US News ranks ONU as best value in Midwest
U.S. News & World Report has ranked Ohio Northern University as offering the best value of any college in the Midwest for 2025.
In the publication’s 2025 Best Regional Colleges Midwest list, ONU moved up two places from 2024. The best value rankings are based on a school's academic quality and the net cost of attendance.
In overall rankings, the Ohio Northern is #2 in the Midwest and #1 in Ohio.
ONU’s undergraduate engineering program also receives high marks from U.S. News, ranking #12 nationally (and #1 in Ohio) on the publication’s list of Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (no doctorate). The civil engineering program is ranked #11 and mechanical engineering is ranked #15.
ONU’s undergraduate programs in business and computer science are also nationally ranked.
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