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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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144 matching colleges · Showing 73–96
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Ohio 144 matching
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Marietta College
Marietta, OH
Net price / year$21,083Payback9.6 years
Strong ROI
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH
Net price / year$17,989Payback4.2 years
Weak ROI
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, OH
Net price / year$20,556Payback775.7 years
Weak ROI
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina, OH
Net price / year$11,081Payback38.9 years
Weak ROI
Valley College-Cleveland
Cleveland, OH
Net price / year$30,411PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$29,439PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
Net price / year$20,607PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lake Erie College
Painesville, OH
Net price / year$20,961Payback40.8 years
Solid ROI
Miami University-Middletown
Middletown, OH
Net price / year$10,809Payback6.4 years
Strong ROI
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe, OH
Net price / year$5,755Payback2.7 years
Weak ROI
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH
Net price / year$5,567PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
MyComputerCareer at Columbus
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$25,970PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Malone University
Canton, OH
Net price / year$20,948Payback152.6 years
Weak ROI
Kent State University at East Liverpool
East Liverpool, OH
Net price / year$13,392PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Ohio State University-Marion Campus
Marion, OH
Net price / year$11,488Payback1.9 years
Weak ROI
Ross College-Canton
Canton, OH
Net price / year$28,389PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Hiram College
Hiram, OH
Net price / year$21,058Payback14.2 years
Weak ROI
Fortis College-Columbus
Westerville, OH
Net price / year$27,708PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southern State Community College
Hillsboro, OH
Net price / year$9,674PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
Net price / year$20,079Payback23.7 years
Strong ROI
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus
Mansfield, OH
Net price / year$16,197Payback2.7 years
Weak ROI
Zane State College
Zanesville, OH
Net price / year$8,062PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cincinnati, OH
Net price / year$18,378Payback3.7 years
Solid ROI
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
Lancaster, OH
Net price / year$5,650Payback5.4 years