Best ROI 4-Year Colleges in Ohio

These are the best ROI 4-year colleges in ohio, ranked by earnings-to-cost ratio (ROI). The ranking includes 50 institutions, with Ohio University-Zanesville Campus leading at 2.3x.

Rank Institution State ROI
1 Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH 2.3x
2 Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH 2.3x
3 Mount Carmel College of Nursing OH 1.8x
4 Wilberforce University OH 1.7x
5 Miami University-Middletown OH 1.3x
6 Miami University-Hamilton OH 1.2x
7 Ohio State University-Lima Campus OH 1.2x
8 Wright State University-Lake Campus OH 1.1x
9 The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences OH 0.9x
10 Mercy College of Ohio OH 0.9x
11 Cleveland State University OH 0.9x
12 Ursuline College OH 0.9x
13 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH 0.9x
14 University of Akron Main Campus OH 0.8x
15 Ohio Northern University OH 0.8x
16 Youngstown State University OH 0.8x
17 Wright State University-Main Campus OH 0.8x
18 Mount St. Joseph University OH 0.8x
19 Kettering College OH 0.8x
20 Wittenberg University OH 0.7x
21 University of Toledo OH 0.7x
22 Walsh University OH 0.7x
23 Shawnee State University OH 0.7x
24 Otterbein University OH 0.7x
25 Marietta College OH 0.7x
26 Ohio Wesleyan University OH 0.7x
27 University of Dayton OH 0.6x
28 Central State University OH 0.6x
29 The College of Wooster OH 0.6x
30 Hiram College OH 0.6x
31 Ohio Dominican University OH 0.6x
32 Muskingum University OH 0.6x
33 Bluffton University OH 0.6x
34 Ohio University-Main Campus OH 0.6x
35 Ashland University OH 0.6x
36 Capital University OH 0.6x
37 Lake Erie College OH 0.6x
38 Heidelberg University OH 0.6x
39 Malone University OH 0.6x
40 Cedarville University OH 0.6x
41 University of Mount Union OH 0.6x
42 Kent State University at Kent OH 0.6x
43 John Carroll University OH 0.6x
44 Mount Vernon Nazarene University OH 0.6x
45 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH 0.5x
46 Case Western Reserve University OH 0.5x
47 Franciscan University of Steubenville OH 0.5x
48 The University of Findlay OH 0.5x
49 Lourdes University OH 0.5x
50 Franklin University OH 0.5x

Methodology

4-Year institutions in Ohio ranked by ROI. Minimum enrollment: 500 students. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.