Colleges with the highest graduation rates in Ohio
Colleges ranked by six-year graduation rate, from federal data.
Colleges with the highest graduation rates in Ohio99 schools
99 schools qualify, ranked by graduation rate. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in Ohio.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Has a graduation rate from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by graduation rate, highest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#2 in Ohio
- 87% graduate
- 6,186 undergraduates
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Denison University
Granville, OH · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Ohio
- 79% graduate
- 2,405 undergraduates
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John Carroll University
University Heights, OH · Private nonprofitTop 12% for graduation
- 79% graduate
- 2,287 undergraduates
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Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- 75% graduate
- 2,592 undergraduates
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Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit#13 in Ohio
- 75% graduate
- 2,978 undergraduates
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · PublicTop 15% for graduation
- 75% graduate
- 31,184 undergraduates
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Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
Cincinnati, OH · Private nonprofit#10 in Ohio
- 73% graduate
- 457 undergraduates
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Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH · Private nonprofit#12 in Ohio
- 72% graduate
- 194 undergraduates
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The Modern College of Design
Kettering, OH · Private for-profitTop 11% for low debt
- 69% graduate
- 189 undergraduates
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Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofitTop 24% for graduation
- 68% graduate
- 1,631 undergraduates
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Kettering College
Kettering, OH · Private nonprofitTop 17% for earnings
- 65% graduate
- 639 undergraduates
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Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH · Public#35 in Ohio
- 64% graduate
- 14,014 undergraduates
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
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| Felbry College | $57,632 | $17,000 | — | 91% |
| Ohio State University | $17,339 | $19,976 | $60,409 | 88% |
| 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% |
| University of Dayton | $29,533 | $23,250 | $75,537 | 80% |
| Miami University-Oxford | $28,384 | $23,000 | $55,076 | 80% |
| Denison University | $40,007 | $26,000 | $67,753 | 79% |
| John Carroll University | $28,746 | $26,000 | $62,860 | 79% |
| Ohio Northern University | $24,478 | $27,000 | $80,928 | 75% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | $23,589 | $23,384 | $50,030 | 75% |
| University of Cincinnati | $25,648 | $21,250 | $54,810 | 75% |
| The College of Wooster | $23,458 | $26,500 | $59,629 | 74% |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | $19,622 | $20,625 | $66,111 | 73% |
| Cedarville University | $24,468 | $20,937 | $55,443 | 73% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | $28,226 | $24,968 | $32,641 | 72% |
| The Modern College of Design | $39,359 | $12,000 | $42,187 | 69% |
| Xavier University | $32,997 | $23,250 | $64,873 | 69% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | $22,421 | $25,000 | $49,555 | 68% |
| Otterbein University | $19,237 | $26,000 | $53,313 | 68% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | $27,603 | $27,000 | $54,122 | 67% |
| Ursuline College | $16,164 | $26,250 | $56,878 | 67% |
| Ohio University | $21,637 | $21,056 | $52,581 | 65% |
| Kettering College | $21,650 | $23,500 | $67,492 | 65% |
| Bowling Green State University | $24,022 | $25,000 | $47,896 | 64% |
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 26
- Alaska 5
- Arizona 16
- Arkansas 23
- California 128
- Colorado 26
- Connecticut 26
- Delaware 4
- District of Columbia 9
- Florida 61
- Georgia 60
- Hawaii 6
- Idaho 9
- Illinois 57
- Indiana 45
- Iowa 30
- Kansas 27
- Kentucky 29
- Louisiana 24
- Maine 19
- Maryland 26
- Massachusetts 67
- Michigan 44
- Minnesota 40
- Mississippi 16
- Missouri 53
- Montana 10
- Nebraska 19
- Nevada 6
- New Hampshire 13
- New Jersey 36
- New Mexico 11
- New York 135
- North Carolina 55
- North Dakota 9
- Oklahoma 23
- Oregon 21
- Pennsylvania 118
- Puerto Rico 52
- Rhode Island 11
- South Carolina 35
- South Dakota 11
- Tennessee 43
- Texas 85
- Utah 16
- Vermont 9
- Virginia 51
- Washington 24
- West Virginia 19
- Wisconsin 36
- Wyoming 3