Cheapest colleges in Ohio after financial aid

The list (25 of 68)

Four-year colleges in Ohio with 500 or more undergraduates, lowest average price after grants first. The list shows 25 of the 68 colleges with a price on file. Prices: College Scorecard, 2024-25.

1. Youngstown State University $9,161 a year Youngstown, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $5,441 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
2. Wright State University-Lake Campus $9,533 a year in-state Celina, OH · Out of state: about $19,717 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $6,567 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
3. Miami University-Middletown $10,410 a year in-state Middletown, OH · Out of state: about $22,876 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,994 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
4. Kent State University at Salem $11,097 a year in-state Salem, OH · Out of state: about $21,341 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,645 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
5. Kent State University at Tuscarawas $11,122 a year in-state New Philadelphia, OH · Out of state: about $21,366 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,256 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
6. Miami University-Hamilton $11,513 a year in-state Hamilton, OH · Out of state: about $23,979 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,060 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
7. Kent State University at Trumbull $11,622 a year in-state Warren, OH · Out of state: about $21,866 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $10,283 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
8. Ohio State University-Marion Campus $11,934 a year in-state Marion, OH · Out of state: about $40,716 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $10,016 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
9. Ohio State University-Lima Campus $12,326 a year in-state Lima, OH · Out of state: about $41,108 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,952 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
10. Malone University $12,621 a year Canton, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,261 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
11. University of Akron Main Campus $13,072 a year in-state Akron, OH · Out of state: about $20,752 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,514 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
12. Central State University $13,307 a year in-state Wilberforce, OH · Out of state: about $16,307 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,428 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
13. Lake Erie College $13,324 a year Painesville, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,400 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
14. Wright State University $13,715 a year in-state Dayton, OH · Out of state: about $23,899 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $10,538 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
15. Cleveland State University $13,754 a year in-state Cleveland, OH · Out of state: about $19,438 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $10,230 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
16. Ohio State University-Newark Campus $14,068 a year in-state Newark, OH · Out of state: about $42,850 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,543 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
17. Mercy College of Ohio $15,273 a year Toledo, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $17,219 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
18. Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus $15,307 a year in-state Mansfield, OH · Out of state: about $44,089 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,104 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
19. Wilberforce University $16,221 a year Wilberforce, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,221 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
20. University of Toledo $16,406 a year in-state Toledo, OH · Out of state: about $25,766 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $14,041 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
21. Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science $17,041 a year Cincinnati, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,979 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
22. Ursuline College $17,186 a year Pepper Pike, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,047 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
23. Ohio State University $17,269 a year in-state Columbus, OH · Out of state: about $46,051 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $6,061 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
24. The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences $17,566 a year Cincinnati, OH · Families earning under $30,000 paid $12,618 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
25. Shawnee State University $17,766 a year in-state Portsmouth, OH · Out of state: about $24,680 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,267 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25

What are the cheapest colleges in Ohio after financial aid?

The cheapest four-year colleges in Ohio after financial aid are Youngstown State University ($9,161 a year), Wright State University-Lake Campus ($9,533 a year in-state) and Miami University-Middletown ($10,410 a year in-state), by the average price students with federal aid paid in 2024-25.

Which are cheapest for families earning under $30,000?

Of the colleges listed, Youngstown State University ($5,441), Ohio State ($6,061) and Wright State University-Lake Campus ($6,567) had the lowest average yearly price for students from families earning under $30,000, in 2024-25.

What does price after aid mean here?

It's what a student who got federal aid paid for a year of tuition, fees, housing, food and books after grants and scholarships, before loans. It comes from the College Scorecard, which the U.S. Department of Education publishes.