39 Best colleges for Literature in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 455K citations received by 28K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Literature

#82 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Literature

#85 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

4. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Literature

#91 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Literature

#110 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Literature

#111 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Literature

#172 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Literature

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Literature

#208 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Literature

#210 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Literature

#236 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Literature

#302 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Literature

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Literature

#370 in the United States

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

15. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Literature

#394 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Literature

#417 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Literature

#422 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

18. Denison University

Granville

For Literature

#426 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Literature

#435 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Literature

#537 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

21. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Literature

#548 in the United States

#602 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

22. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Literature

#555 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

23. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Literature

#570 in the United States

#627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

24. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Literature

#588 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

25. Capital University

Columbus

For Literature

#603 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

26. Ashland University

Ashland

For Literature

#622 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Literature

#664 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

28. Walsh University

North Canton

For Literature

#723 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

29. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Literature

#750 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Literature

#751 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

31. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Literature

#800 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

32. Marietta College

Marietta

For Literature

#858 in the United States

#928 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

33. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Literature

#879 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Literature

#883 in the United States

#953 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

35. Franklin University

Columbus

For Literature

#903 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

36. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Literature

#916 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

37. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Literature

#939 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Literature

#955 in the United States

#1026 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

39. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Literature

#967 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

Closest to Ohio states to learn Literature

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	134
Indiana	23	21
Kentucky	17	78
Pennsylvania	68	16
Virginia	32	26
Michigan	26	5
District of Columbia	9	51
Maryland	20	20
Illinois	48	11
Tennessee	18	46
North Carolina	29	24
New Jersey	20	19
New York	101	3
Wisconsin	19	15
South Carolina	15	72
Connecticut	15	7
Georgia	29	42
Missouri	19	45
Iowa	12	37
Vermont	5	143
Massachusetts	48	4
Rhode Island	7	63
Alabama	15	90
New Hampshire	8	94
Arkansas	10	108
Mississippi	8	178
Minnesota	22	22
Maine	7	188
Kansas	8	64
Louisiana	17	56
Florida	28	38
Oklahoma	9	95
Nebraska	7	93
South Dakota	5	369
North Dakota	2	216
Texas	57	8
Colorado	17	41
New Mexico	4	102
Utah	6	52
Idaho	3	218
Arizona	6	28
Puerto Rico	3	589
Washington	17	10
Oregon	13	74
California	85	1
Hawaii	5	107

Closest to Ohio states to learn Literature

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