Top colleges in Ohio by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Ohio with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Chamberlain University-Ohio leads this list at $295,440 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Chamberlain University-Ohio
10 Yr. ROI
$295,440
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
10 Yr. ROI
$266,262
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
10 Yr. ROI
$265,118
Top 25 Top colleges in Ohio by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | OH | Private for-profit | 257 | $295,440 | Grad 27.3% · Net $35,431 |
| 2 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | OH | Private nonprofit | 713 | $266,262 | Grad 60.4% · Net $17,566 |
| 3 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | OH | Private nonprofit | 532 | $265,118 | Grad 59.5% · Net $23,987 |
| 4 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | OH | Public | 298 | $264,616 | Grad 20.4% · Net $5,949 |
| 5 | Ohio University-Lancaster Campus | OH | Public | 691 | $261,396 | Grad 13.7% · Net $6,593 |
| 6 | Mercy College of Ohio | OH | Private nonprofit | 939 | $260,716 | Grad 48.4% · Net $15,273 |
| 7 | Miami University-Middletown | OH | Public | 837 | $253,059 | Grad 27.5% · Net $10,410 |
| 8 | Ohio Northern University | OH | Private nonprofit | 2,489 | $251,228 | Grad 71.0% · Net $23,969 |
| 9 | Ohio State University-Lima Campus | OH | Public | 621 | $250,408 | Grad 23.9% · Net $12,326 |
| 10 | Miami University-Hamilton | OH | Public | 2,043 | $247,544 | Grad 25.8% · Net $11,513 |
| 11 | Kettering College | OH | Private nonprofit | 549 | $243,730 | Grad 57.1% · Net $20,896 |
| 12 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | Public | 45,638 | $225,692 | Grad 86.6% · Net $17,269 |
| 13 | University of Dayton | OH | Private nonprofit | 7,682 | $225,264 | Grad 80.3% · Net $30,366 |
| 14 | University of Akron Wayne College | OH | Public | 457 | $216,232 | Grad 11.2% · Net $6,549 |
| 15 | Case Western Reserve University | OH | Private nonprofit | 6,437 | $208,548 | Grad 87.4% · Net $44,622 |
| 16 | Wright State University-Lake Campus | OH | Public | 892 | $202,566 | Grad 43.7% · Net $9,533 |
| 17 | Ursuline College | OH | Private nonprofit | 670 | $202,286 | Grad 55.4% · Net $17,186 |
| 18 | John Carroll University | OH | Private nonprofit | 2,274 | $199,984 | Grad 74.3% · Net $27,167 |
| 19 | Cleveland State University | OH | Public | 8,969 | $197,868 | Grad 51.4% · Net $13,754 |
| 20 | Walsh University | OH | Private nonprofit | 1,390 | $194,226 | Grad 57.9% · Net $19,588 |
| 21 | Lake Erie College | OH | Private nonprofit | 852 | $192,221 | Grad 44.4% · Net $13,324 |
| 22 | Marietta College | OH | Private nonprofit | 952 | $191,092 | Grad 60.9% · Net $22,890 |
| 23 | Ohio University-Main Campus | OH | Public | 19,633 | $191,031 | Grad 65.1% · Net $20,666 |
| 24 | Malone University | OH | Private nonprofit | 798 | $187,994 | Grad 55.6% · Net $12,621 |
| 25 | University of Toledo | OH | Public | 9,770 | $183,776 | Grad 57.5% · Net $16,406 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; 67 campuses met every filter and the top 25 are published.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.