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Ohio colleges and universities

There are 1,334 colleges, universities, and technical schools in Ohio. Combined, these Ohioan colleges and universities employ 135,047 people, earn more than $17 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $37 billion.
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Types of colleges and universities in Ohio

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Colleges, universities, and technical schools
 
1,334
 
$17,162,137,547
Undergraduate colleges
 
69
 
$5,536,104,805
Universities
 
28
 
$2,661,909,928
Community colleges
 
6
 
$8,963,187,815
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Colleges and universities by major Ohio cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Columbus, OH
 
230
 
$917,304,365
Cincinnati
 
125
 
$461,075,812
Cleveland, OH
 
79
 
$11,536,905,077
Dayton
 
57
 
$2,418,928,851
Youngstown
 
56
 
$0
Toledo
 
55
 
$59,251,361
Lima
 
43
 
$229,615,832
Springfield, OH
 
40
 
$81,265,881
Canton
 
39
 
$213,945,967
Mansfield
 
38
 
$132,317,462
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Job trends for Ohio colleges and universities

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
13
1-10
 
4
11-25
 
5
26-100
 
5
101 to 1,000
 
27
1,000+
 
28
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Sizes of colleges and universities in Ohio

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
11
$250k to $1M
 
8
$1M to $5M
 
10
$5M to $25M
 
13
$25M to $100M
 
26
$100M+
 
19
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Directory of colleges and universities in Ohio

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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation cares for life, researches for health, and educates those who serve. It is run by Tomislav Mihaljevic MD and operates as a community college or junior college.
Revenue
$9.0b
Assets
$15.9b
Employees
48.8k
EIN
34-0714585
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Antioch College

Antioch College, founded in 1852, doesn't grade classes, encourages students to develop their own study plans and combines academic learning with experience through a co-op program in which students leave campus to work in various fields.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$41.1m
Employees
241
EIN
26-1672457
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Baldwin Wallace University

Baldwin Wallace University is a private, liberal arts-based, Methodist-affiliated college located in Berea, Ohio, offering bachelor's and master's degrees, certificates and professional education programs and so much more.
Revenue
$162.9m
Assets
$354.1m
Employees
2,606
EIN
34-0714629
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hiram College

The mission of Hiram College is to foster intellectual excellence and social responsibility, enabling their students to thrive in their chosen careers, flourish in life, and face the urgent challenges of the times.
Revenue
$42.2m
Assets
$118.7m
Employees
788
EIN
34-0714670
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) improves and enriches people's lives through research that capitalizes on the power of collaboration, and education that dramatically engages their students.
Revenue
$1.5b
Assets
$4.3b
Employees
10.2k
EIN
34-1018992
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM)

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is an independent music conservatory known for superior orchestral, chamber music, composition, piano, opera and voice programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Revenue
$33.4m
Assets
$143.0m
Employees
480
EIN
34-0714600
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ursuline College

Ursuline College was founded in 1871 by Mother Mary of the Annunciation Beaumont of the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland. Ursuline was the first Catholic women's college in Ohio and one of the first in the United States.
Revenue
$42.6m
Assets
$93.2m
Employees
584
EIN
34-0714777
IRS type
501(c)(3)

John Carroll University

John Carroll is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university providing programs of study in the liberal arts, sciences, and business at the undergraduate level and in selected areas at the master's level.
Revenue
$171.1m
Assets
$602.7m
Employees
1,913
EIN
34-0714681
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Oberlin College

Oberlin College, an independent coeducational institution, holds a distinguished place among American colleges and universities. Oberlin community is known for its academic and musical excellence and its commitment to social engagement and diversity.
Revenue
$467.8m
Assets
$2.1b
Employees
2,915
EIN
34-0714363
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA)

Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the nation's leading accredited independent colleges of art and design. For 135 years, the college has been an educational cornerstone in Cleveland, Ohio.
Revenue
$43.4m
Assets
$121.7m
Employees
502
EIN
34-0714334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cedarville University

Christ-centered university in Ohio that transforms lives through education and discipleship in submission to biblical authority.
Revenue
$206.7m
Assets
$337.9m
Employees
3,142
EIN
31-0536647
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Franklin University

Franklin University is a nonprofit institution providing high-quality education to adult learners in Columbus, Ohio for over a century.
Revenue
$94.7m
Assets
$143.9m
Employees
1,239
EIN
31-0707369
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH)

The University of Northwestern Ohio is an entrepreneurial, not-for-profit institution of higher learning, preparing students for careers and productive citizenship that encompass the business, professional, corporate, and technological communities.
Revenue
$41.5m
Assets
$117.4m
Employees
470
EIN
34-1695897
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The College of Wooster

Wooster: Liberal arts college with engaged faculty, residential campus, and a community of independent minds preparing students for leadership.
Revenue
$165.8m
Assets
$679.6m
Employees
1,892
EIN
34-0714654
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Capital University

Capital University transforms lives through academic programs in law, business, nursing, music, and education. Fosters community with ethical stewardship.
Revenue
$122.6m
Assets
$295.4m
Employees
1,602
EIN
31-4379435
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Franciscan University of Steubenville

The purpose of Franciscan University is to further the higher education of men and women through programs of liberal, professional, and pre-professional studies leading to the conferral of the baccalaureate and master degrees in the arts and sciences.
Revenue
$155.4m
Assets
$325.6m
Employees
2,120
EIN
34-0714818
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO)

Methodist Theological School in Ohio offers Master of Divinity, MA in Counseling Ministries, MA in Practical Theology and Master of Theological Studies degrees, as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$69.5m
Employees
130
EIN
31-4421101
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wilmington College

Wilmington College provides a high quality undergraduate and graduate educational environment shaped by the traditions of the liberal arts, career preparation and the distinctive practices of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
Revenue
$37.8m
Assets
$123.6m
Employees
227
EIN
31-0537514
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marietta College

Private liberal arts college in Marietta, OH offering undergraduate programs and selected master's level education for critical thinking and leadership.
Revenue
$70.5m
Assets
$197.0m
Employees
1,023
EIN
31-4379584
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Defiance College

Defiance College, located in Defiance, Ohio, United States, is an independent, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The campus includes eighteen buildings and access to the 200-acre Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary.
Revenue
$27.7m
Assets
$41.6m
Employees
417
EIN
34-4430762
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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