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Best Graphic Design Colleges In Ohio

Rankings of the top 36 Graphic Design Colleges and Universities In Ohio, Bachelors Program

Rankings of the Best Graphic Design Colleges and Universities in Ohio, Bachelors Degree - July 2025

Rank

School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
G
VG
E
 

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Leaders

1

Ursuline College

http://www.ursuline.edu
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio
(440) 449-4203

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1871

879

58%

44.3%

28.2%

$26,760

$26,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

450

440

441

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

2

Ursuline College

http://www.ursuline.edu
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio
(440) 449-4203

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1871

879

58%

44.3%

28.2%

$26,760

$26,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

450

440

441

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

3

Ursuline College

http://www.ursuline.edu
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio
(440) 449-4203

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1871

879

58%

44.3%

28.2%

$26,760

$26,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

450

440

441

20

0%

NC

 

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4

Ursuline College

http://www.ursuline.edu
2550 Lander Road
Pepper Pike, Ohio
(440) 449-4203

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1871

879

58%

44.3%

28.2%

$26,760

$26,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.19

450

440

441

20

0%

NC

 

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5

Youngstown State University

http://www.ysu.edu
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio
(330) 941-2000

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1908

12,644

87%

22.7%

10.0%

$7,898

$13,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

474

462

445

20

0%

NC

 

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Youngstown State University

http://www.ysu.edu
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio
(330) 941-2000

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1908

12,644

87%

22.7%

10.0%

$7,898

$13,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

474

462

445

20

0%

NC

 

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Youngstown State University

http://www.ysu.edu
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio
(330) 941-2000

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1908

12,644

87%

22.7%

10.0%

$7,898

$13,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

474

462

445

20

0%

NC

 

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8

Youngstown State University

http://www.ysu.edu
One University Plaza
Youngstown, Ohio
(330) 941-2000

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1908

12,644

87%

22.7%

10.0%

$7,898

$13,899

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.88

474

462

445

20

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

9

Cleveland Institute of Art

http://www.cia.edu
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 421-7418

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1882

556

71%

57.1%

51.9%

$36,334

$36,334

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

530

550

520

22

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

10

Cleveland Institute of Art

http://www.cia.edu
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 421-7418

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1882

556

71%

57.1%

51.9%

$36,334

$36,334

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

530

550

520

22

0%

NC

 

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Strong Performers

11

Cleveland Institute of Art

http://www.cia.edu
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 421-7418

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1882

556

71%

57.1%

51.9%

$36,334

$36,334

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

530

550

520

22

0%

NC

 

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12

Cleveland Institute of Art

http://www.cia.edu
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 421-7418

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1882

556

71%

57.1%

51.9%

$36,334

$36,334

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

530

550

520

22

0%

NC

 

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13

Kent State University

http://www.kent.edu
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-2444

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1910

22,436

83%

42%

27.6%

$9,816

$17,776

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

470

470

450

22

0%

NC

 

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14

Kent State University

http://www.kent.edu
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-2444

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1910

22,436

83%

42%

27.6%

$9,816

$17,776

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

470

470

450

22

0%

NC

 

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15

Kent State University

http://www.kent.edu
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-2444

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1910

22,436

83%

42%

27.6%

$9,816

$17,776

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

470

470

450

22

0%

NC

 

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16

Kent State University

http://www.kent.edu
PO Box 5190
Kent, Ohio
(330) 672-2444

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1910

22,436

83%

42%

27.6%

$9,816

$17,776

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.27

470

470

450

22

0%

NC

 

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17

Ohio Dominican University

http://www.ohiodominican.edu
1216 Sunbury Road
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 251-4500

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1911

2,280

59%

38.8%

30.3%

$28,932

$28,932

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.04

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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18

Ohio Dominican University

http://www.ohiodominican.edu
1216 Sunbury Road
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 251-4500

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1911

2,280

59%

38.8%

30.3%

$28,932

$28,932

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.04

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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19

Ohio Dominican University

http://www.ohiodominican.edu
1216 Sunbury Road
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 251-4500

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1911

2,280

59%

38.8%

30.3%

$28,932

$28,932

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.04

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Ohio Dominican University

http://www.ohiodominican.edu
1216 Sunbury Road
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 251-4500

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1911

2,280

59%

38.8%

30.3%

$28,932

$28,932

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.04

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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Contenders

21

College of Mount St. Joseph

http://www.msj.edu
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 244-4531

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1920

1,840

70%

51.7%

38.4%

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

486

476

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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22

College of Mount St. Joseph

http://www.msj.edu
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 244-4531

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1920

1,840

70%

51.7%

38.4%

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

486

476

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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23

College of Mount St. Joseph

http://www.msj.edu
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 244-4531

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1920

1,840

70%

51.7%

38.4%

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

486

476

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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24

College of Mount St. Joseph

http://www.msj.edu
5701 Delhi Road
Cincinnati, Ohio
(513) 244-4531

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1920

1,840

70%

51.7%

38.4%

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.2

486

476

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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25

University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
5005 Rockside Road, Suite 130
Independence, Ohio
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

394

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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26

University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
5005 Rockside Road, Suite 130
Independence, Ohio
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

394

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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27

University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
5005 Rockside Road, Suite 130
Independence, Ohio
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

394

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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28

University of Phoenix Cleveland Campus

http://www.phoenix.edu
5005 Rockside Road, Suite 130
Independence, Ohio
(866) 766-0766

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N/A

394

Not reported

0%

Not reported

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private for-profit

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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29

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

http://www.mvnu.edu
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, Ohio
(740) 392-6868 x4510

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1968

1,756

73%

51.7%

46.2%

$23,690

$23,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

524

493

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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30

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

http://www.mvnu.edu
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, Ohio
(740) 392-6868 x4510

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1968

1,756

73%

51.7%

46.2%

$23,690

$23,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

524

493

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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31

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

http://www.mvnu.edu
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, Ohio
(740) 392-6868 x4510

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1968

1,756

73%

51.7%

46.2%

$23,690

$23,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

524

493

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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32

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

http://www.mvnu.edu
800 Martinsburg Road
Mount Vernon, Ohio
(740) 392-6868 x4510

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1968

1,756

73%

51.7%

46.2%

$23,690

$23,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.34

524

493

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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33

Bluffton University

http://www.bluffton.edu
1 University Drive
Bluffton, Ohio
(419) 358-3257

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1899

1,077

58%

53.5%

49.4%

$28,954

$28,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

534

524

474

22

0%

NC

 

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Bluffton University

http://www.bluffton.edu
1 University Drive
Bluffton, Ohio
(419) 358-3257

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1899

1,077

58%

53.5%

49.4%

$28,954

$28,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

534

524

474

22

0%

NC

 

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Bluffton University

http://www.bluffton.edu
1 University Drive
Bluffton, Ohio
(419) 358-3257

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1899

1,077

58%

53.5%

49.4%

$28,954

$28,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

534

524

474

22

0%

NC

 

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Bluffton University

http://www.bluffton.edu
1 University Drive
Bluffton, Ohio
(419) 358-3257

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1899

1,077

58%

53.5%

49.4%

$28,954

$28,954

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

534

524

474

22

0%

NC

 

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