Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Ohio
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Ohio33 schools
33 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price. 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 sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · Private nonprofit#7 in Ohio
- $52,198 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,458 a year
- 2
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Ohio
- $49,078 off the sticker price
- Net price $38,512 a year
- 3
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#4 in Ohio
- $48,759 off the sticker price
- Net price $38,645 a year
- 4
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit#26 in Ohio
- $47,527 off the sticker price
- Net price $20,897 a year
- 5
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Ohio
- $44,661 off the sticker price
- Net price $41,190 a year
- 6
Denison University
Granville, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Ohio
- $41,893 off the sticker price
- Net price $40,007 a year
- 7
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · Private nonprofitTop 12% for graduation
- $37,081 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,746 a year
- 8
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH · Private nonprofit#6 in Ohio
- $36,348 off the sticker price
- Net price $29,533 a year
- 9
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit#25 in Ohio
- $35,379 off the sticker price
- Net price $29,208 a year
- 10
Capital University
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit#41 in Ohio
- $34,554 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,576 a year
- 11
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH · Private nonprofit#28 in Ohio
- $34,359 off the sticker price
- Net price $16,164 a year
- 12
Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit#12 in Ohio
- $32,986 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,226 a year
- 13
Marietta College
Marietta, OH · Private nonprofit#46 in Ohio
- $32,626 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,083 a year
- 14
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit#18 in Ohio
- $32,479 off the sticker price
- Net price $32,997 a year
- 15
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- $29,102 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,478 a year
- 16
Otterbein University
Westerville, OH · Private nonprofit#18 in Ohio
- $29,084 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,237 a year
- 17
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH · Private nonprofit#22 in Ohio
- $28,003 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,603 a year
- 18
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofitTop 24% for graduation
- $27,437 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,421 a year
- 19
The University of Findlay
Findlay, OH · Private nonprofit#53 in Ohio
- $27,359 off the sticker price
- Net price $27,221 a year
- 20
Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit#47 in Ohio
- $25,004 off the sticker price
- Net price $29,439 a year
- 21
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OH · Private nonprofit#11 in Ohio
- $24,852 off the sticker price
- Net price $24,468 a year
- 22
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit#13 in Ohio
- $20,991 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,589 a year
- 23
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH · PublicHonor Roll#5 in Ohio
- $12,966 off the sticker price
- Net price $17,339 a year
- 24
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH · Private nonprofitTop 19% for earnings
- $12,271 off the sticker price
- Net price $17,989 a year
- 25
Kettering College
Kettering, OH · Private nonprofitTop 17% for earnings
- $11,189 off the sticker price
- Net price $21,650 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The College of Wooster | $23,458 | $26,500 | $59,629 | 74% |
| Kenyon College | $38,512 | $18,527 | $71,830 | 82% |
| Oberlin College | $38,645 | $26,000 | $58,343 | 81% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | $20,897 | $27,000 | $55,624 | 59% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $41,190 | $24,000 | $87,989 | 87% |
| Denison University | $40,007 | $26,000 | $67,753 | 79% |
| John Carroll University | $28,746 | $26,000 | $62,860 | 79% |
| University of Dayton | $29,533 | $23,250 | $75,537 | 80% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | $29,208 | $27,000 | $42,509 | 58% |
| Capital University | $22,576 | $26,889 | $54,143 | 60% |
| Ursuline College | $16,164 | $26,250 | $56,878 | 67% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | $28,226 | $24,968 | $32,641 | 72% |
| Marietta College | $21,083 | $27,000 | $57,180 | 61% |
| Xavier University | $32,997 | $23,250 | $64,873 | 69% |
| Ohio Northern University | $24,478 | $27,000 | $80,928 | 75% |
| Otterbein University | $19,237 | $26,000 | $53,313 | 68% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | $27,603 | $27,000 | $54,122 | 67% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | $22,421 | $25,000 | $49,555 | 68% |
| The University of Findlay | $27,221 | $25,439 | $56,996 | 58% |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | $29,439 | $27,000 | $40,664 | 56% |
| Cedarville University | $24,468 | $20,937 | $55,443 | 73% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $23,589 | $23,384 | $50,030 | 75% |
| Ohio State University | $17,339 | $19,976 | $60,409 | 88% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | $17,989 | $20,834 | $65,409 | 56% |
| Kettering College | $21,650 | $23,500 | $67,492 | 65% |
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 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Oklahoma 4
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15