Colleges in Ohio: Universities, Trade and Technical Schools

Ohio Colleges Summary

Ohio has the fifth highest total number of colleges and post-secondary schools in the United States with 336 (as of 2005). Overall enrollment is the eighth highest in the country with more than 630,000. Ohio also has the second highest number of public schools with more than 115 of them. Nonetheless, a modest 73% of Ohio's students go to these public schools, with only 17 states having a lower percentage of adult students enrolled in public schools.

The largest college in Ohio is Ohio State University with more than 50,000 students. There are also seven other colleges with more than 20,000 students, the largest of these being Kent State University and Ohio University. Three of these are community colleges: Cuyahoga Community College District, Columbus State Community College, and Owens Community College

There are also nine other colleges with more than 10,000 students. The most notable of these is Bowling Green State University. Two of these large colleges are also community colleges: Sinclair Community College, and Lorain County Community College. Ohio also has a number of smaller schools - approximately 75 of the state's post-secondary schools have less than 100 students.

The mailing address and web site address for the Ohio Department of Education is as follows:

25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Website: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/

Selected Ohio Colleges and Universities

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School	City	Degrees	Open Admission	Quick Info
Akron Institute	Cuyahoga Falls	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma	Yes
Antonelli College	Cincinnati	Associate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Brown Mackie College	Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Findlay	Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
DeVry University	Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Seven Hills	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master	Yes	Get Info
DeVry University's Keller Graduate School of Management	Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Seven Hills	Graduate Certificate, Master	Yes	Get Info
Everest Institute	Gahanna	Associate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Fortis College	Centerville, Cincinnati, Cuyahoga Falls, Ravenna, Westerville	Associate, Certificate, Coursework, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Harrison College	Grove City	Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
ITT Technical Institute	Dayton, Hilliard, Norwood, Strongsville, Youngstown	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Master	Yes	Get Info
Kaplan Career Institute	Cleveland	Associate, Certificate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Kaplan College KHE	Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton	Associate, Certificate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Lincoln College of Technology	Cincinnati, Dayton, Franklin	Associate, Bachelor, Coursework	Yes	Get Info
National College	Cincinnati, Columbus, Kettering, Stow, Willoughby Hills, Youngstown	Associate, Bachelor, Diploma, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Sanford Brown College	Cleveland	Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Strayer University	Akron, Columbus, Mason	Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Master	Yes	Get Info
TechSkills	Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus	Certificate, Coursework	Yes
TechSkills Medical	Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus	Certificate, Diploma	Yes
The Art Institutes	Cincinnati	Advanced Diploma, Associate, Bachelor, Bachelor , Certificate, Certificate , Diploma	Yes	Get Info
Illinois Centers for Broadcasting	Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus	Diploma	Yes	Get Info
University of Phoenix	Beachwood, Columbus, Dayton, Independence, West Chester, Westlake	Associate, Bachelor, Doctorate, Master	Yes	Get Info
Vatterott College	Broadview Heights	Certificate, Diploma	Yes	Get Info

All Colleges and Universities in Ohio

School	City	Students	Dorms	Open Admission	Typical SAT Range
Adult and Community Education Hudson	Columbus	190		No
Adult Center for Education	Zanesville	245		Yes
Akron School of Practical Nursing	Akron	129		Yes
Allegheny Wesleyan College	Salem	54	70	Yes
American Institute of Alternative Medicine	Columbus	171		No
Antioch University McGregor	Yellow Springs	681		No
Antioch University PhD Program in Leadership and Change	Yellow Springs	125		No
Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	144	30	No	V: 480-600 M: 420-570
Ashland County West Holmes Career Center	Ashland	70		Yes
Ashland University	Ashland	6,493	1,750	No	V: 440-560 M: 460-570 W: 440-550
Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School	Jefferson	137		Yes
Athenaeum of Ohio	Cincinnati	238	85	Yes
ATS Institute of Technology	Highland Heights	438		No
Auburn Career Center	Concord Twp	399		Yes
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Canton	219	1	No
Baldwin Wallace College	Berea	4,383	1,880	No	V: 500-610 M: 490-600 W: 490-600
Belmont Technical College	Saint Clairsville	1,742		Yes
Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary	Columbus	25		No
Bluffton University	Bluffton	1,117	838	No	V: 450-580 M: 450-570
Bowling Green State University Firelands	Huron	2,065		Yes
Bowling Green State University Main Campus	Bowling Green	18,619	6,671	No	V: 440-560 M: 450-550 W: 435-535
Brown Aveda Institute Mentor	Mentor	116		No
Brown Aveda Institute Rocky River	Rocky River	98		No
Buckeye Joint Vocational School	New Philadelphia	118		No
Butler Tech D Russel Lee Career Center	Hamilton	327		No
Capital University	Columbus	3,713	1,299	No	V: 490-580 M: 480-600 W: 460-590
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County	Newark	430		Yes
Carnegie Institute of Integrative Medicine and Massotherapy	Suffield	207		Yes
Carousel Beauty College Dayton	Dayton	39		Yes
Carousel Beauty College Kettering	Kettering	76		Yes
Carousel Beauty College Middletown	Middletown	47		Yes
Carousel Beauty College Springfield	Springfield	38		Yes
Carousel of Miami Valley Beauty College	Huber Heights	71		Yes
Casal Aveda Institute	Youngstown	137		Yes
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland	9,844	3,484	No	V: 590-690 M: 620-720 W: 580-680
Cedarville University	Cedarville	3,055	2,486	No	V: 540-650 M: 530-640 W: 520-630
Central Ohio Technical College	Newark	3,100		Yes
Central School of Practical Nursing Cleveland	Cleveland	79		No
Central State University	Wilberforce	2,022	1,352	No	V: 340-440 M: 340-440
Chancellor University	Cleveland	570		No
Chatfield College	Saint Martin	218		Yes
Choffin Career and Technical Center	Youngstown	160		Yes
Cincinnati Christian University	Cincinnati	1,051	458	No	V: 440-560 M: 423-568 W: 410-558
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science	Cincinnati	99		No
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	8,507		Yes
Clark State Community College	Springfield	3,383		Yes
Cleveland Clinic Health System School of Diagnostic Imaging	Euclid	45		No
Cleveland Institute of Art	Cleveland	485	105	No	V: 470-580 M: 470-540
Cleveland Institute of Dental Medical Assistants	Cleveland	126		Yes
Cleveland Institute of Dental Medical Assistants Lyndhurst	Lyndhurst	93		Yes
Cleveland Institute of Dental Medical Assistants Mentor	Mentor	163		Yes
Cleveland Institute of Music	Cleveland	453	100	No
Cleveland Municipal School District Adult and Cont	Cleveland	97		Yes
Cleveland State University	Cleveland	15,038	842	No	V: 410-540 M: 400-570
College of Mount St. Joseph	Cincinnati	2,282	483	No	V: 440-550 M: 440-560
Columbiana County Vocational School	Lisbon	533		Yes
Columbus College of Art and Design	Columbus	1,545	276	No	V: 460-580 M: 450-550 W: 440-550
Columbus State Community College	Columbus	23,057		Yes
Community Hospital School of Nursing	Springfield	159	26	No
Community Services Division Alliance City	Alliance	148		No
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology Dayton	Dayton	113		Yes
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology Fairborn	Dayton	157		Yes
Cuyahoga Community College	Cleveland	24,563		Yes
Davis College Toledo	Toledo	484		No
Dayton Barber College	Dayton	49		Yes
Defiance College	Defiance	973	547	No	V: 440-560 M: 430-560 W: 420-560
Delaware Area Career Center	Delaware	90		Yes
Denison University	Granville	2,242	2,347	No	V: 580-690 M: 570-680
Eastern Hills Academy of Hair Design	Cincinnati	101		Yes
Eastland Fairfield Career and Technical Schools	Groveport	177		No
Edison State Community College	Piqua	3,025		Yes
Ehove Career Center	Milan	291		Yes
ETI Technical College	Niles	174		No
Euclid Beauty College	Euclid	126		Yes
Fairview Beauty Academy	Fairview Park	61		Yes
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing	Sandusky	126	16	No
Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville	2,434	1,263	No	V: 540-650 M: 520-600
Franklin University	Columbus	7,559		Yes
Gallia Jackson Vinton Joint Vocational School District	Rio Grande	157		Yes
Gerbers Akron Beauty School	Fairlawn	125		Yes
Gods Bible School and College	Cincinnati	285	200	No
Good Samaritan College of Nursing & Health Science	Cincinnati	304		No	V: 460-520 M: 455-510
Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development	Cincinnati	471		Yes
Greene County Career Center	Xenia	1,089		No
Hamrick School	Medina	140		Yes
Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing	Salem	36		No
Healing Arts Institute	Perrysburg	44		No
Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion Cincinnati	Cincinnati	232		No
Heidelberg University	Tiffin	1,584	993	No	V: 440-580 M: 440-590 W: 420-550
Hiram College	Hiram	1,271	955	No	V: 480-610 M: 470-590
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology	Troy	181		Yes
Hocking College	Nelsonville	4,341	935	Yes
Hondros College	Westerville	255		No
Huron School of Nursing	Cleveland	289		No
Inner State Beauty School	Lyndhurst	141		Yes
International Academy of Hair Design	Cincinnati	111		No
James a Rhodes State College	Lima	3,385		Yes
Jefferson Community College	Steubenville	1,744		Yes
John Carroll University	Cleveland	3,766	1,962	No	V: 490-590 M: 490-600 W: 480-590
Kent State University Ashtabula Campus	Ashtabula	1,575		Yes
Kent State University East Liverpool Campus	East Liverpool	902		Yes
Kent State University Geauga Campus	Burton	1,265		Yes
Kent State University Kent Campus	Kent	22,819	6,591	No	V: 450-560 M: 450-570
Kent State University Salem Campus	Salem	1,268		Yes
Kent State University Stark Campus	Canton	3,849		Yes
Kent State University Trumbull Campus	Warren	2,120		Yes
Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus	New Philadelphia	2,039		Yes
Kenyon College	Gambier	1,662	1,620	No	V: 630-730 M: 610-700 W: 630-720
Kettering College of Medical Arts	Kettering	808	120	No	V: 450-560 M: 410-570 W: 430-510
Knox County Career Center	Mount Vernon	110		Yes
Lake Erie College	Painesville	941	478	No	V: 425-560 M: 430-540 W: 415-540
Lakeland Community College	Kirtland	8,934		Yes
Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies	Beachwood	121		Yes
Lorain County Community College	Elyria	10,769		Yes
Lorain County Joint Vocational School District	Oberlin	87		Yes
Lourdes College	Sylvania	2,021		No
Madison Adult Career Center	Mansfield	87		Yes
Mahoning County Career and Technical Center	Canfield	80		Yes
Malone University	Canton	2,371	1,003	No	V: 470-590 M: 470-590 W: 460-580
Marietta College	Marietta	1,605	1,203	No	M: 500-630 W: 500-610
Marion Technical College	Marion	2,125		Yes
MedCentral College of Nursing	Mansfield	416	99	No	V: 380-490 M: 430-480 W: 420-500
Medina County Career Center	Medina	55		Yes
Mercy College of Northwest Ohio	Toledo	804	76	Yes
Methodist Theological School	Delaware	234	159	No
Miami University Hamilton	Hamilton	2,607		Yes
Miami University Middletown	Middletown	1,969		Yes
Miami University Oxford	Oxford	15,968	7,097	No	V: 530-630 M: 550-650
Miami Valley Career Technology Center	Clayton	326		Yes
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy	Cincinnati	93		Yes
Moler Pickens Beauty Academy	Fairfield	143		Yes
Moore University of Hair Design	Cincinnati	15		Yes
Mount Carmel College of Nursing	Columbus	680	144	No
Mount Union College	Alliance	2,138	1,483	No
Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Mount Vernon	2,675	1,142	No	V: 500-610 M: 450-580
Muskingum College	New Concord	2,099	1,250	No	V: 460-580 M: 480-590 W: 450-590
National Beauty College	Canton	77		Yes
National Institute of Massotherapy	Akron	132		Yes
Nationwide Beauty Academy	Columbus	115		Yes
North Central State College	Mansfield	3,148		Yes
Northcoast Medical Training Academy	Kent	231		Yes
Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy	Rootstown	533		No
Northern Institute of Cosmetology	Lorain	26		Yes
Northwest State Community College	Archbold	2,944		Yes
Notre Dame College	Cleveland	1,490	501	No	V: 410-520 M: 420-550
O C Collins Career Center	Chesapeake	492		Yes
Oberlin College	Oberlin	2,774	2,400	No	V: 640-740 M: 620-710 W: 640-730
Ohio Business College Lorain	Sheffield Village	231		Yes
Ohio Christian University	Circleville	636	202	No	V: 520-580 M: 410-420 W: 460-530
Ohio College of Massotherapy	Akron	189		Yes
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine	Independence	370		No
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus	3,082	811	No
Ohio Hi Point Joint Vocational School District	Bellefontaine	805		No
Ohio Institute of Health Careers	Columbus	323		Yes
Ohio Institute of Health Careers Sheffield Village	Sheffield Village	182		Yes
Ohio Northern University	Ada	3,603	2,176	No	V: 500-620 M: 630-650 W: 500-630
Ohio State Beauty Academy	Lima	138		Yes
Ohio State College of Barber Styling	Columbus	103		Yes
Ohio State School of Cosmetology & Experts Barber School	Columbus	86		Yes
Ohio State School of Cosmetology Columbus	Columbus	61		Yes
Ohio State School of Cosmetology Reynoldsburg	Reynoldsburg	66		Yes
Ohio State School of Cosmetology Westerville	Westerville	105		Yes
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute	Wooster	748	385	Yes
Ohio State University Lima Campus	Lima	1,340		Yes
Ohio State University Main Campus	Columbus	52,568	9,038	No	V: 540-650 M: 590-680
Ohio State University Mansfield Campus	Mansfield	1,553	191	Yes
Ohio State University Marion Campus	Marion	1,633		Yes
Ohio State University Newark Campus	Newark	2,505	180	Yes
Ohio Technical College	Cleveland	919		Yes
Ohio University Chillicothe Campus	Chillicothe	1,836		Yes
Ohio University Eastern Campus	Saint Clairsville	751		Yes
Ohio University Lancaster Campus	Lancaster	1,728		Yes
Ohio University Main Campus	Athens	21,089	7,712	No	V: 480-600 M: 490-600 W: 470-580
Ohio University Southern Campus	Ironton	1,699		Yes
Ohio University Zanesville Campus	Zanesville	1,805		Yes
Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware	1,986	1,633	No	V: 530-650 M: 540-650
Oregon Career Center	Oregon	305		Yes
Otterbein College	Westerville	3,107	1,385	No	V: 470-600 M: 480-590 W: 460-600
Owens Community College	Perrysburg	19,853		Yes
Paramount Beauty Academy	Portsmouth	54		Yes
Payne Theological Seminary	Wilberforce	120	36	No
Penta County Joint Vocational School	Perrysburg	195		Yes
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District	Chillicothe	288		Yes
Pike County Joint Vocational School District	Piketon	97		No
Pioneer Career and Technology Center	Shelby	38		Yes
Polaris Career Center	Middleburg Heights	122		Yes
Pontifical College Josephinum	Columbus	194	200	No	V: 495-635 M: 550-655 W: 510-570
Portage Lakes Career Center	Green	53		Yes
Practical Nurse Program Canton City Schools	Canton	106		No
Professional Skills Institute	Toledo	292		No
Rabbinical College Telshe	Wickliffe	43	200	Yes
Raphaels School of Beauty Culture Alliance	Alliance	52		Yes
Raphaels School of Beauty Culture Boardman	Boardman	36		Yes
Raphaels School of Beauty Culture Brunswick	Brunswick	46		Yes
Raphaels School of Beauty Culture Niles	Niles	63		Yes
Regency Beauty Institute Cincinnati	Cincinnati	10		No
Regency Beauty Institute Springdale	Springdale	27		No
Rosedale Bible College	Irwin	81	150	No
Ross Institute of Medical and Dental Technology	Cincinnati	150		No
Sandusky Career Center	Sandusky	137		No
School of Advertising Art Inc	Kettering	150		No
School of Nursing at Cuyahoga Valley Career Center	Brecksville	129		Yes
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Lucasville	421		Yes
Shawnee State University	Portsmouth	3,699	658	Yes
Sinclair Community College	Dayton	18,691		Yes
Southern State Community College	Hillsboro	2,436		Yes
Stark State College of Technology	North Canton	8,238		Yes
Stautzenberger College	Maumee	745		Yes
Stautzenberger College Brecksville	Brecksville	282		Yes
TCTC Adult Training Center	Warren	157		Yes
Temple Baptist College	Cincinnati	60		Yes
Terra State Community College	Fremont	2,495		Yes
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Cincinnati	338		No	V: 430-520 M: 410-510 W: 425-518
The College of Wooster	Wooster	1,781	1,856	No	V: 540-670 M: 550-660
The Spa School	Columbus	120		Yes
The University of Findlay	Findlay	5,388	1,396	No	V: 460-580 M: 450-600 W: 450-575
Tiffin Academy of Hair Design	Tiffin	64		Yes
Tiffin University	Tiffin	2,357	640	No	V: 420-490 M: 400-502
Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture East	OREGON	63		Yes
Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture South	Toledo	115		Yes
Toledo Public Schools Adult & Continuing Education	Toledo	309		Yes
Tri County Adult Career Center	Nelsonville	40		Yes
Tri Rivers Career Center	Marion	222		Yes
Tri State Bible College	South Point	41		No
Tri State College	North Lima	44		Yes
Trinity Health System School of Nursing	Steubenville	147		No
Trinity Lutheran Seminary	Columbus	176	45	No
Union Institute & University	Cincinnati	1,719		No
United Theological Seminary	Dayton	248		No
University of Akron Main Campus	Akron	23,007	2,730	Yes
University of Akron Wayne College	Orrville	1,615		Yes
University of Cincinnati Clermont College	Batavia	2,942		Yes
University of Cincinnati Main Campus	Cincinnati	29,319	3,124	No	V: 490-610 M: 500-630 W: 470-590
University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College	Blue Ash	4,257		Yes
University of Dayton	Dayton	10,395	6,081	No	V: 520-620 M: 530-640
University of Northwestern Ohio	Lima	3,312	1,064	Yes
University of Rio Grande	Rio Grande	2,243	620	Yes
University of Toledo	Toledo	19,767	4,004	Yes
Upper Valley Joint Vocational School	Piqua	633		Yes
Urbana University	Urbana	1,440	592	No	V: 400-520 M: 420-530
Ursuline College	Pepper Pike	1,550	242	No	V: 370-510 M: 390-520
US Grant Joint Vocational School	Bethel	19		Yes
Valley Beauty School Cambridge	Cambridge	5		Yes
Valley Beauty School Zanesville	Zanesville	35		Yes
Vanguard Career Center	Fremont	20		No
Vantage Career Center	Van Wert	68		Yes
Virginia Marti College of Art and Design	Lakewood	262		No
W Howard Nicol School of Practical Nursing	Green	35		No
Walsh University	North Canton	2,522	1,037	No	V: 440-540 M: 460-560
Warren County Career Center	Lebanon	65		Yes
Washington County Career Center Adult Technical Training	Marietta	273		Yes
Washington State Community College	Marietta	1,243		Yes
Wayne County Schools Career Center	Smithville	548		Yes
Western Hills School of Beauty and Hair Design	Cincinnati	308		Yes
Wilberforce University	Wilberforce	834	1,000	No
Willoughby Eastlake School of Practical Nursing	Willoughby	70		No
Wilmington College	Wilmington	1,605	819	No	V: 400-410 M: 520-530
Winebrenner Theological Seminary	Findlay	112		No
Wittenberg University	Springfield	2,078	1,696	No	V: 490-610 M: 500-620
Wright State University Lake Campus	Celina	845		Yes
Wright State University Main Campus	Dayton	16,151	2,987	Yes
Xavier University	Cincinnati	6,646	1,809	No	V: 500-610 M: 500-610 W: 500-600
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	13,595	1,297	Yes
Zane State College	Zanesville	2,049		Yes

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