College Scorecard

This interactive College Scorecard helps you identify colleges and universities in Ohio based on several key metrics. The first table features a summary view of Ohio's schools, calling out key metrics such as access/affordability, diversity, culture, and outcomes. The second table offers a fully interactive, detailed view of all the underlying data that drives these scores.

Overall Scorecard

Our overall scorecard covers 10 key areas measured for select colleges in Ohio. These areas offer insights into each school as you consider your options. This scorecard contains data taken from the US Department of Education College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/) as well as additional Beyond Breakthrough explanations to help interpret the data. Beyond Breakthrough does not endorse specific colleges or universities. Definitions of each area are included below.

SCHOOL Graduation Rate Grad Rate Pell Only Year 1-2 retention Median Debt % Pell % Black % Hispanic % White % Asian % Accepted
Ashland University63%57%77%25K81%10%4%74%1%71%
Baldwin Wallace University67%62%82%27K36%8%6%79%1%73%
Berea College - Berea Kentucky66%64%83%3.7K90%17%13%52%3%30%
Bowling Green State University57%49%77%25K32%8%4%79%1%72%
Case Western Reserve University83%80%94%24.5K14%5%9%45%21%27%
Central State University28%28%49%31K89%89%1%2%N/A57%
Cleveland Insititute of Music67%54%93%21.3K13%3%9%38%11%37%
Cleveland Insitutue of Art62%63%83%27K47%10%8%66%3%70%
Cleveland State University50%43%73%22K45%15%7%64%3%64%
College of Wooster74%76%87%26K21%9%6%61%4%55%
Denison University84%79%90%25K22%6%8%62%4%29%
Hiram College58%53%72%25.8K58%19%6%58%2%60%
John Carroll University75%76%86%26.9K21%4%4%85%3%86%
Kent State University - Kent56%46%81%25K32%9%4%75%2%86%
Kenyon College91%90%90%19.910%3%7%71%4%34%
Lake Erie College47%47%64%27.0K50%14%5%4%68%57%
Miami University - Oxford79%71%91%23.5K13%4%5%72%2%80%
Mount Union University58%53%74%27K36%8%4%79%1%77%
Nortre Dame College39%33%60%27.0K56%32%5%53%1%98%
Oberlin College86%88%91%25.99%5%8%61%5%36%
Ohio Northern University77%67%85%27K30%3%1%78%2%70%
Ohio State University - Main78%70%94%20.5K17%7%5%66%8%54%
Ohio University - Athens59%53%82%20.6K27%6%3%82%1%82%
Ohio Wesleyan University69%57%77%27K36%8%6%69%3%67%
Otterbein University60%51%82%26K31%7%5%77%3%80%
Shawnee State University30%25%74%23K46%5%1%86%1%100%
University of Akron40%28%72%24.4K42%10%3%76%3%73%
University of Cincinnati66%58%87%21.5K20%7%3%75%4%77%
University of Dayton77%72%90%25K14%4%6%81%1%72%
University of Toledo43%32%76%21.8K35%10%5%69%2%96%
Ursuline College59%52%73%25K52%23%2%60%3%85%
Walsh University60%53%76%27K37%7%4%54%1%76%
Wright State University42%34%63%23.5K38%12%4%73%3%95%
Xavier University68%55%83%24.5K16%9%6%76%3%76%
Youngstown State University34%25%74%24.8K45%8%4%75%1%67%

EQUITY INDEX

To draw a better picture of the racial context on each campus, College Equity First (CEF) selected key criteria to evaluate several Ohio colleges and universities. Together, the criteria suggest levels of access and affordability, campus culture, student and faculty diversity, and student outcomes. CEF created an algorithm that provided a score for each of the following areas:

  • Access and Affordability
  • Diversity
  • Campus Culture
  • Student Outcomes
  • Overall

For more details about College Equity First, please visit: https://collegeequityfirst.org/

SCHOOL Access/Affordability Diversity Culture Outcomes Overall Grade
Baldwin Wallace UniversityA-C-D-FC-
Bowling Green State UniversityA-DA-FC-
Case Western Reserve UniversityDDFFF
Cleveland State UniversityAABFB
College of WoosterADBCB
Denison UniversityBDDCC
John Carroll UniversityCFC-C-D-
Kent State University - KentADA-FC
Kenyon CollegeAFAAB
Lake Erie CollegeB-B-FFD
Miami University - OxfordAFFDC
Oberlin CollegeCDACB-
Ohio Northern UniversityCFC-FF
Ohio State University - MainADB-FC
Ohio University - AthensCFB-FD-
University of AkronADC-FD
University of CincinnatiB-DA-FC
University of DaytonB-DAFC
University of ToledoA-C-C-FC
Ursuline CollegeA-A-D-CB-
Xavier UniversityAAABA

Detailed View

The following detailed view of the college scorecard allows for an in-depth look into each college/university. To see scorecards for all college & universities in the US, please visit (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/). To learn more about the Equity Index and see grades for additional college/universities, please visit: https://collegeequityfirst.org/. Beyond Breakthrough does not endorse specific colleges or universities. If you have any questions at all about this data, please contact us!