2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in Ohio

Name: 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing in Ohio (Kollegio college rankings)
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47 Ohio schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Nursing ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%

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$82,308

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#1 Best Colleges for Nursing

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus

Acceptance rate

57.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$22,134

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,939

#2 Best Colleges for Nursing

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

Acceptance rate

28.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,020

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#3 Best Colleges for Nursing

Ohio State University

Columbus

Acceptance rate

60.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,018

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,845

#4 Best Colleges for Nursing

Ohio Northern University

Ada

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,390

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#5 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of Dayton

Dayton

Acceptance rate

61.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,890

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#6 Best Colleges for Nursing

Kettering College

Kettering

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$14,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#7 Best Colleges for Nursing

Xavier University

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

87.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$42,230

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#8 Best Colleges for Nursing

Miami University--Oxford

Oxford

Acceptance rate

75.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,253

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#9 Best Colleges for Nursing

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo

Acceptance rate

42.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$16,200

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#10 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

87.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,099

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#11 Best Colleges for Nursing

Cedarville University

Cedarville

Acceptance rate

62.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,174

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#12 Best Colleges for Nursing

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

Acceptance rate

72.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$29,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#13 Best Colleges for Nursing

Otterbein University

Westerville

Acceptance rate

83.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,224

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#14 Best Colleges for Nursing

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

Acceptance rate

76.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$35,366

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#15 Best Colleges for Nursing

Ohio University

Athens

Acceptance rate

84.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$12,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#16 Best Colleges for Nursing

Walsh University

North Canton

Acceptance rate

78.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,205

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#17 Best Colleges for Nursing

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

50.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$15,114

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,462

#18 Best Colleges for Nursing

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

Acceptance rate

84.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$23,483

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#19 Best Colleges for Nursing

University of Findlay

Findlay

Acceptance rate

86.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,878

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#20 Best Colleges for Nursing

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#21 Best Colleges for Nursing

Capital University

Columbus

Acceptance rate

73.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$38,928

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#22 Best Colleges for Nursing

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

Acceptance rate

80.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,776

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#23 Best Colleges for Nursing

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#24 Best Colleges for Nursing

Wittenberg University

Springfield

Acceptance rate

91.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$41,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#25 Best Colleges for Nursing

Kent State University

Kent

Acceptance rate

86.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

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