Data shows that students paid $15,678 on average to attend higher education courses at the time, $589 more than the previous school year.
Among the 251 institutions providing full disclosure in the state, Kenyon College stood out with the highest tuition fees, reaching an average of $66,490. Oberlin College followed with an average of $62,024 per year. Miami Valley Career Technology Center students were offered the lowest annual tuition fees at $610.
Currently there are 263 higher education institutions in Ohio.
At the time, at least $987 million in grants or scholarships were awarded to full-time undergraduates who started college in Ohio. Additionally, federal student loans reached more than $350.9 million.
Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.
According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.
Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
Of the 263 institutions in Ohio, 12 did not provide detailed data on tuition fees, including Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing, Antioch University, and Dental Assistant Pro LLC-Columbus.
Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.
Average Tuition Fees in Ohio Universities in 2022-23 School Year
| Institution | Average Tuition Fees | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Kenyon College | $66,490 | 1,885 |
| Oberlin College | $62,024 | 2,986 |
| Case Western Reserve University | $61,584 | 6,017 |
| Denison University | $60,000 | 2,416 |
| The College of Wooster | $57,500 | 1,967 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | $49,822 | 1,410 |
| John Carroll University | $47,290 | 2,417 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | $46,460 | 584 |
| University of Dayton | $46,170 | 8,416 |
| Ross College-Canton | $45,360 | 212 |
| Xavier University | $45,000 | 4,852 |
| Wittenberg University | $43,106 | 1,258 |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | $42,370 | 198 |
| Capital University | $40,350 | 1,938 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | $38,150 | 956 |
| Marietta College | $38,022 | 1,109 |
| The University of Findlay | $37,621 | 3,795 |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | $37,394 | 259 |
| Antioch College | $37,143 | 127 |
| Baldwin Wallace University | $36,850 | 2,744 |
| Ursuline College | $36,816 | 625 |
| Ohio Northern University | $36,730 | 2,569 |
| Bluffton University | $35,516 | 664 |
| Defiance College | $35,328 | 486 |
| Lake Erie College | $35,024 | 738 |
| Mount St. Joseph University | $34,900 | 1,423 |
| Malone University | $34,875 | 947 |
| Cedarville University | $34,698 | 4,533 |
| Otterbein University | $34,274 | 2,173 |
| Felbry College | $34,263 | 306 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | $34,168 | 1,628 |
| University of Mount Union | $33,800 | 1,891 |
| Heidelberg University | $33,600 | 933 |
| Ohio Dominican University | $33,350 | 846 |
| Walsh University | $33,235 | 1,558 |
| Notre Dame College | $31,950 | 1,329 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $31,080 | 2,785 |
| The Modern College of Design | $31,007 | 178 |
| Muskingum University | $30,690 | 1,484 |
| Tiffin University | $30,120 | 2,339 |
| Wilmington College | $29,490 | 1,015 |
| Lourdes University | $28,650 | 953 |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | $26,763 | 34 |
| Hiram College | $25,500 | 1,002 |
| Miami University-Oxford | $24,989 | 16,864 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath | $24,550 | 87 |
| Ashland University | $24,140 | 3,083 |
| Ohio Christian University | $23,050 | 1,439 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus | $22,989 | 251 |
| The North Coast College | $22,800 | 47 |
| Athena Career Academy | $21,600 | 245 |
| Salon Institute-Toledo Campus | $21,600 | 143 |
| Hobart Institute of Welding Technology | $21,600 | 396 |
| Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester | $21,500 | 65 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman | $21,490 | 138 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance | $21,490 | 421 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | $21,198 | 143 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cleveland | $21,198 | 142 |
| Sandusky Career Center | $21,089 | 76 |
| Ohio Technical College | $20,880 | 374 |
| Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati | $20,550 | 432 |
| Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg | $20,390 | 107 |
| Ohio Medical Career College | $20,100 | 110 |
| University of Rio Grande | $20,060 | 1,774 |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | $19,629 | 537 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | $19,433 | 534 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton | $19,400 | 160 |
| Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton | $19,400 | 43 |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $19,310 | 250 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville | $19,275 | 136 |
| Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor | $19,275 | 124 |
| Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati | $19,260 | 145 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles | $19,200 | 121 |
| Hondros College of Nursing | $19,042 | 2,643 |
| Paramount Beauty Academy | $18,955 | 47 |
| Mercy College of Ohio | $18,950 | 1,120 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati | $18,840 | 241 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Toledo | $18,840 | 169 |
| Ohio Media School-Valley View | $18,750 | 87 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | $18,748 | 46,123 |
| Valley College-Cleveland | $18,625 | 693 |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing | $18,475 | 17 |
| Central School of Practical Nursing | $18,300 | 37 |
| Dayton School of Medical Massage | $18,122 | 369 |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus | $17,970 | 73 |
| Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy | $17,750 | 102 |
| Ohio State College of Barber Styling | $17,550 | 303 |
| LaBarberia Institute of Hair | $17,502 | 202 |
| DeVry University-Ohio | $17,488 | 218 |
| Tiffin Academy of Hair Design | $17,350 | 40 |
| Ohio Institute of Allied Health | $17,303 | 32 |
| Union Institute & University | $17,141 | 481 |
| Casal Aveda Institute | $16,950 | 112 |
| Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy | $16,850 | 72 |
| Elite Academy of Hair Design | $16,750 | 56 |
| Stautzenberger College-Brecksville | $16,699 | 198 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | $16,699 | 403 |
| EHOVE Career Center | $16,589 | 365 |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $16,472 | 866 |
| Fortis College-Centerville | $16,459 | 441 |
| Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | $16,400 | 692 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati | $16,297 | 69 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria | $16,297 | 50 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton | $16,297 | 82 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario | $16,297 | 37 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Niles | $16,297 | 62 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | $16,155 | 186 |
| Ross College-Sylvania | $16,140 | 894 |
| The Spa School | $16,100 | 124 |
| Fortis College-Columbus | $16,084 | 818 |
| Portage Lakes Career Center | $15,995 | 162 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | $15,973 | 336 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | $15,925 | 29,663 |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | $15,900 | 35 |
| Fortis College-Cincinnati | $15,787 | 481 |
| MyComputerCareer at Columbus | $15,771 | 1,483 |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | $15,470 | 342 |
| Upper Valley Career Center | $15,391 | 85 |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | $15,375 | 92 |
| Elite School of Cosmetology | $15,264 | 168 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | $14,957 | 473 |
| Kettering College | $14,664 | 645 |
| Wayne County Schools Career Center | $14,637 | 126 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | $14,596 | 18,113 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | $14,592 | 13,853 |
| Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College | $14,540 | 31 |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center | $14,375 | 134 |
| Knox County Career Center | $14,339 | 115 |
| Professional Skills Institute | $14,309 | 404 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | $14,300 | 108 |
| Kent State University at Kent | $14,137 | 20,418 |
| Davis College | $14,130 | 110 |
| Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education | $14,000 | 10 |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | $13,800 | 55 |
| ATA College-Cincinnati | $13,790 | 309 |
| East Ohio College | $13,778 | 149 |
| University of Toledo | $13,769 | 11,965 |
| Meryma'at Barber College | $13,680 | 35 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus | $13,500 | 115 |
| Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design | $13,500 | 48 |
| Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of Cosmetology | $13,500 | 30 |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $13,290 | 628 |
| Wilberforce University | $13,250 | 643 |
| Dayton Barber College | $12,960 | 69 |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | $12,905 | 69 |
| Herzing University-Akron | $12,750 | 369 |
| Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick | $12,672 | 88 |
| Cleveland State University | $12,651 | 9,776 |
| University of Akron Main Campus | $12,644 | 11,323 |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | $12,483 | 183 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | $12,470 | 2,576 |
| International College of Broadcasting | $12,430 | 40 |
| Ohio State Beauty Academy | $12,380 | 81 |
| Elite Welding Academy LLC | $12,268 | 49 |
| Elite Welding Academy South Point | $12,268 | 8 |
| Orion Institute | $11,988 | 74 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | $11,970 | 127 |
| Global Tech College | $11,675 | 38 |
| Warren County Career Center | $11,633 | 189 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School | $11,530 | 65 |
| Trumbull Career & Technical Center | $11,500 | 45 |
| Gerbers Akron Beauty School | $11,490 | 50 |
| Columbiana County Career and Technical Center | $11,400 | 96 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | $11,335 | 6,938 |
| ETI Technical College | $11,052 | 152 |
| Youngstown State University | $10,537 | 8,822 |
| Lakewood University | $10,479 | 169 |
| Polaris Career Center | $10,272 | 237 |
| Shawnee State University | $10,191 | 3,091 |
| Collins Career Technical Center | $10,000 | 414 |
| Valor Christian College | $9,892 | 326 |
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $9,825 | 43 |
| Northern Institute of Cosmetology | $9,600 | 46 |
| Franklin University | $9,577 | 5,647 |
| Rosedale Bible College | $9,418 | 81 |
| Ohio Business College-Sandusky | $9,385 | 44 |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield | $9,385 | 136 |
| Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute | $9,240 | 446 |
| Ohio State University-Newark Campus | $9,186 | 2,263 |
| Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus | $9,186 | 827 |
| Tri-State Bible College | $9,100 | 21 |
| Mahoning County Career and Technical Center | $9,000 | 73 |
| Ohio State University-Lima Campus | $8,944 | 818 |
| Ohio State University-Marion Campus | $8,944 | 900 |
| Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-East | $8,777 | 38 |
| Central State University | $8,387 | 5,406 |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | $8,200 | 34 |
| Auburn Career Center | $8,050 | 166 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools | $7,700 | 72 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center | $7,650 | 45 |
| Miami University-Hamilton | $7,526 | 2,251 |
| Kent State University at East Liverpool | $7,513 | 1,024 |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus | $7,476 | 1,294 |
| University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College | $7,412 | 6,569 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula | $7,331 | 1,723 |
| University of Akron Wayne College | $7,291 | 1,416 |
| Miami University-Middletown | $7,183 | 1,269 |
| Medina County Career Center | $7,162 | 32 |
| Kent State University at Stark | $7,149 | 3,443 |
| Kent State University at Trumbull | $7,149 | 1,734 |
| Kent State University at Tuscarawas | $7,149 | 1,940 |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center | $7,100 | 29 |
| Kent State University at Salem | $7,058 | 1,315 |
| Kent State University at Geauga | $7,058 | 2,095 |
| Lorain County Joint Vocational School District | $7,050 | 88 |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | $7,047 | 30,364 |
| Gods Bible School and College | $7,046 | 419 |
| University of Cincinnati-Clermont College | $7,021 | 7,448 |
| Allegheny Wesleyan College | $6,800 | 86 |
| Bowling Green State University-Firelands | $6,595 | 1,845 |
| Ohio University-Southern Campus | $6,572 | 2,006 |
| Marion Technical College | $6,325 | 2,767 |
| Great Oaks Career Campuses | $6,214 | 154 |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy | $6,200 | 122 |
| Hamrick School | $6,075 | 92 |
| Madison Adult Career Center | $6,040 | 95 |
| Ohio University-Eastern Campus | $6,034 | 1,143 |
| Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | $6,034 | 1,994 |
| Ohio University-Zanesville Campus | $6,004 | 1,923 |
| Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus | $6,004 | 1,928 |
| Owens Community College | $5,850 | 7,559 |
| Terra State Community College | $5,832 | 2,207 |
| Hocking College | $5,714 | 1,951 |
| Zane State College | $5,706 | 1,726 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | $5,663 | 8,404 |
| Southern State Community College | $5,612 | 1,947 |
| Penta County Joint Vocational School | $5,523 | 45 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | $5,500 | 450 |
| Columbus State Community College | $5,244 | 25,129 |
| Greene County Career Center | $5,198 | 18 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | $5,020 | 211 |
| Central Ohio Technical College | $5,016 | 2,614 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | $5,000 | 326 |
| Belmont College | $4,863 | 723 |
| Lorain County Community College | $4,699 | 9,170 |
| Northwest State Community College | $4,665 | 4,030 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | $4,664 | 15,764 |
| North Central State College | $4,624 | 2,439 |
| Sinclair Community College | $4,607 | 17,591 |
| Stark State College | $4,579 | 10,031 |
| James A. Rhodes State College | $4,532 | 3,533 |
| Lakeland Community College | $4,523 | 4,620 |
| Edison State Community College | $4,288 | 4,353 |
| Clark State College | $4,220 | 4,703 |
| Washington State Community College | $4,135 | 1,556 |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center | $1,889 | 40 |
| Brown & Clermont Adult Career Campuses | $850 | 42 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County | $797 | 176 |
| Apollo Career Center | $725 | 610 |
| Vantage Career Center | $725 | 115 |
| Miami Valley Career Technology Center | $610 | 127 |
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Zane State College• Ross College-Canton• Ohio Northern University• Kent State University At Stark• Cuyahoga Valley Career Center• Hobart Institute of Welding Technology• Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing• Paul Mitchell The School-Toledo• Meryma'At Barber College• Cleveland State University• Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton• University of Mount Union• Greene County Career Center• Kettering College• Miami Valley Career Technology Center• Lorain County Joint Vocational School District• Hondros College of Nursing• Ohio Medical Career College• Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath• Remington College-Cleveland Campus• Owens Community College• University of Cincinnati-Clermont College• Tri-County Adult Career Center• North Central State College• Ohio University-Southern Campus• Buckeye Hills Career Center• Ohio Dominican University• Auburn Career Center• Four County Career Center• Ehove Career Center• Southern State Community College• Elite Welding Academy Llc• Knox County Career Center• Muskingum University• Kent State University At Trumbull• Defiance College• Mycomputercareer.edu-Columbus• Stautzenberger College-Maumee• Shawnee State University• Butler Technology And Career Development Schools• Tri-Rivers Career Center• Medina County Career Center• Athenaeum of Ohio• Pioneer Career And Technology Center• Elite Welding Academy South Point• Gerbers Akron Beauty School• Walsh University• Ashtabula County Technical And Career Campus• Edison State Community College• Ashland University• O C Collins Career Center• Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati• Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton• Columbus State Community College• Pike County Joint Vocational School District• Trumbull Career & Technical Center• Ohio Christian University• Herzing University-Akron• Dayton Barber College• Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick• Dental Assistant Pro-Lebanon• Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus• Notre Dame College• Antioch College• Gods Bible School And College• Miami University-Oxford• Union Institute & University• Empire Beauty School-Cincinnati• Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman• Mahoning County Career And Technical Center• Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science• Washington State Community College• National Beauty College• Hamrick School• Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati• Belmont College• Terra State Community College• University of Northwestern Ohio• Ohio Valley College of Technology• Rabbinical College Telshe• Cuyahoga Community College District• Kent State University At Ashtabula• Ohio State Beauty Academy• Wilmington College• Vantage Career Center• Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton• Northwest State Community College• Cedarville University• Ross Medical Education Center-Niles• Xavier University• Kenyon College• Scioto County Career Technical Center• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute• Mercy College of Ohio• Chamberlain University-Ohio• Oberlin College• Canton City Schools Adult Career And Technical Education• Eti Technical College• Cleveland Institute of Art• Clark State College• Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center• Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester• Capital University• Wright State University-Main Campus• Ohio Wesleyan University• Ross Medical Education Center-Cincinnati• Upper Valley Career Center• Portage Lakes Career Center• Columbus College of Art and Design• Art Academy of Cincinnati• The College of Wooster• Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy• Sandusky Career Center• International Culinary Arts And Sciences Institute• Rosedale Bible College• Sinclair Community College• University of Akron Main Campus• Dental Assistant Pro Llc-Columbus• Bryant & Stratton College-Parma• Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy• Athena Career Academy• John Carroll University• Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science• Warren County Career Center• Mount Vernon Nazarene University• Ohio University-Eastern Campus• Antioch University-Midwest• University of Dayton• Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria• Central State University• Miami University-Middletown• Kent State University At Kent• Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing• Ohio University-Main Campus• The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences• Ohio State University-Lima Campus• Ohio Institute of Allied Health• Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville• Allegheny Wesleyan College• Stark State College• Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls• Beckfield College-Tri-County• The University of Findlay• Kent State University At Salem• Valley College-Cleveland• Cincinnati State Technical And Community College• Ross Medical Education Center-Ontario• Valor Christian College• Paramount Beauty Academy• Ohio Business College-Sandusky• Heidelberg University• Baldwin Wallace University• Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career And Technology Center• Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences• Lorain County Community College• Global Tech College• Ohio State University-Marion Campus• Aveda Institute-Columbus• Ross College-Sylvania• Miami University-Hamilton• Penta County Joint Vocational School• U S Grant Joint Vocational School• Ohio State University-Main Campus• Stautzenberger College-Brecksville• University of Rio Grande• Lourdes University• Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County• University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College• Mount Saint Joseph University• Lakeland Community College• Ohio University-Zanesville Campus• Franciscan University of Steubenville• Orion Institute• Kent State University At Geauga• Felbry College School of Nursing• Case Western Reserve University• Tiffin University• Tiffin Academy of Hair Design• Cleveland Institute of Music• Dayton School of Medical Massage• Adult And Community Education-Hudson• Casal Aveda Institute• Buckeye Joint Vocational School• Wilberforce University• Otterbein University• Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training• Bluffton University• Labarberia Institute of Hair• Ohio State College of Barber Styling• Davis College• Marion Technical College• Eastland-Fairfield Career And Technical Schools• Devry University-Ohio• Ursuline College• Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District• Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy• University of Toledo• Denison University• Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg• Polaris Career Center• Mid-Eastctc-Adult Education• Great Oaks Career Campuses• Ohio State University-Newark Campus• Advertising Art Educational Services Dba School Of Advertising Art• Tri-State Bible College• Central Ohio Technical College• Ohio Business College-Sheffield• Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College• Kent State University At East Liverpool• Fortis College-Cincinnati• Mount Carmel College Of Nursing• Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor• Wittenberg University• Kent State University At Tuscarawas• Fortis College-Centerville• Northern Institute Of Cosmetology• Professional Skills Institute• American Institute Of Alternative Medicine• Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles• Paul Mitchell The School-Columbus• Elite Academy Of Hair Design• University Of Akron Wayne College• The Spa School• Madison Adult Career Center• Virginia Marti College Of Art And Design• International College Of Broadcasting• Choffin Career And Technical Center• James A Rhodes State College• University Of Cincinnati-Main Campus• Fortis College-Columbus• Lakewood University• Pontifical College Josephinum• Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance• Trinity Health System School Of Nursing• Youngstown State University• The Ohio Media School-Columbus• Toledo Public Schools Adult And Continuing Education• Ohio University-Lancaster• Central School Of Practical Nursing• Columbiana County Career And Technical Center• Bowling Green State University-Firelands• Cleveland Clinic Health System-School Of Diagnostic Imaging• Bowling Green State University• Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus• Marietta College• Cincinnati School Of Barbering & Hair Design Inc• Lake Erie College• Paul Mitchell The School-Cincinnati• Wayne County Schools Career Center• Salon Institute-Toledo Campus• Apollo Career Center• Ohio Media School-Valley View• Elite School Of Cosmetology• Ohio Technical College• Toledo Academy Of Beauty Culture-East• Paul Mitchell The School-Cleveland• Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School Of Cosmetology• Wright State University-Lake Campus
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