Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Ohio

This directory-style guide highlights 50 four-year colleges and universities in Ohio. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Ohio State University-Main Campus — Columbus, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus — Cincinnati, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Kent State University at Kent — Kent, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Ohio University-Main Campus — Athens, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Miami University-Oxford — Oxford, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Sinclair Community College — Dayton, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — Bowling Green, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
University of Toledo — Toledo, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Cleveland State University — Cleveland, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
University of Akron Main Campus — Akron, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Case Western Reserve University — Cleveland, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Dayton — Dayton, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Youngstown State University — Youngstown, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Wright State University-Main Campus — Dayton, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Lorain County Community College — Elyria, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College — Cincinnati, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Franklin University — Columbus, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College — Batavia, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College — Blue Ash, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Xavier University — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Central State University — Wilberforce, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Cedarville University — Cedarville, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
The University of Findlay — Findlay, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Clark State College — Springfield, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Ashland University — Ashland, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Franciscan University of Steubenville — Steubenville, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Kent State University at Stark — North Canton, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Shawnee State University — Portsmouth, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Baldwin Wallace University — Berea, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Tiffin University — Tiffin, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Ohio Northern University — Ada, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Oberlin College — Oberlin, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
John Carroll University — University Heights, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Capital University — Columbus, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
University of Northwestern Ohio — Lima, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Central Ohio Technical College — Newark, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Otterbein University — Westerville, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
North Central State College — Mansfield, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Denison University — Granville, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Walsh University — North Canton, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Miami University-Hamilton — Hamilton, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Ohio State University-Newark Campus — Newark, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
University of Mount Union — Alliance, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Muskingum University — New Concord, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Kent State University at Geauga — Burton, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Mount Saint Joseph University — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Ohio University-Southern Campus — Ironton, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus — Lancaster, Ohio. Public four-year institution.
The College of Wooster — Wooster, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University — Mount Vernon, Ohio. Private nonprofit four-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.