(Cuyahoga County) - 2019's Best College & University Rankings are out, and a Cleveland institution is at the top of the chart.
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. Wallet Hub reports, 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
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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