| # | College | ROI Score | Break-Even | 10-yr Salary | Grad Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chamberlain University-Ohio
Columbus |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.4 yrs | $92,405 | 28.6% |
| 2 |
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.5 yrs | $87,989 | 87.2% |
| 3 |
University of Dayton
Dayton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $75,537 | 80.2% |
| 4 |
Kenyon College
Gambier |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $71,830 | 82.3% |
| 5 |
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $75,103 | 53.9% |
| 6 |
Ohio Northern University
Ada |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.6 yrs | $80,928 | 75.5% |
| 7 |
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Canton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $63,582 | 53.3% |
| 8 |
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cincinnati |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $68,303 | 55.7% |
| 9 |
Kettering College
Kettering |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $67,492 | 65.1% |
| 10 |
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.8 yrs | $65,409 | 55.8% |
| 11 |
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Cincinnati |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $55,695 | — |
| 12 |
Denison University
Granville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $67,753 | 78.9% |
| 13 |
Ohio State University-Lima Campus
Lima |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $60,409 | 22.7% |
| 14 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $60,409 | 87.7% |
| 15 |
Xavier University
Cincinnati |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 0.9 yrs | $64,873 | 68.7% |
| 16 |
John Carroll University
University Heights |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.1 yrs | $62,860 | 78.6% |
| 17 |
Cedarville University
Cedarville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.3 yrs | $55,443 | 72.5% |
| 18 |
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.3 yrs | $54,810 | 75% |
| 19 |
Oberlin College
Oberlin |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.3 yrs | $58,343 | 80.9% |
| 20 |
Walsh University
North Canton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.3 yrs | $59,764 | 58.5% |
| 21 |
The College of Wooster
Wooster |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.3 yrs | $59,629 | 73.9% |
| 22 |
The University of Findlay
Findlay |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $56,996 | 57.9% |
| 23 |
Miami University-Hamilton
Hamilton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $55,076 | 24.9% |
| 24 |
Miami University-Middletown
Middletown |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $55,076 | 31.8% |
| 25 |
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.4 yrs | $55,076 | 79.8% |
| 26 |
Marietta College
Marietta |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $57,180 | 61.4% |
| 27 |
Ohio University-Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $52,581 | 20.7% |
| 28 |
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus
Chillicothe |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $52,581 | 14.4% |
| 29 |
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $52,581 | 65.5% |
| 30 |
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus
Zanesville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $52,581 | 21.6% |
| 31 |
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.5 yrs | $56,878 | 66.7% |
| 32 |
Cleveland State University
Cleveland |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.6 yrs | $52,131 | 50.6% |
| 33 |
Franklin University
Columbus |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.6 yrs | $51,892 | 11.1% |
| 34 |
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.6 yrs | $55,624 | 58.6% |
| 35 |
Hiram College
Hiram |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.7 yrs | $54,311 | 54.5% |
| 36 |
Wittenberg University
Springfield |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.7 yrs | $54,947 | 52.7% |
| 37 |
Ashland University
Ashland |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $52,928 | 60.6% |
| 38 |
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $54,122 | 66.8% |
| 39 |
Capital University
Columbus |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $54,143 | 60.3% |
| 40 |
Otterbein University
Westerville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $53,313 | 67.9% |
| 41 |
Antioch University
Yellow Springs |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.8 yrs | $51,541 | — |
| 42 |
University of Mount Union
Alliance |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.9 yrs | $53,217 | 58.7% |
| 43 |
University of Toledo
Toledo |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 1.9 yrs | $50,632 | 57% |
| 44 |
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2 yrs | $51,748 | 41% |
| 45 |
Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.1 yrs | $51,509 | 56.3% |
| 46 |
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.1 yrs | $50,030 | 75.5% |
| 47 |
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.1 yrs | $49,500 | 41.7% |
| 48 |
Wright State University-Lake Campus
Celina |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.1 yrs | $49,500 | 40.9% |
| 49 |
Lake Erie College
Painesville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.2 yrs | $50,417 | 38% |
| 50 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.3 yrs | $49,555 | 68.1% |
| 51 |
Bluffton University
Bluffton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.5 yrs | $49,547 | 52.9% |
| 52 |
Defiance College
Defiance |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.5 yrs | $49,351 | 30.6% |
| 53 |
Wilmington College
Wilmington |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.5 yrs | $48,491 | 47.3% |
| 54 |
Malone University
Canton |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.6 yrs | $48,909 | 45% |
| 55 |
Muskingum University
New Concord |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.6 yrs | $48,440 | 56.4% |
| 56 |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.7 yrs | $47,896 | 63.7% |
| 57 |
Heidelberg University
Tiffin |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.8 yrs | $48,466 | 52% |
| 58 |
Lourdes University
Sylvania |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 2.9 yrs | $48,150 | 32.5% |
| 59 |
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 3 yrs | $46,600 | 51.9% |
| 60 |
University of Akron Wayne College
Orrville |
🟢 Excellent ROI | 3 yrs | $46,600 | 18.5% |
| 61 |
DeVry University-Ohio
Columbus |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.4 yrs | $45,987 | 38.9% |
| 62 |
Kent State University at Kent
Kent |
🔵 Good ROI | 3.7 yrs | $45,388 | 63.7% |
| 63 |
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland |
🟡 Fair ROI | 7.3 yrs | $42,509 | 57.7% |
| 64 |
Youngstown State University
Youngstown |
🟡 Fair ROI | 8.7 yrs | $41,544 | 50.5% |
| 65 |
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus |
🔴 Slow ROI | 14.4 yrs | $40,664 | 55.6% |
| 66 |
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth |
🔴 Slow ROI | 28.6 yrs | $39,596 | 48.1% |
| 67 |
Ohio Christian University
Circleville |
🔴 Slow ROI | 29 yrs | $39,813 | 33.9% |
| 68 |
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Wright-Patterson AFB |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 69 |
Allegheny Wesleyan College
Salem |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $37,453 | 46.2% |
| 70 |
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $34,368 | 41.3% |
| 71 |
Central State University
Wilberforce |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $33,267 | 22.8% |
| 72 |
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $32,641 | 72.1% |
| 73 |
Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Delaware |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 74 |
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 75 |
Payne Theological Seminary
Wilberforce |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 76 |
Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 31.6% |
| 77 |
Rabbinical College Telshe
Wickliffe |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 52.6% |
| 78 |
Tiffin University
Tiffin |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $35,942 | 39.9% |
| 79 |
United Theological Seminary
Dayton |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 80 |
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $38,298 | 12% |
| 81 |
Winebrenner Theological Seminary
Findlay |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | — |
| 82 |
Antioch College
Yellow Springs |
⚪ Limited Data | — | — | 41.2% |
| 83 |
Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati
Cincinnati |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $34,657 | — |
| 84 |
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland
Beachwood |
⚪ Limited Data | — | $34,657 | — |