Here are the best four year colleges in Ohio. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in Ohio.
- Ashland, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.ashland.edu/
- Berea, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.bw.edu/
- Bluffton, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.bluffton.edu/
Bowling Green State University
- Bowling Green, Ohio
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: www.bgsu.edu/
- Columbus, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.capital.edu/
Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: case.edu/
- Cedarville, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.cedarville.edu/
- Wilberforce, Ohio
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.centralstate.edu/
Cincinnati Christian University
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: ccuniversity.edu/
- Cleveland, Ohio
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.csuohio.edu/
- Wooster, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.wooster.edu/
Columbus College of Art and Design
- Columbus, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.ccad.edu/
- Defiance, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.defiance.edu/
- Granville, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: denison.edu/
Franciscan University of Steubenville
- Steubenville, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.franciscan.edu/
- Columbus, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.franklin.edu/
- Tiffin, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.heidelberg.edu/
- University Heights, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: https://www.jcu.edu/
- Painesville, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.lec.edu/
- Sylvania, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large Suburb
Website: www.lourdes.edu/
- Canton, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.malone.edu/
- Marietta, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.marietta.edu/
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.msj.edu/
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
- Mount Vernon, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.mvnu.edu/
- New Concord, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.muskingum.edu/
- Cleveland, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.notredamecollege.edu/
- Oberlin, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.oberlin.edu/
- Circleville, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.ohiochristian.edu/
- Columbus, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.ohiodominican.edu/
- Ada, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.onu.edu/
- Delaware, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.owu.edu/
- Westerville, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.otterbein.edu/
- Tiffin, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.tiffin.edu/
Union Institute and University
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: myunion.edu/
- Dayton, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: udayton.edu/
- Findlay, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.findlay.edu/
- Alliance, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.mountunion.edu/
- Urbana, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.urbana.edu/
- Pepper Pike, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.ursuline.edu/
- North Canton, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.walsh.edu/
- Wilberforce, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.wilberforce.edu/
- Wilmington, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.wilmington.edu/
- Springfield, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.wittenberg.edu/
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.xavier.edu/
The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources is part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.