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Best Computer Science Colleges in Ohio

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 40 schools · Agent Insights
40
Schools Analyzed
$49,731
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
46%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$18,090
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 40 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 40
Avg. earnings at 10yr $49,731
Avg. graduation rate 46%
Avg. net price $18,090
Avg. median debt $21,348

How We Ranked

Computer Science programs in Ohio ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICENorth CentralCase WesternLakeland CommunityThe CollegeOhio Northern

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

North Central State Coll…35%Case Western Reserve Uni…87%Lakeland Community Colle…23%The College of Wooster74%Ohio Northern University75%Denison University79%Belmont College41%Cedarville University73%Central Ohio Technical C…27%Oberlin College80%Cleveland State Universi…50%Youngstown State Univers…52%The University of Findlay60%Wittenberg University53%Northwest State Communit…46%Malone University48%Baldwin Wallace Universi…68%Heidelberg University51%Zane State College49%Southern State Community…31%

Top 3

#1

North Central State College

Mansfield, OH

Graduation35%
Earnings$38,158
Net Price$4,687

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#2

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Graduation87%
Earnings$87,989
Net Price$41,190

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#3

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH

Graduation23%
Earnings$39,612
Net Price$7,606

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Full Rankings

#1

North Central State College

Mansfield, OH · 1,273 students · Public

35% graduate $38,158 earnings
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#2

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · 6,437 students · Private nonprofit

37% accepted 87% graduate $87,989 earnings
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#3

Lakeland Community College

Kirtland, OH · 2,773 students · Public

23% graduate $39,612 earnings
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#4

The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH · 1,730 students · Private nonprofit

60% accepted 74% graduate $59,629 earnings
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#5

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · 2,489 students · Private nonprofit

74% accepted 75% graduate $80,928 earnings
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#6

Denison University

Granville, OH · 2,380 students · Private nonprofit

17% accepted 79% graduate $67,753 earnings
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#7

Belmont College

St Clairsville, OH · 600 students · Public

41% graduate $35,329 earnings
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#8

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH · 4,024 students · Private nonprofit

65% accepted 73% graduate $55,443 earnings
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#9

Central Ohio Technical College

Newark, OH · 1,941 students · Public

27% graduate $39,168 earnings
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#10

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH · 2,887 students · Private nonprofit

34% accepted 80% graduate $58,343 earnings
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#11

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH · 8,969 students · Public

91% accepted 50% graduate $52,131 earnings
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#12

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH · 7,961 students · Public

84% accepted 52% graduate $41,544 earnings
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#13

The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH · 2,223 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 60% graduate $56,996 earnings
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#14

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH · 1,215 students · Private nonprofit

72% accepted 53% graduate $54,947 earnings
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#15

Northwest State Community College

Archbold, OH · 1,115 students · Public

46% graduate $40,004 earnings
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#16

Malone University

Canton, OH · 798 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 48% graduate $48,909 earnings
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#17

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH · 2,842 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 68% graduate $54,122 earnings
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#18

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH · 915 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 51% graduate $48,466 earnings
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#19

Zane State College

Zanesville, OH · 715 students · Public

49% graduate $35,006 earnings
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#20

Southern State Community College

Hillsboro, OH · 761 students · Public

31% graduate $35,463 earnings
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#21

Franklin University

Columbus, OH · 5,562 students · Private nonprofit

21% graduate $51,892 earnings
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#22

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH · 2,051 students · Private nonprofit

80% accepted 41% graduate $35,942 earnings
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#23

Defiance College

Defiance, OH · 499 students · Private nonprofit

48% accepted 34% graduate $49,351 earnings
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#24

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH · 2,247 students · Public

45% graduate $39,596 earnings
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#25

Miami University-Hamilton

Hamilton, OH · 2,043 students · Public

23% graduate $55,076 earnings
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#26

Kent State University at Trumbull

Warren, OH · 1,629 students · Public

30% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#27

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · 16,656 students · Public

75% accepted 81% graduate $55,076 earnings
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#28

Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, OH · 6,762 students · Public

96% accepted 44% graduate $49,500 earnings
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#29

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH · 1,400 students · Private nonprofit

34% graduate $41,478 earnings
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#30

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · 29,882 students · Public

85% accepted 73% graduate $54,810 earnings
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#31

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH · 9,052 students · Public

60% accepted 50% graduate $46,600 earnings
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#32

Miami University-Middletown

Middletown, OH · 837 students · Public

28% graduate $55,076 earnings
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#33

Kent State University at Geauga

Burton, OH · 1,601 students · Public

23% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#34

Lorain County Community College

Elyria, OH · 5,373 students · Public

32% graduate $38,837 earnings
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#35

Kent State University at Ashtabula

Ashtabula, OH · 1,290 students · Public

25% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#36

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

Blue Ash, OH · 4,354 students · Public

16% graduate $54,810 earnings
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#37

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, OH · 1,654 students · Public

37% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#38

University of Cincinnati-Clermont College

Batavia, OH · 3,019 students · Public

24% graduate $54,810 earnings
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#39

Kent State University at East Liverpool

East Liverpool, OH · 797 students · Public

17% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#40

Wright State University-Lake Campus

Celina, OH · 892 students · Public

42% graduate $49,500 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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