Public colleges
Public Colleges in Ohio
CampusPin lists 59 public colleges and universities in Ohio, about 37.8% of the state's 156 institutions. Public colleges charge state residents a lower in-state rate, with a median published in-state tuition of $7,278 in this snapshot.
Ohio public colleges by the numbers
- Public colleges
- 59
- Share of state colleges
- 37.8%
- Median in-state tuition
- $7,278
- Median out-of-state tuition
- $16,744
- Out-of-state premium
- +$9,466
- National public in-state median
- $8,994
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; tuition medians are the published public-university figures from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid; net price is typically lower. Residency rules determine in-state eligibility.
Public universities in Ohio
- Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & ManagementWright-Patterson AFB · $19,966 in-state
- Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron · $6,407 in-state
- Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green · $14,460 in-state
- Central State UniversityWilberforce · $8,058 in-state
- Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati · $5,517 in-state
- Clark State CollegeSpringfield · $4,393 in-state
- Cleveland State UniversityCleveland · $12,988 in-state
- Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula · $7,492 in-state
- Kent State University at GeaugaBurton · $7,492 in-state
- Kent State University at KentKent · $13,232 in-state
- Kent State University at SalemSalem · $7,492 in-state
- Kent State University at StarkNorth Canton · $7,492 in-state
- Kent State University at TrumbullWarren · $7,492 in-state
- Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia · $7,492 in-state
- Lorain County Community CollegeElyria · $4,265 in-state
- Miami University-HamiltonHamilton · $7,491 in-state
- Miami University-MiddletownMiddletown · $7,491 in-state
- Miami University-OxfordOxford · $18,161 in-state
- North Central State CollegeMansfield · $4,624 in-state
- Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityRootstown · $19,966 in-state
- Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima · $9,488 in-state
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus · $13,244 in-state
- Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield · $9,488 in-state
- Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion · $9,488 in-state
- Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark · $9,488 in-state
- Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe · $6,362 in-state
- Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville · $6,362 in-state
- Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster · $6,362 in-state
- Ohio University-Main CampusAthens · $14,158 in-state
- Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton · $6,362 in-state
- Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville · $6,362 in-state
- Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouth · $10,626 in-state
- Sinclair Community CollegeDayton · $3,675 in-state
- University of Akron Main CampusAkron · $13,135 in-state
- University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash · $7,200 in-state
- University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia · $6,750 in-state
- University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati · $13,976 in-state
- University of ToledoToledo · $12,744 in-state
- Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina · $7,728 in-state
- Wright State University-Main CampusDayton · $11,522 in-state
- Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown · $11,113 in-state
- Zane State CollegeZanesville · $6,006 in-state
Public community colleges in Ohio
- Belmont CollegeSt Clairsville · $4,698
- Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark · $5,256
- Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus · $5,488
- Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland · $3,249
- Edison State Community CollegePiqua · $4,499
- Hocking CollegeNelsonville · $5,540
- James A. Rhodes State CollegeLima · $4,560
- Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast Liverpool · $7,492
- Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland · $3,872
- Marion Technical CollegeMarion · $6,475
- Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold · $4,698
- Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster · $9,584
- Owens Community CollegePerrysburg · $5,870
- Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro · $5,912
- Stark State CollegeNorth Canton · $4,790
- Terra State Community CollegeFremont · $5,748
- Washington State Community CollegeMarietta · $4,128
Public vs private in Ohio
Public colleges are state-supported and charge residents a lower in-state rate; private colleges set one tuition for all students but often discount it heavily with institutional aid. Compare net price and outcomes, not just sticker price, on each profile. Our cost and outcomes by state research shows how the median net price and graduation rate vary from one state to the next.
Public colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Public-college counts and tuition for Ohio come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Public Colleges in Ohio. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/public-colleges-in/ohio