1%	83.9%	85.0%
Kent State University at Kent Kent	19,320	$20,294	$13,628	$23,791	$51,178	$23,000	51.0%	80.9%	86.3%
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	16,656	$29,447	$18,520	$42,042	$63,814	$20,500	81.2%	90.1%	75.4%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	12,812	$21,453	$14,892	$22,880	$52,269	$23,250	66.3%	81.6%	81.0%
University of Toledo Toledo	9,770	$16,406	$13,122	$22,482	$55,537	$20,000	57.5%	77.3%	92.0%
University of Akron Main Campus Akron	9,052	$13,072	$13,530	$21,210	$51,221	$21,500	53.2%	73.0%	59.7%
Cleveland State University Cleveland	8,969	$13,754	$13,262	$18,946	$56,979	$22,000	51.4%	70.3%	91.3%
Youngstown State University Youngstown	7,961	$9,161	$11,444	$11,804	$46,691	$20,568	52.7%	75.7%	84.5%
Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton	6,762	$13,715	$12,268	$22,452	$53,497	$21,057	42.0%	67.9%	96.3%
Central State University Wilberforce	2,620	$13,307	$8,300	$11,300	$36,832	$18,250	20.9%	55.9%	98.6%
Shawnee State University Portsmouth	2,247	$17,766	$10,894	$17,808	$43,200	$19,660	28.8%	72.0%	n/a
Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton	2,043	$11,513	$7,709	$20,175	$63,814	$20,500	25.8%	53.4%	n/a
Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina	892	$9,533	$8,230	$18,414	$53,497	$21,057	43.7%	60.6%	n/a
Miami University-Middletown Middletown	837	$10,410	$7,709	$20,175	$63,814	$20,500	27.5%	66.7%	n/a
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster	691	$6,593	$6,552	$9,788	$61,938	$20,475	13.7%	50.3%	n/a
Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima	621	$12,326	$9,772	$38,554	$67,080	$19,500	23.9%	42.3%	n/a
University of Akron Wayne College Orrville	457	$6,549	$7,955	$15,635	$51,221	$21,500	11.2%	58.5%	89.9%
Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville	298	$5,949	$6,552	$9,788	$61,938	$20,475	20.4%	62.9%	n/a
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: public universities in Ohio

How many public universities are in Ohio?: The College Scorecard lists 22 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Ohio.
What do public universities in Ohio cost?: Across the 20 schools that report it, the median average net price is $13,511 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $5,949 at Ohio University-Eastern Campus to $29,447 at Miami University-Oxford.
Which public universities in Ohio have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Ohio University-Eastern Campus ($5,949), University of Akron Wayne College ($6,549), Ohio University-Lancaster Campus ($6,593), Youngstown State University ($9,161), and Wright State University-Lake Campus ($9,533).
How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Ohio?: The median published in-state tuition is $11,856 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $20,693. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
How much do former students of public universities in Ohio earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $53,497 10 years after starting college (13 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Ohio State University-Main Campus ($67,080), Miami University-Oxford ($63,814), and Ohio University-Main Campus ($61,938).
What is the graduation rate at public universities in Ohio?: The median graduation rate is 47.4%, across 20 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Ohio have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $20,500 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 public 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.