Main College Cost Directory 2026
U.S. College Cost Directory
Use this directory as the main starting point for comparing U.S. colleges by tuition, total cost, net price, median earnings, graduation rate, and value score.
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| University | Location | Type | Total Cost | Net Price | Median Earnings | Graduation Rate | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Columbus, OH | Public | $30,305 | $17,339 | $60,409 | 87.7% | Value Score = earnings 24.2 + graduation 21.9 + net price 9.2 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.9 = 67.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus, OH | Private Nonprofit | $21,446 | $10,420 | $75,103 | 53.9% | Value Score = earnings 30.0 + graduation 13.5 + net price 11.5 + total cost 7.3 + debt 4.0 = 66.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio Northern University | Ada, OH | Private Nonprofit | $53,580 | $24,478 | $80,928 | 75.5% | Value Score = earnings 32.4 + graduation 18.9 + net price 6.8 + total cost 3.3 + debt 3.1 = 64.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | Private Nonprofit | $85,851 | $41,190 | $87,989 | 87.2% | Value Score = earnings 35.2 + graduation 21.8 + net price 1.3 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.9 = 62.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | Private Nonprofit | $65,881 | $29,533 | $75,537 | 80.2% | Value Score = earnings 30.2 + graduation 20.0 + net price 5.2 + total cost 1.8 + debt 4.4 = 61.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Kettering College | Kettering, OH | Private Nonprofit | $32,839 | $21,650 | $67,492 | 65.1% | Value Score = earnings 27.0 + graduation 16.3 + net price 7.8 + total cost 5.9 + debt 4.4 = 61.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Cincinnati, OH | Private Nonprofit | $28,094 | $18,378 | $68,303 | 55.7% | Value Score = earnings 27.3 + graduation 13.9 + net price 8.9 + total cost 6.5 + debt 4.4 = 61.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Mercy College of Ohio | Toledo, OH | Private Nonprofit | $30,260 | $17,989 | $65,409 | 55.8% | Value Score = earnings 26.2 + graduation 14.0 + net price 9.0 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.7 = 61.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Cincinnati, OH | Public | $32,171 | $25,648 | $54,810 | 75% | Value Score = earnings 21.9 + graduation 18.7 + net price 6.5 + total cost 6.0 + debt 6.6 = 59.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Miami University-Oxford | Oxford, OH | Public | $38,757 | $28,384 | $55,076 | 79.8% | Value Score = earnings 22.0 + graduation 19.9 + net price 5.5 + total cost 5.2 + debt 5.4 = 58.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | Private Nonprofit | $87,590 | $38,512 | $71,830 | 82.3% | Value Score = earnings 28.7 + graduation 20.6 + net price 2.2 + total cost 0.0 + debt 5.7 = 57.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Athens, OH | Public | $30,586 | $21,637 | $52,581 | 65.5% | Value Score = earnings 21.0 + graduation 16.4 + net price 7.8 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.6 = 57.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ursuline College | Pepper Pike, OH | Private Nonprofit | $50,523 | $16,164 | $56,878 | 66.7% | Value Score = earnings 22.8 + graduation 16.7 + net price 9.6 + total cost 3.7 + debt 3.7 = 56.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | Public | $26,512 | $17,249 | $50,632 | 57% | Value Score = earnings 20.3 + graduation 14.3 + net price 9.3 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.8 = 56.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Marietta College | Marietta, OH | Private Nonprofit | $53,709 | $21,083 | $57,180 | 61.4% | Value Score = earnings 22.9 + graduation 15.3 + net price 8.0 + total cost 3.3 + debt 6.6 = 56.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville, OH | Private Nonprofit | $49,320 | $24,468 | $55,443 | 72.5% | Value Score = earnings 22.2 + graduation 18.1 + net price 6.8 + total cost 3.8 + debt 5.0 = 56.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| John Carroll University | University Heights, OH | Private Nonprofit | $65,827 | $28,746 | $62,860 | 78.6% | Value Score = earnings 25.1 + graduation 19.6 + net price 5.4 + total cost 1.8 + debt 3.9 = 55.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | Public | $27,159 | $14,764 | $52,131 | 50.6% | Value Score = earnings 20.9 + graduation 12.6 + net price 10.1 + total cost 6.6 + debt 5.6 = 55.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, OH | Private Nonprofit | $44,580 | $23,589 | $50,030 | 75.5% | Value Score = earnings 20.0 + graduation 18.9 + net price 7.1 + total cost 4.4 + debt 4.7 = 55.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Walsh University | North Canton, OH | Private Nonprofit | $47,575 | $20,493 | $59,764 | 58.5% | Value Score = earnings 23.9 + graduation 14.6 + net price 8.2 + total cost 4.1 + debt 4.3 = 55.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Otterbein University | Westerville, OH | Private Nonprofit | $48,321 | $19,237 | $53,313 | 67.9% | Value Score = earnings 21.3 + graduation 17.0 + net price 8.6 + total cost 4.0 + debt 4.1 = 55.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Akron, OH | Public | $26,284 | $13,946 | $46,600 | 51.9% | Value Score = earnings 18.6 + graduation 13.0 + net price 10.4 + total cost 6.7 + debt 5.6 = 54.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The College of Wooster | Wooster, OH | Private Nonprofit | $75,656 | $23,458 | $59,629 | 73.9% | Value Score = earnings 23.9 + graduation 18.5 + net price 7.2 + total cost 0.5 + debt 4.0 = 54.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH | Private Nonprofit | $65,476 | $32,997 | $64,873 | 68.7% | Value Score = earnings 25.9 + graduation 17.2 + net price 4.0 + total cost 1.8 + debt 4.6 = 53.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH | Public | $30,567 | $20,787 | $45,388 | 63.7% | Value Score = earnings 18.2 + graduation 15.9 + net price 8.1 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.0 = 53.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | Bowling Green, OH | Public | $33,007 | $24,022 | $47,896 | 63.7% | Value Score = earnings 19.2 + graduation 15.9 + net price 7.0 + total cost 5.9 + debt 5.0 = 53.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Mount St. Joseph University | Cincinnati, OH | Private Nonprofit | $46,719 | $16,530 | $51,509 | 56.3% | Value Score = earnings 20.6 + graduation 14.1 + net price 9.5 + total cost 4.2 + debt 4.6 = 53.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ashland University | Ashland, OH | Private Nonprofit | $43,434 | $21,988 | $52,928 | 60.6% | Value Score = earnings 21.2 + graduation 15.2 + net price 7.7 + total cost 4.6 + debt 4.3 = 52.9/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | Public | $21,708 | $12,767 | $41,544 | 50.5% | Value Score = earnings 16.6 + graduation 12.6 + net price 10.7 + total cost 7.3 + debt 5.5 = 52.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Hiram College | Hiram, OH | Private Nonprofit | $40,572 | $21,058 | $54,311 | 54.5% | Value Score = earnings 21.7 + graduation 13.6 + net price 8.0 + total cost 4.9 + debt 4.4 = 52.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH | Private Nonprofit | $49,858 | $22,421 | $49,555 | 68.1% | Value Score = earnings 19.8 + graduation 17.0 + net price 7.5 + total cost 3.8 + debt 4.4 = 52.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | Dayton, OH | Public | $24,373 | $15,415 | $49,500 | 41.7% | Value Score = earnings 19.8 + graduation 10.4 + net price 9.9 + total cost 7.0 + debt 5.5 = 52.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | Private Nonprofit | $81,900 | $40,007 | $67,753 | 78.9% | Value Score = earnings 27.1 + graduation 19.7 + net price 1.7 + total cost 0.0 + debt 3.9 = 52.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Shawnee State University | Portsmouth, OH | Public | $21,974 | $14,381 | $39,596 | 48.1% | Value Score = earnings 15.8 + graduation 12.0 + net price 10.2 + total cost 7.3 + debt 6.3 = 51.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Muskingum University | New Concord, OH | Private Nonprofit | $44,658 | $19,532 | $48,440 | 56.4% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 14.1 + net price 8.5 + total cost 4.4 + debt 5.2 = 51.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| University of Mount Union | Alliance, OH | Private Nonprofit | $49,276 | $23,280 | $53,217 | 58.7% | Value Score = earnings 21.3 + graduation 14.7 + net price 7.2 + total cost 3.8 + debt 4.1 = 51.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Capital University | Columbus, OH | Private Nonprofit | $57,130 | $22,576 | $54,143 | 60.3% | Value Score = earnings 21.7 + graduation 15.1 + net price 7.5 + total cost 2.9 + debt 4.0 = 51.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| The University of Findlay | Findlay, OH | Private Nonprofit | $54,580 | $27,221 | $56,996 | 57.9% | Value Score = earnings 22.8 + graduation 14.5 + net price 5.9 + total cost 3.2 + debt 4.4 = 50.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | Private Nonprofit | $55,606 | $27,603 | $54,122 | 66.8% | Value Score = earnings 21.6 + graduation 16.7 + net price 5.8 + total cost 3.0 + debt 3.1 = 50.3/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, OH | Private Nonprofit | $68,424 | $20,897 | $55,624 | 58.6% | Value Score = earnings 22.2 + graduation 14.6 + net price 8.0 + total cost 1.4 + debt 3.9 = 50.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | Private Nonprofit | $87,404 | $38,645 | $58,343 | 80.9% | Value Score = earnings 23.3 + graduation 20.2 + net price 2.1 + total cost 0.0 + debt 4.4 = 50.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wittenberg University | Springfield, OH | Private Nonprofit | $57,799 | $18,649 | $54,947 | 52.7% | Value Score = earnings 22.0 + graduation 13.2 + net price 8.8 + total cost 2.8 + debt 3.4 = 50.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Bluffton University | Bluffton, OH | Private Nonprofit | $51,862 | $19,943 | $49,547 | 52.9% | Value Score = earnings 19.8 + graduation 13.2 + net price 8.4 + total cost 3.5 + debt 4.4 = 49.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Heidelberg University | Tiffin, OH | Private Nonprofit | $47,025 | $20,556 | $48,466 | 52% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 13.0 + net price 8.1 + total cost 4.1 + debt 4.1 = 48.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus, OH | Private Nonprofit | $47,621 | $20,079 | $51,748 | 41% | Value Score = earnings 20.7 + graduation 10.3 + net price 8.3 + total cost 4.0 + debt 5.3 = 48.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wilmington College | Wilmington, OH | Private Nonprofit | $43,431 | $24,153 | $48,491 | 47.3% | Value Score = earnings 19.4 + graduation 11.8 + net price 6.9 + total cost 4.6 + debt 5.8 = 48.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lake Erie College | Painesville, OH | Private Nonprofit | $50,790 | $20,961 | $50,417 | 38% | Value Score = earnings 20.2 + graduation 9.5 + net price 8.0 + total cost 3.7 + debt 6.0 = 47.4/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Malone University | Canton, OH | Private Nonprofit | $49,754 | $20,948 | $48,909 | 45% | Value Score = earnings 19.6 + graduation 11.2 + net price 8.0 + total cost 3.8 + debt 4.1 = 46.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Wilberforce University | Wilberforce, OH | Private Nonprofit | $25,676 | $5,567 | $38,298 | 12% | Value Score = earnings 15.3 + graduation 3.0 + net price 13.1 + total cost 6.8 + debt 6.6 = 44.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Defiance College | Defiance, OH | Private Nonprofit | $53,667 | $26,337 | $49,351 | 30.6% | Value Score = earnings 19.7 + graduation 7.6 + net price 6.2 + total cost 3.3 + debt 6.9 = 43.8/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | Cleveland, OH | Private Nonprofit | $61,212 | $28,226 | $32,641 | 72.1% | Value Score = earnings 13.1 + graduation 18.0 + net price 5.6 + total cost 2.3 + debt 4.7 = 43.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Lourdes University | Sylvania, OH | Private Nonprofit | $45,378 | $23,206 | $48,150 | 32.5% | Value Score = earnings 19.3 + graduation 8.1 + net price 7.3 + total cost 4.3 + debt 4.6 = 43.5/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Central State University | Wilberforce, OH | Public | $21,929 | $13,096 | $33,267 | 22.8% | Value Score = earnings 13.3 + graduation 5.7 + net price 10.6 + total cost 7.3 + debt 6.1 = 43.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus, OH | Private Nonprofit | $54,443 | $29,439 | $40,664 | 55.6% | Value Score = earnings 16.3 + graduation 13.9 + net price 5.2 + total cost 3.2 + debt 4.1 = 42.7/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Franklin University | Columbus, OH | Private Nonprofit | $30,696 | $25,243 | $51,892 | 11.1% | Value Score = earnings 20.8 + graduation 2.8 + net price 6.6 + total cost 6.2 + debt 5.9 = 42.2/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville, OH | Private Nonprofit | $35,017 | $20,607 | $39,813 | 33.9% | Value Score = earnings 15.9 + graduation 8.5 + net price 8.1 + total cost 5.6 + debt 3.9 = 42.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | Cleveland, OH | Private Nonprofit | $64,587 | $29,208 | $42,509 | 57.7% | Value Score = earnings 17.0 + graduation 14.4 + net price 5.3 + total cost 1.9 + debt 2.4 = 41.1/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Tiffin University | Tiffin, OH | Private Nonprofit | $48,004 | $26,500 | $35,942 | 39.9% | Value Score = earnings 14.4 + graduation 10.0 + net price 6.2 + total cost 4.0 + debt 5.5 = 40.0/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | Private Nonprofit | $53,879 | $34,253 | $34,368 | 41.3% | Value Score = earnings 13.7 + graduation 10.3 + net price 3.6 + total cost 3.3 + debt 6.6 = 37.6/100. Uses median earnings, graduation rate, net price, total cost, and median debt. |
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