ADA — Ohio Northern and Bluffton University claimed high marks in the latest U.S. News & World Report college guide.
ONU ranked second in the Midwest and first as the best value school in the Midwest for maintaining high academic quality relative to the cost of tuition and fees.
The college’s engineering program earned high marks as well tying for No. 12 nationally as the best undergraduate engineering program where no doctorate is offered.
Bluffton University tied for No. 29 in the Midwest and tied for No. 11 for social mobility or schools where a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students graduate.
Elsewhere in the region, Ohio State University-Lima tied for No. 14 in the best public schools ranking. The college ranked No. 71 in the Midwest overall.
Ohio Northern
Tuition and fees: $39,600
Undergraduate enrollment: 2,592 for fall 2023
Notable rankings: No. 2 in the Midwest; No. 1 best value in the Midwest; No. 1 in Ohio; tied for No. 12 nationally for best undergraduate engineering program where no doctorate is offered; tied for No. 11 for civil engineering and No. 15 for mechanical engineering; No. 33 for social mobility.
Bluffton University
Tuition and fees: $36,298
Enrollment: 602
Notable rankings: Tied for No. 29 in Midwest; tied for No. 11 for social mobility.
University of Findlay
Tuition and fees: $41,314
Enrollment: 3,954
Notable rankings: Tied for No. 359 nationally and tied for No. 358 for social mobility.
University of Northwestern Ohio
Tuition and fees: $12,641
Enrollment: 3,954
Notable rankings: No. 61 in the Midwest and tied for No. 67 for social mobility
Ohio State University-Lima
Tuition and fees: $9,212 in-state; $34,718 for out-of-state students
Notable rankings: Tied for No. 71 in the Midwest; tied for No. 14 for top public schools; No. 65 for social mobility.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
