(Ohio) According to the personal finance website Wallethub, Case Western Reserve University is the best institution of higher learning in the state of Ohio, partly due to its admission rate, post-attendance median salary, and gender & racial diversity.
The second best college is Ohio State, followed by Oberlin, Kenyon, and the College of Wooster.
Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Ohio
1.Case Western Reserve University
2.Ohio State University-Columbus
3.Oberlin College
4.Kenyon College
5.College of Wooster
6.Miami University-Oxford
7.Ohio Northern University
8.Cedarville University
9.University of Dayton
10.John Carroll University
With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
School Snapshot: Case Western Reserve University (1 = Best; 21 = Average; 41 = Worst)
•1st - Admission Rate
•39th - Net Cost
•8th - Student-Faculty Ratio
•29th - On-Campus Crime
•1st - Gender & Racial Diversity
•3rd - Graduation Rate
•1st - Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Ohio State University-Columbus (1 = Best; 21 = Average; 41 = Worst)
•4th - Admission Rate
•23rd - Net Cost
•39th - Student-Faculty Ratio
•24th - On-Campus Crime
•11th - Gender & Racial Diversity
•3rd - Graduation Rate
•10th - Post-Attendance Median Salary
To help college-bound seniors make the most informed school choices, WalletHub researchers say they compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes.
The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.
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