2026 Best Small Colleges in Ohio

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

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Undergraduate enrollment

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268763

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

International students received aid

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean GPA

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Small Colleges

Kenyon College

Gambier

Acceptance rate

30.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$63,060

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#2 Best Small Colleges

Denison University

Granville

Acceptance rate

16.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#3 Best Small Colleges

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus

Acceptance rate

57.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$22,134

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,939

#4 Best Small Colleges

Ohio Northern University

Ada

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,390

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#5 Best Small Colleges

Oberlin College and Conservatory

Oberlin

Acceptance rate

34.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,384

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,000

#6 Best Small Colleges

Kettering College

Kettering

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$14,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#7 Best Small Colleges

John Carroll University

University Heights

Acceptance rate

81.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,740

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#8 Best Small Colleges

The College of Wooster

Wooster

Acceptance rate

54.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,050

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#9 Best Small Colleges

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 Small Colleges

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

Acceptance rate

76.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$35,366

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#11 Best Small Colleges

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

Acceptance rate

50.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$48,272

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#12 Best Small Colleges

Otterbein University

Westerville

Acceptance rate

83.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,224

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#13 Best Small Colleges

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$42,530

Avg. Cost after Aid

$41,480

#14 Best Small Colleges

Capital University

Columbus

Acceptance rate

73.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$38,928

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#15 Best Small Colleges

Marietta College

Marietta

Acceptance rate

78.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$36,410

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#16 Best Small Colleges

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

Acceptance rate

84.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,310

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#17 Best Small Colleges

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

Acceptance rate

72.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$29,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#18 Best Small Colleges

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 Small Colleges

Walsh University

North Canton

Acceptance rate

78.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,205

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#20 Best Small Colleges

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

#21 Best Small Colleges

University of Mount Union

Alliance

Acceptance rate

80.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#22 Best Small Colleges

University of Findlay

Findlay

Acceptance rate

86.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$35,878

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#23 Best Small Colleges

Wittenberg University

Springfield

Acceptance rate

91.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$41,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#24 Best Small Colleges

Hiram College

Hiram

Acceptance rate

93.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$25,000

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#25 Best Small Colleges

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

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