39 Best colleges for Literature in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 436K citations received by 27.6K academic papers made by 39 universities in Ohio was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Literature

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Literature

#81 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Literature

#85 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Literature

#90 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Literature

#110 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Literature

#111 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Literature

#170 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Literature

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Literature

#208 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Literature

#210 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Literature

#237 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Literature

#299 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Literature

#322 in the United States

#358 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $21,774
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $15,344

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Literature

#373 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

15. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Literature

#391 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Literature

#415 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Literature

#423 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

18. Denison University

Granville

For Literature

#427 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Literature

#432 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Literature

#531 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

21. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Literature

#542 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

22. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Literature

#555 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

23. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Literature

#571 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

24. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Literature

#589 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

25. Capital University

Columbus

For Literature

#622 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

26. Ashland University

Ashland

For Literature

#624 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

27. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Literature

#655 in the United States

#714 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

28. Walsh University

North Canton

For Literature

#732 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

29. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Literature

#747 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

30. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Literature

#752 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,006
Receiving Aid: 100%

31. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Literature

#802 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

32. Marietta College

Marietta

For Literature

#854 in the United States

#922 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

33. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Literature

#875 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,490

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Literature

#877 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

35. Franklin University

Columbus

For Literature

#904 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

36. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Literature

#913 in the United States

#984 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

37. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Literature

#931 in the United States

#1002 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Literature

#950 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

39. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Literature

#961 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 40:60

Closest to Ohio states to learn Literature

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	139
Indiana	23	20
Kentucky	17	75
Pennsylvania	67	16
Virginia	32	26
Michigan	26	5
District of Columbia	9	52
Maryland	20	21
Illinois	48	11
Tennessee	18	45
North Carolina	29	25
New Jersey	20	19
New York	101	3
Wisconsin	19	15
South Carolina	15	71
Connecticut	15	7
Georgia	29	42
Missouri	19	46
Iowa	12	37
Vermont	5	142
Massachusetts	48	4
Rhode Island	7	63
Alabama	15	91
New Hampshire	8	94
Arkansas	10	107
Mississippi	7	178
Minnesota	22	22
Maine	7	187
Kansas	8	64
Louisiana	17	53
Florida	28	38
Oklahoma	9	95
Nebraska	7	92
South Dakota	5	370
North Dakota	2	218
Texas	57	8
Colorado	17	41
New Mexico	4	101
Utah	6	51
Idaho	3	223
Arizona	6	28
Puerto Rico	3	575
Washington	17	10
Oregon	13	73
California	85	1
Hawaii	4	108

Closest to Ohio states to learn Literature

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