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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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144 matching colleges · Showing 25–48
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Ohio 144 matching
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Hondros College of Nursing
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$26,014Payback10.1 years
Weak ROI
Clark State College
Springfield, OH
Net price / year$12,135PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia, OH
Net price / year$13,803Payback4.3 years
Weak ROI
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH
Net price / year$23,589Payback56.5 years
Slow ROI
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Net price / year$38,645Payback15.5 years
Slow ROI
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
Net price / year$27,603Payback19.2 years
Weak ROI
Lakeland Community College
Kirtland, OH
Net price / year$7,606PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH
Net price / year$10,897PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
Net price / year$13,096PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima, OH
Net price / year$21,807Payback16.7 years
Strong ROI
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
Net price / year$24,478Payback3 years
Strong ROI
Ohio State University-Newark Campus
Newark, OH
Net price / year$14,767Payback2.5 years
Solid ROI
Denison University
Granville, OH
Net price / year$40,007Payback8.3 years
Solid ROI
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Net price / year$28,746Payback7.9 years
Weak ROI
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
Net price / year$14,381PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH
Net price / year$27,221Payback12.6 years
Slow ROI
Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Net price / year$21,988Payback19.3 years
Slow ROI
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH
Net price / year$19,237Payback15.5 years
Weak ROI
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
Net price / year$26,500PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton, OH
Net price / year$11,286Payback6.7 years
Slow ROI
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH
Net price / year$23,280Payback19.2 years
Weak ROI
Central Ohio Technical College
Newark, OH
Net price / year$9,948PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Net price / year$38,512Payback6.6 years
Solid ROI
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
Net price / year$23,458Payback8.3 years