Colleges in Columbus, OH
The 23 colleges, community colleges and trade schools in Columbus that are currently approved for federal student aid, with cost, completion and every field each one taught in 2023-24. A complete list, not a ranking.
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College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education
- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
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Award doctorates4In 2023-24, any field
Schools in Columbus
Grouped by type. Open "Fields taught" to see each field of study and the highest award the school made in it in 2023-24.
Universities and 4-year colleges (12)
- American Institute of Alternative MedicinePrivate for-profit · 231 undergraduatesCost $80,621 a year · net price $76,493 · completion 50%
Fields taught: 1, up to master's
- Capital UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 1,585 undergraduatesCost $57,739 a year · net price $20,550 · completion 57%Doctorates in: Legal Professions and Studies · Theology and Religious Vocations
Fields taught: 22, up to doctorate
- Chamberlain University-OhioPrivate for-profit · 257 undergraduatesCost $44,371 a year · net price $35,431 · completion 27%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- Columbus College of Art & DesignPrivate nonprofit · 882 undergraduatesCost $57,491 a year · net price $27,723 · completion 61%
Fields taught: 3, up to master's
- Columbus State Community CollegePublic · 17,549 undergraduatesCost $13,493 a year · net price $7,667 · completion 26%
Fields taught: 18, up to associate
- DeVry University-OhioPrivate for-profit · 210 undergraduatesCost $43,792 a year · net price $33,882 · completion 36%
Fields taught: 2, up to master's
- Felbry CollegePrivate for-profit · 192 undergraduatesCost $55,334 a year · net price $51,771 · completion 29%
Fields taught: 1, up to bachelor's
- Franklin UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 5,562 undergraduatesCost $33,133 a year · net price $28,451 · completion 21%Doctorates in: Education · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Fields taught: 11, up to doctorate
- Mount Carmel College of NursingPrivate nonprofit · 532 undergraduatesCost $34,804 a year · net price $23,987 · completion 59%Doctorates in: Health Professions and Related Programs
Fields taught: 1, up to doctorate
- Ohio Dominican UniversityPrivate nonprofit · 760 undergraduatesCost $48,248 a year · net price $17,780 · completion 51%
Fields taught: 19, up to master's
- Ohio State University-Main CampusPublic · 45,638 undergraduatesCost $31,162 a year · net price $17,269 · completion 87%Doctorates in: Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields · Natural Resources and Conservation · Architecture and Related Services · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies · Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs · Education · Engineering · Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians · Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics · Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences · Legal Professions and Studies · English Language and Literature/Letters · Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Biological and Biomedical Sciences · Mathematics and Statistics · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology · Philosophy and Religious Studies · Physical Sciences · Psychology · Public Administration and Social Service Professions · Social Sciences · Visual and Performing Arts · Health Professions and Related Programs · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services · History
Fields taught: 29, up to doctorate
- Pontifical College JosephinumPrivate nonprofit · 60 undergraduatesCost $50,423 a year · net price $47,298 · completion 57%
Fields taught: 3, up to master's
Community and 2-year colleges (4)
- Hondros College of NursingPrivate for-profit · 3,857 undergraduatesCost $32,054 a year · net price $27,281 · completion 40%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- MyComputerCareer at ColumbusPrivate for-profit · 821 undergraduatesCost $34,775 a year · net price $28,871 · completion 76%
Fields taught: 1, up to associate
- Ohio State College of Barber StylingPrivate for-profit · 406 undergraduatesCost $19,455 a year · net price $13,795 · completion 80%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- The Spa SchoolPrivate for-profit · 111 undergraduatesCost $23,585 a year · net price $18,688 · completion 86%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Trade and career schools (under 2 years) (7)
- Academia Medical InstitutePrivate for-profit · 466 undergraduatesCost $32,467 a year · net price $29,381 · completion 92%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Adult & Community Education Columbus City Schools - Fort Hayes CareerPublicCost not reportedNo awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Adult and Community Education-HudsonPublic · 67 undergraduatesCost $19,608 a year · net price $16,609 · completion 97%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Aveda Institute-ColumbusPrivate for-profit · 290 undergraduatesCost $26,913 a year · net price $20,392 · completion 77%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
- Ohio Business College-ColumbusPrivate for-profitCost $14,778 a year · net price $9,693No awards reported to IPEDS for 2023-24.
- Ohio Media School-ColumbusPrivate for-profit · 43 undergraduatesCost $30,174 a year · net price $24,659 · completion 67%
Fields taught: 2, up to certificate
- Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbusPrivate for-profit · 200 undergraduatesCost $29,920 a year · net price $26,237 · completion 76%
Fields taught: 1, up to certificate
Cost and completion side by side
Cost is the average yearly cost of attendance before aid; net price subtracts the average grant and scholarship aid (full-time first-year students with federal aid, 2024-25). Completion = finished within 150% of normal time.
| School | Type | Cost a year | Net price | Completion | Undergraduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academia Medical Institute | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,467 | $29,381 | 92% | 466 |
| Adult & Community Education Columbus City Schools - Fort Hayes Career | Under 2-year · Public | — | — | — | — |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | Under 2-year · Public | $19,608 | $16,609 | 97% | 67 |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 4-year · Private for-profit | $80,621 | $76,493 | 50% | 231 |
| Aveda Institute-Columbus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $26,913 | $20,392 | 77% | 290 |
| Capital University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,739 | $20,550 | 57% | 1,585 |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | 4-year · Private for-profit | $44,371 | $35,431 | 27% | 257 |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $57,491 | $27,723 | 61% | 882 |
| Columbus State Community College | 4-year · Public | $13,493 | $7,667 | 26% | 17,549 |
| DeVry University-Ohio | 4-year · Private for-profit | $43,792 | $33,882 | 36% | 210 |
| Felbry College | 4-year · Private for-profit | $55,334 | $51,771 | 29% | 192 |
| Franklin University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $33,133 | $28,451 | 21% | 5,562 |
| Hondros College of Nursing | 2-year · Private for-profit | $32,054 | $27,281 | 40% | 3,857 |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $34,804 | $23,987 | 59% | 532 |
| MyComputerCareer at Columbus | 2-year · Private for-profit | $34,775 | $28,871 | 76% | 821 |
| Ohio Business College-Columbus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $14,778 | $9,693 | — | — |
| Ohio Dominican University | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $48,248 | $17,780 | 51% | 760 |
| Ohio Media School-Columbus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $30,174 | $24,659 | 67% | 43 |
| Ohio State College of Barber Styling | 2-year · Private for-profit | $19,455 | $13,795 | 80% | 406 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 4-year · Public | $31,162 | $17,269 | 87% | 45,638 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus | Under 2-year · Private for-profit | $29,920 | $26,237 | 76% | 200 |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | 4-year · Private nonprofit | $50,423 | $47,298 | 57% | 60 |
| The Spa School | 2-year · Private for-profit | $23,585 | $18,688 | 86% | 111 |
— = not reported for that school. Looking for a program? Programs by career lists every school in the country that awards it.
About these numbers
- Which schools
- Every school in the College Scorecard file of 15 Oct 2026 that is currently operating and approved for federal student aid (Title IV). Schools that do not take federal aid are not in the file.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026)U.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
Currently operating Title IV schools (CURROPER = 1). Cost = average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A, or COSTT4_P for program-year schools), net price = NPT4_PUB / NPT4_PRIV, both 2024-25; completion = C150_4 (four-year schools, fall 2019 cohort) or C150_L4 (fall 2022 cohort), within 150% of normal time.
View source - Type and control
- The federal "level of institution" (4-year, 2-year, less than 2-year) and control (public, private nonprofit, private for-profit) as the school reports them.
- Cost a year
- Average annual cost of attendance, including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, 2024-25. Program-year schools (most trade schools) report it per program year.
College Scorecard
College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort mapU.S. Department of Education- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Net price
- That cost minus the average grant and scholarship aid, 2024-25. What a family pays depends on income: every school's own net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
- Completion
- Share of full-time, first-time students who completed a degree or certificate at the school within 150% of normal time: at four-year schools, students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019-20 year); at other schools, fall 2022 (or 2022-23). Rounded to a whole percent.
- Fields and doctorates
- From the awards each school reported to NCES IPEDS for 2023-24 (July 2023 – June 2024, first majors), grouped into CIP 2020 families; the level shown is the highest award made in that family that year. A school that made no award in a field that year is not listed for it.
NCES IPEDS
IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A)National Center for Education Statistics- Checked
- 21 Oct 2026
- Not shown
- Rankings, admission chances and program accreditation. Check accreditation with the accreditor and in the Department of Education's DAPIP database before you enroll.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Official and primary sources only, each checked on the date shown. Rules on testing, aid, licensing and immigration change, so confirm a detail with its source before you rely on it.
- College Scorecard data, Most Recent Institution-Level file (release of 15 Oct 2026) · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- IPEDS Completions, 2023-24 (complete data file C2024_A) · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Scorecard data dictionary and cohort map · U.S. Department of Education checked 2026-10-21
- Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020, code file · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-21
- College Navigator · National Center for Education Statistics checked 2026-10-07