Agree with @mom4bwayboy about opportunities at some schools. My D is studying BA-Theatre at Northern Kentucky and has essentially a free ride due to merit scholarship (room & board not always totally covered, even less so now that she moved into an apartment!).
Aside from NKU (which also has a good BFA program) and WSU mentioned above, there are several schools in OH that are more or less selective academically and/or artistically. They are probably on the lists mentioned before, but look at Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Youngstown State, Ohio U (acting only, no MT). More expensive are Baldwin Wallace, Northern Ohio and Ashland.