Colleges with the most faculty per student in Ohio
Colleges with the fewest students for each faculty member.
Colleges with the most faculty per student in Ohio33 schools
33 schools qualify, ranked by students per faculty member. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in Ohio.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a student-to-faculty ratio from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by students per faculty member, fewest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH · Private nonprofitTop 19% for earnings
- 5 students per faculty member
- 999 undergraduates
- 2Tie
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit#12 in Ohio
- 6 students per faculty member
- 194 undergraduates
- 2Tie
The Modern College of Design
Kettering, OH · Private for-profitTop 11% for low debt
- 6 students per faculty member
- 189 undergraduates
- 4Tie
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH · Private nonprofit#28 in Ohio
- 8 students per faculty member
- 637 undergraduates
- 4Tie
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- 8 students per faculty member
- 575 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Denison University
Granville, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 2,405 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 6,186 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 2,184 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#4 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 2,966 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit#10 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 457 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit#25 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 566 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Kettering College
Kettering, OH · Private nonprofitTop 17% for earnings
- 9 students per faculty member
- 639 undergraduates
- 6Tie
Capital University
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit#41 in Ohio
- 9 students per faculty member
- 1,747 undergraduates
- 14Tie
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit#7 in Ohio
- 10 students per faculty member
- 1,876 undergraduates
- 14Tie
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit#18 in Ohio
- 10 students per faculty member
- 4,748 undergraduates
- 14Tie
Marietta College
Marietta, OH · Private nonprofit#46 in Ohio
- 10 students per faculty member
- 1,085 undergraduates
- 14Tie
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit#47 in Ohio
- 10 students per faculty member
- 893 undergraduates
- 18Tie
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · Private for-profit#17 in Ohio
- 12 students per faculty member
- 670 undergraduates
- 18Tie
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit#18 in Ohio
- 12 students per faculty member
- 2,119 undergraduates
- 18Tie
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH · Private nonprofit#22 in Ohio
- 12 students per faculty member
- 2,809 undergraduates
- 18Tie
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit#26 in Ohio
- 12 students per faculty member
- 1,452 undergraduates
- 18Tie
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH · Private nonprofit#53 in Ohio
- 12 students per faculty member
- 3,954 undergraduates
- 23Tie
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · Private nonprofitTop 12% for graduation
- 13 students per faculty member
- 2,287 undergraduates
- 23Tie
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- 13 students per faculty member
- 2,592 undergraduates
- 23Tie
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofitTop 24% for graduation
- 13 students per faculty member
- 1,631 undergraduates
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy College of Ohio | $17,989 | $20,834 | $65,409 | 56% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | $28,226 | $24,968 | $32,641 | 72% |
| The Modern College of Design | $39,359 | $12,000 | $42,187 | 69% |
| Ursuline College | $16,164 | $26,250 | $56,878 | 67% |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $10,420 | $22,082 | $75,103 | 54% |
| Denison University | $40,007 | $26,000 | $67,753 | 79% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $41,190 | $24,000 | $87,989 | 87% |
| Kenyon College | $38,512 | $18,527 | $71,830 | 82% |
| Oberlin College | $38,645 | $26,000 | $58,343 | 81% |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | $19,622 | $20,625 | $66,111 | 73% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | $29,208 | $27,000 | $42,509 | 58% |
| Kettering College | $21,650 | $23,500 | $67,492 | 65% |
| Capital University | $22,576 | $26,889 | $54,143 | 60% |
| The College of Wooster | $23,458 | $26,500 | $59,629 | 74% |
| Xavier University | $32,997 | $23,250 | $64,873 | 69% |
| Marietta College | $21,083 | $27,000 | $57,180 | 61% |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | $29,439 | $27,000 | $40,664 | 56% |
| Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | $28,785 | $24,166 | $61,480 | 57% |
| Otterbein University | $19,237 | $26,000 | $53,313 | 68% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | $27,603 | $27,000 | $54,122 | 67% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | $20,897 | $27,000 | $55,624 | 59% |
| The University of Findlay | $27,221 | $25,439 | $56,996 | 58% |
| John Carroll University | $28,746 | $26,000 | $62,860 | 79% |
| Ohio Northern University | $24,478 | $27,000 | $80,928 | 75% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | $22,421 | $25,000 | $49,555 | 68% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 64
- Colorado 7
- Connecticut 14
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Idaho 3
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 16
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 21
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 20
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 80
- North Carolina 18
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 62
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 22
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15