Report lists best colleges and universities in Ohio, where they rank nationally

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A recently released report ranked the best institutions of higher education in Ohio and across the country. 

The personal finance company WalletHub compared 791 U.S. colleges and universities to determine the best, based on 30 metrics, including graduation rates, student loan debt, on-campus crime and post-attendance median salary. 

Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland ranked as the top higher education institution in Ohio and placed at No. 56 nationally. In the state, the university boasted the best post-attendance median salary, the second-highest graduation rate and had the most gender and racial diversity. 

Central Ohio colleges that made the state’s top 10 include Kenyon College at No. 2 (ranked at No. 94 nationally), Denison University at No. 4 (No. 103 nationally), Ohio State University’s main campus at No. 5 (No. 113 nationally) and Ohio Wesleyan University at No. 7 (No. 156 nationally).

The full list of Ohio’s top 10 includes:

1. Case Western Reserve University
2. Kenyon College
3. Oberlin College (No. 99 nationally)
4. Denison University
5. Ohio State University
6. The College of Wooster (No. 130 nationally)
7. Ohio Wesleyan University
8. Ohio Northern University (No. 166 nationally)
9. Cedarville University (No. 205 nationally)
10. University of Dayton (No. 226 nationally)

The top 10 colleges and universities in the country were:

1. Princeton University in New Jersey
2. Harvard University in Massachusetts
3. Yale University in Connecticut
4. Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. California Institute of Technology
7. Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania
8. Williams College in Massachusetts
9. Rice University in Texas
10. Northwestern University in Illinois

WalletHub’s full report can be found here.