First-Gen Fit Rankings: Ohio

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 84 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 2 Excellent (80+) ✅ 8 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 59 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 15 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland Beachwood	92 🏆 Excellent	—	69.5%	—	100%
2	Wilberforce University Wilberforce	82 🏆 Excellent	—	74.1%	$5,630	74.2%
3	Antioch College Yellow Springs	66 ✅ Good	—	65.9%	$12,578	71.8%
4	Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus	65 ✅ Good	—	32.7%	$6,312	80.8%
5	Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe	64 ✅ Good	—	36.8%	$8,932	82.4%
6	Allegheny Wesleyan College Salem	63 ✅ Good	—	50%	$4,614	36.4%
7	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	62 ✅ Good	—	20.2%	$4,885	94.2%
8	Youngstown State University Youngstown	61 ✅ Good	—	33.8%	$9,328	75.7%
9	DeVry University-Ohio Columbus	61 ✅ Good	—	79.4%	$25,001	60%
10	Shawnee State University Portsmouth	60 ✅ Good	—	38.6%	$12,310	72%
11	Cleveland State University Cleveland	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.5%	$11,958	70.3%
12	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.9%	$3,118	66.9%
13	Ursuline College Pepper Pike	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	43%	$13,134	70.2%
14	University of Akron Main Campus Akron	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.1%	$10,413	73%
15	Antioch University Yellow Springs	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.4%	—	—
16	Muskingum University New Concord	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.1%	$14,684	73.5%
17	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	9.8%	$1,691	62.9%
18	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.5%	$11,952	67.9%
19	Malone University Canton	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.5%	$13,290	75.6%
20	Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.3%	$11,689	68.7%
21	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	13%	$3,280	59.6%
22	Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati Cincinnati	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	76.2%	$38,450	50%
23	University of Akron Wayne College Orrville	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.5%	$3,982	58.5%
24	Mercy College of Ohio Toledo	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.7%	$19,867	86.7%
25	Miami University-Middletown Middletown	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.2%	$7,452	66.7%
26	Otterbein University Westerville	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.6%	$12,458	79.9%
27	Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.2%	$7,349	60.6%
28	Central State University Wilberforce	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	52.7%	$19,581	55.9%
29	Kent State University at Kent Kent	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.5%	$15,280	80.9%
30	University of Toledo Toledo	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.5%	$13,524	77.3%
31	Ashland University Ashland	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.9%	$16,489	76.5%
32	Bluffton University Bluffton	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.7%	$16,363	59.6%
33	Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.4%	$7,760	53.4%
34	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.9%	$21,580	72.2%
35	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.9%	$17,255	69.1%
36	Hiram College Hiram	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.7%	$16,550	71.9%
37	Ohio Dominican University Columbus	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.9%	$16,997	64%
38	Heidelberg University Tiffin	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	36.6%	$18,217	74.1%
39	Kettering College Kettering	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	24.1%	$16,000	73.5%
40	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	21.2%	$15,673	83.9%
41	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	28.2%	$15,412	84.7%
42	Wilmington College Wilmington	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.9%	$19,820	72%
43	Ohio Christian University Circleville	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.7%	$22,113	62.4%
44	Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.2%	$23,423	87.8%
45	Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.5%	$9,805	42.3%
46	Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	6.7%	—	100%
47	The College of Wooster Wooster	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.9%	$12,512	82.1%
48	Capital University Columbus	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.9%	$19,062	75.5%
49	Lourdes University Sylvania	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	30%	$22,220	87.1%
50	Baldwin Wallace University Berea	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.2%	$21,296	83.8%
51	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.1%	$18,396	81.6%
52	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.8%	$17,974	85.4%
53	Marietta College Marietta	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.6%	$18,254	69.4%
54	University of Mount Union Alliance	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.8%	$16,786	76.7%
55	Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.3%	$22,358	79.4%
56	Wittenberg University Springfield	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.9%	$17,609	63.5%
57	Lake Erie College Painesville	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.2%	$20,195	59.4%
58	Miami University-Oxford Oxford	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.6%	$16,015	90.1%
59	Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.2%	$24,204	80.3%
60	Ohio Northern University Ada	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.6%	$18,525	84.3%
61	Walsh University North Canton	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.4%	$20,458	72.4%
62	Tiffin University Tiffin	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	31.5%	$24,278	71.6%
63	Defiance College Defiance	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	49.8%	$27,196	55.7%
64	Denison University Granville	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	12.6%	$16,656	88.5%
65	Kenyon College Gambier	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	9.5%	$18,242	91.6%
66	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	17.5%	$19,025	92.1%
67	John Carroll University University Heights	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	20.6%	$19,945	82.9%
68	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville	41 ⚠️ Fair	—	23%	$19,696	87.5%
69	Cedarville University Cedarville	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	15.2%	$18,987	89.6%
70	Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati	39 ⚠️ Low	—	50.6%	$33,835	50.9%
71	Franklin University Columbus	39 ⚠️ Low	—	37.2%	$24,968	35.9%
72	Chamberlain University-Ohio Columbus	39 ⚠️ Low	—	50%	$30,389	33.3%
73	The University of Findlay Findlay	37 ⚠️ Low	—	14.7%	$22,052	73.7%
74	Oberlin College Oberlin	37 ⚠️ Low	—	9.6%	$18,774	91%
75	Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland	36 ⚠️ Low	—	13.7%	$23,782	90.2%
76	University of Dayton Dayton	36 ⚠️ Low	—	15.8%	$21,736	89.1%
77	Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati	33 ⚠️ Low	—	26.2%	—	—
78	Xavier University Cincinnati	30 ⚠️ Low	—	16.3%	$26,728	77.5%
79	Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management Wright-Patterson AFB	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
80	Methodist Theological School in Ohio Delaware	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
81	Northeast Ohio Medical University Rootstown	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
82	Payne Theological Seminary Wilberforce	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
83	United Theological Seminary Dayton	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
84	Winebrenner Theological Seminary Findlay	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

College Intelligence Hub.

First-Gen Fit Rankings: Ohio

Quick Links

Useful Links

Connect