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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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144 matching colleges · Showing 1–24
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Ohio 144 matching
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Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$17,339Payback5.8 years
Slow ROI
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$25,648Payback15.9 years
Weak ROI
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
Net price / year$21,637Payback20.5 years
Weak ROI
Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
Net price / year$20,787PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$8,400PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
Net price / year$28,384Payback16.9 years
Weak ROI
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH
Net price / year$4,266PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH
Net price / year$5,992PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
Net price / year$24,022PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Net price / year$17,249Payback30.4 years
Weak ROI
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
Net price / year$13,946PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
Net price / year$14,764Payback15.7 years
Weak ROI
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
Net price / year$12,767PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
Net price / year$29,533Payback4.3 years
Weak ROI
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton, OH
Net price / year$15,415Payback54.1 years
Strong ROI
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Net price / year$41,190Payback4.2 years
Weak ROI
Stark State College
North Canton, OH
Net price / year$5,986PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$4,968PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Franklin University
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$25,243Payback28.6 years
Weak ROI
Lorain County Community College
Elyria, OH
Net price / year$3,967PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Owens Community College
Perrysburg, OH
Net price / year$10,369PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, OH
Net price / year$16,508Payback5.1 years
Solid ROI
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$32,997Payback8 years
Slow ROI
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH
Net price / year$24,468Payback13.8 years