Largest colleges in Ohio
50 colleges ranked by undergraduate enrollment
These 50 biggest colleges in Ohio, ranked by undergraduate enrollment, run from 678 at Lake Erie College to 44,617 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. 13 are public and 37 are private.
| # | College | Type | Undergrads | Acceptance | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | 44,617 | 51% | $18,292 |
| 2 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | 29,094 | 88% | $23,156 |
| 3 | Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | Public | 19,134 | 87% | $19,614 |
| 4 | Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | 18,456 | 85% | $20,413 |
| 5 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | Public | 16,361 | 82% | $27,662 |
| 6 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | Public | 12,255 | 81% | $20,918 |
| 7 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | 10,244 | 95% | $17,460 |
| 8 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | 10,011 | 71% | $14,981 |
| 9 | Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | Public | 9,077 | 95% | $16,065 |
| 10 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | Private | 8,099 | 62% | $31,236 |
| 11 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | Public | 7,340 | 80% | $11,877 |
| 12 | Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | Public | 6,330 | 95% | $15,216 |
| 13 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private | 6,108 | 29% | $38,909 |
| 14 | Franklin University Columbus, OH | Private | 5,111 | — | $22,605 |
| 15 | Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | Private | 4,723 | 88% | $32,342 |
| 16 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH | Private | 3,815 | 63% | $25,022 |
| 17 | Central State University Wilberforce, OH | Public | 3,412 | 46% | $16,544 |
| 18 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Private | 2,950 | 33% | $39,184 |
| 19 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | Private | 2,775 | 77% | $27,654 |
| 20 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH | Private | 2,775 | 72% | $23,987 |
| 21 | Denison University Granville, OH | Private | 2,398 | 17% | $38,111 |
| 22 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH | Private | 2,386 | 73% | $25,727 |
| 23 | Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH | Public | 2,300 | — | $15,389 |
| 24 | Ashland University Ashland, OH | Private | 2,250 | 81% | $21,994 |
| 25 | The University of Findlay Findlay, OH | Private | 2,240 | 86% | $23,731 |
| 26 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH | Private | 2,228 | 81% | $28,617 |
| 27 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH | Private | 2,055 | 83% | $22,140 |
| 28 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH | Private | 1,938 | 80% | $23,758 |
| 29 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH | Private | 1,876 | 54% | $25,766 |
| 30 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH | Private | 1,785 | 80% | $22,539 |
| 31 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | Private | 1,753 | 31% | $29,383 |
| 32 | Capital University Columbus, OH | Private | 1,709 | 73% | $23,585 |
| 33 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH | Private | 1,450 | 51% | $21,619 |
| 34 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH | Private | 1,407 | 82% | $20,204 |
| 35 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH | Private | 1,346 | 84% | $21,812 |
| 36 | Walsh University North Canton, OH | Private | 1,294 | 78% | $20,004 |
| 37 | Wittenberg University Springfield, OH | Private | 1,269 | 91% | $19,470 |
| 38 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH | Private | 1,100 | 57% | $16,135 |
| 39 | Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH | Private | 1,049 | 80% | $20,477 |
| 40 | Marietta College Marietta, OH | Private | 1,035 | 79% | $18,372 |
| 41 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH | Private | 982 | 43% | $15,709 |
| 42 | Wilmington College Wilmington, OH | Private | 924 | 85% | $22,872 |
| 43 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH | Private | 891 | 72% | $30,139 |
| 44 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH | Private | 884 | 68% | $21,662 |
| 45 | Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH | Private | 816 | 40% | $21,607 |
| 46 | Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH | Private | 785 | 85% | $19,476 |
| 47 | Malone University Canton, OH | Private | 777 | 76% | $22,881 |
| 48 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH | Private | 762 | 50% | $19,462 |
| 49 | Hiram College Hiram, OH | Private | 731 | 93% | $20,088 |
| 50 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH | Private | 678 | 64% | $21,296 |
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