Case Western Reserve University, home to approximately 4,000 undergraduate students (as of 2009), continually ranks high in comparison to other well-respected colleges and universities across the country. The university prides itself on impressive research programs, and receives nearly $400 million a year to use for research purposes. In 2009, approximately 5,599 of the 7,998 students who applied to Case were accepted. Of these applicants, the median SAT range was from 1830 to 2130. The 2009 cost of tuition for a full-time undergraduate student, taking 12 or more credit hours, was $34,450 not including room and board.
Ohio State University, home of the Buckeyes, is located in Columbus, Ohio. Approximately 55,014 undergraduate students attend school at the main university campus with approximately another 8,000 undergraduate students on other regional campuses. Of the accepted applicants to the school year beginning in 2009, 32 percent scored a 1300 or higher on the SAT. For residents of Ohio, the 2009 to 2010 tuition for a full-time undergraduate student was $8,706. For non-Ohio residents, tuition costs were significantly higher, at $22,278. Room and board cost the same for both Ohio residents and out-of-state students - $8,409 (on average).
Xavier University is a private Jesuit Catholic school with approximately 3,900 undergraduate students (as of 2009). One of only 28 Jesuit universities in the United States, Xavier has been ranked as one of the top 10 Midwestern universities for the past 15 years by US News & World Report. For the most recent freshman class, those starting in the fall of 2009, the tuition for a full-time undergraduate student (taking 12 to 18 credits) was $13,950. This does not include room and board.
The University of Cincinnati, founded in 1819, is located in the heart of it all in Cincinnati, Ohio. Because the university is a public school, tuition rates for in-state students are significantly lower than those for out-of-state students. Ohio residents pay (as recorded for the 2009 to 2010 year) $9,399 for a full undergraduate yearly tuition, while out-of-state residents pay $23,922. The University of Cincinnati is consistently ranked among the top 100 universities in the nation, with several of its specific programs and courses of study ranking in the top five in the nation for their category. As of the school year starting in 2009, a total of 23,337 undergraduate students were enrolled.