List of colleges and universities in Ohio

The U.S. state of Ohio is home to a number of public and private institutions of higher learning. Prior to statehood, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 included a provision to establish an institution of higher education in what became Ohio. American Western University was chartered in 1802 as a result, but never opened. Two years later, the new Ohio General Assembly chartered Ohio University, which opened for classes in 1809, followed by Miami University, which was chartered in 1809 and opened in 1824. In northern Ohio, Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University) was established in 1826.See College Lands: Ohio University Chartered, and Land Ordinance of 1785, and Act of February 18, 1804, v. 2, L. O. p. 193, An act establishing a University in the town of Athens.

Institutions

+ Active institutionsSchoolLocation(s)ControlTypeAs noted by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.Enrollment (fall 2024)FoundedAir Force Institute of TechnologyWright-Patterson Air Force BasePublicDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity1,0701919Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalemPrivate not-for profit Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions 601957American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbusPrivate for-profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools2511990Antioch CollegeYellow SpringsPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus1211850Closed briefly in 2008 and reopened in 2011.Antioch UniversityYellow SpringsPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus (Antioch University Online); Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools (PhD Program in Leadership and Change)4861988Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate not-for profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools2131869Ashland UniversityAshlandPrivate not-for profitMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs64191878ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate for-profitSpecial Focus Two-Year: Health Professions2661994Athena Career AcademyToledoPrivate for-profitSpecial Focus Two-Year: Other Fields5162010Athenaeum of OhioCincinnatiPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions1561829Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCantonPrivate not-for profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools2861892Baldwin Wallace UniversityBereaPrivate not-for profitMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs3,3051845Belmont CollegeSt. ClairsvillePublicAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional2,0201971Bluffton UniversityBlufftonPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields6461899Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuronPublicAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional2,0971968Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling GreenPublicDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity17,5941910Bryant & Stratton College Akron, Parma, and SolonPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant6241854Capital UniversityBexleyPrivate not-for profitMaster's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs2,2631830Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandPrivate not-for profitDoctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity12,4751826Cedarville UniversityCedarvillePrivate not-for profitMaster's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs6,3181887Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewarkPublicAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional3,1821971Central State UniversityWilberforcePublicBaccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields2,7081887Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnatiPublicAssociate's college9,6831969Clark State CollegeSpringfieldPublicAssociate's college5,0771962Cleveland Institute of ArtClevelandPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution5451882Cleveland Institute of MusicClevelandPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution2931920Cleveland State UniversityClevelandPublicDoctoral/higher research university14,0741964Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbusPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution9161879Columbus State Community CollegeColumbusPublicAssociate's college28,0811963Cuyahoga Community CollegeClevelandPublicAssociate's college17,8401963Defiance CollegeDefiancePrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college5681850Denison UniversityGranvillePrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college2,3941831Edison State Community CollegePiquaPublicAssociate's college4,6241973Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenvillePrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university3,9761946Franklin UniversityColumbusPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution9,4571902Heidelberg UniversityTiffinPrivate not-for profitMaster's university1,0911850Hiram CollegeHiramPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college1,0611850Hocking CollegeNelsonvillePublicAssociate's college1,4861968Hondros College of NursingColumbusPrivate not-for profitAssociate's college3,8571981James A. Rhodes State CollegeLimaPublicAssociate's college4,1241971John Carroll UniversityUniversity HeightsPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university2,8641886Kent State UniversityAlso includes associate's dominant Ashtabula, Geauga, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses, health profession campus in East Liverpool, mixed baccalaureate and associate's Salem campus.KentPublicDoctoral/highest research university40,9621910Kenyon CollegeGambierPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college2,2491824Kettering CollegeKetteringPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution7571967Lake Erie CollegePainesvillePrivate not-for profitMaster's university1,1081856Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland and MadisonPublicAssociate's college4,3581967Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Wellington, North Ridgeville, and LorainPublicAssociate's college9,3501963Malone UniversityCantonPrivate not-for profitMaster's university1,2561892Marietta CollegeMariettaPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college1,1091835Marion Technical CollegeMarionPublicAssociate's college3,3461970Mercy College of OhioToledoPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitSpecial-focus institution1,0961917Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbusPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution6701903Miami UniversityAlso includes associate's-heavy satellite campuses in Hamilton and Middletown.OxfordPublicDoctoral/higher research university22,5081809Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnatiPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university2,2651920Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount VernonPrivate not-for profitMaster's university1,6711968Muskingum UniversityNew ConcordPrivate not-for profitMaster's university1,7511837North Central State CollegeMansfieldPublicAssociate's college2,5531961Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityRootstownPublicDoctoral/M.D./Pharm.D./higher research university1,0291972As Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM)Northwest State Community CollegeArchboldPublicAssociate's college4,0821968Oberlin CollegeOberlinPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college2,9091833Ohio UniversityIncludes associate's dominant Chillicothe, Eastern, Lancaster, and Southern campuses, and special-focus Zanesville campus.AthensPublicDoctoral/highest research university35,5801804Ohio Christian UniversityCirclevillePrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college1,4311947Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbusPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university1,2091911Ohio Northern UniversityAdaPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college3,1401871Ohio State UniversityAlso includes baccalaureate Lima campus, and mixed baccalaureate/associate's Mansfield, Marion, and Newark campuses.ColumbusPublicDoctoral/highest research university66,4081870Ohio Technical CollegeClevelandPrivate for-profitAssociate's college6831969Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelawarePrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college1,5251842Otterbein UniversityWestervillePrivate not-for profitMaster's university2,3321847Owens Community CollegeToledo and FindlayPublicAssociate's college7,8541965Payne Theological SeminaryWilberforcePrivate not-for profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions1241894Pontifical College JosephinumColumbusPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitSpecial-focus institution881888Remington CollegeClevelandPrivate not-for profitSpecial-focus institution1971987National organization formed, date of Cleveland opening unknownShawnee State UniversityPortsmouthPublicBaccalaureate college3,2311986Sinclair Community CollegeDaytonPublicAssociate's college19,4151887Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro, Mount Orab, Wilmington, and Washington Court HousePublicAssociate's college2,2271971Stark State CollegeCantonPublicAssociate's college10,1281960Terra State Community CollegeFremontPublicAssociate's college2,2141968Tiffin UniversityTiffinPrivate not-for profitMaster's university3,8311888United Theological SeminaryDaytonPrivate (Methodist) not-for profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions5101871University of Akron Main CampusAkronPublicDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity13,3321870As Buchtel CollegeUniversity of Akron Wayne CollegeOrrvillePublicAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional1,4111972University of CincinnatiCincinnatiPublicDoctoral/highest research university62,2921819University of DaytonDaytonPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitDoctoral/higher research university10,5061850University of FindlayFindlayPrivate not-for profitMaster's university5,0161882University of Mount UnionAlliancePrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college2,4611846University of Northwestern OhioLimaPrivate not-for profitMixed baccalaureate/associate's college2,5251920University of Rio GrandeRio GrandePrivate not-for profitMixed baccalaureate/associate's college2,2581876University of ToledoToledoPublicDoctoral/higher research university14,3581872Ursuline CollegePepper PikePrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university9701871Walsh UniversityNorth CantonPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university2,1921958Washington State Community CollegeMariettaPublicAssociate's college2,0251971Wilberforce UniversityWilberforcePrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college, HBCU8381856Wilmington CollegeWilmingtonPrivate not-for profitMaster's university1,0401870Winebrenner Theological SeminaryFindlayPrivate (Churches of God) not-for profitSpecial Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions1221942Wittenberg UniversitySpringfieldPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college1,2851845The College of WoosterWoosterPrivate not-for profitBaccalaureate college1,7381866Wright State UniversityAlso includes baccalaureate college Lake Campus.FairbornPublicDoctoral/higher research university11,9591967Xavier UniversityCincinnatiPrivate (Catholic) not-for profitMaster's university5,5011831Youngstown State UniversityYoungstownPublicMaster's university12,2041908Zane State CollegeZanesvillePublicAssociate's college1,7691969

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