Ohio Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 59 private colleges in Ohio with the highest in state tution. What is the most expensive college in Ohio? Kenyon College leads the list with a tuition and fee total of $71,844. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS 2025 survey and reflect reported costs for academic year 2024/2025.

List of Ohio Private Colleges Ranked by Highest In State Tution
College	Tuition In State
Marietta College Marietta, Ohio	$40,796
Lake Erie College Painesville, Ohio	$39,634
Ursuline College Pepper Pike, Ohio	$39,490
Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, Ohio	$39,350
Malone University Canton, Ohio	$38,480
Antioch College Yellow Springs, Ohio	$38,337
Bluffton University Bluffton, Ohio	$38,162
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Ohio	$37,632
Cedarville University Cedarville, Ohio	$37,350
Walsh University North Canton, Ohio	$37,260
University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio	$37,100
Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio	$36,790
Ohio Dominican University Columbus, Ohio	$36,330
Otterbein University Westerville, Ohio	$36,072
Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio	$34,700
Heidelberg University Tiffin, Ohio	$34,400
Muskingum University New Concord, Ohio	$33,780
Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio	$33,432

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: March 15, 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.