CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio State University is the top public school in the state, according to the 2020 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges list.
OSU ranked No. 17 among public and colleges universities across the country. It took the No. 54 spot on the U.S. News’ annual ranking of national universities, which include both public and private universities, tying for the spot with Santa Clara University in California and Syracuse University in New York.
The top-ranking Ohio university on the national universities rankings was a private institution: Case Western Reserve University, which ranked No. 40 in a six-way tie.
Miami University took the No. 91 spot, followed in Ohio by the University of Cincinnati at No. 139.
U.S. News ranked almost 1,400 colleges and universities, focusing on academic quality, graduation rates and retention rates. The schools were grouped into four categories:
- national universities, which offer a full range of undergraduate degrees, masters and doctorate programs
- regional universities, which offer a broad range of undergraduate degrees, some master’s degrees, but few doctorate degrees
- national liberal arts colleges, which focus on undergraduate programs and grant more than 50 percent of degrees in the arts and sciences
- regional colleges, which focus on undergraduate degrees but grant fewer than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines
Among schools placing in the bottom 75 percent of schools, U.S. News made an editorial decision to only display ranking ranges.
See where Ohio’s public colleges rank on U.S. News list of Best Colleges.
Ohio State University – Columbus
No. 54 in national universities
No. 17 in top public schools
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $11,084
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $32,061
Room and board 2019-20: $12,708
Total Enrollment: 61,170
Miami University (Courtesy Miami University)Scott Kissell
No. 91 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $15,232
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $34,307
Room and board 2019-20: $13,397
Total Enrollment: 19,933
No. 139 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $11,660
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $26,994
Room and board 2019-20: $11,668
Total Enrollment: 38,062
No. 185 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $12,612
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $22,406
Room and board 2019-20: $13,332
Total Enrollment: 28,446
Kent State University campus. (Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com)
No. 211 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $10,916
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $19,792
Room and board 2019-20: $11,682
Total Enrollment: 28,122
Bowling Green State University
No. 246 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $11,318
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $19,305
Room and board 2019-20: $10,396
Total Enrollment: 17,540
Cleveland State University (Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer)The Plain Dealer
No. 293 through No. 381 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $10,880
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $15,054
Room and board 2019-20: $11,576
Total Enrollment: 16,327
University of Akron (Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com)Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com
No. 293 through No. 381 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $11,636
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $17,784
Room and board 2019-20: $12,200
Total Enrollment: 18,730
No. 293 through No. 381 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $10,634
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $19,994
Room and board 2019-20: $12,470
Total Enrollment: 20,304
No. 293 through No. 381 in national universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $9,578
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $18,996
Room and board 2019-20: $12,084
Total Enrollment: 14,403
Jim Tressel claps during a ceremony as he is sworn in as the ninth president of Youngstown State University at Beeghly Center Gymnasium in Youngstown, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. (Lisa DeJong, The Plain Dealer)The Plain Dealer
No. 117 through No. 153 in regional universities Midwest
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $9,461
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $15,101
Room and board 2019-20: $9,700
Total Enrollment: 12,689
No. 117 through No. 153 in regional Midwest universities
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (in-state): $8,265
Tuition and Fees 2019-20 (out-of-state): $14,189
Room and board 2019-20: $10,570
Total Enrollment: 3,253
No. 55 through No. 70 in regional Midwest colleges
Tuition and Fees 2018-19 (in-state): $6,346
Tuition and Fees 2018-19 (out-of-state): $8,346
Room and board 2018-19: $10,232
Total Enrollment: 2,099