52 Best Art & Design schools 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 Art & Design. A graph of 1.48M citations received by 77.8K academic papers made by 52 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 Art & Design

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Art & Design

#87 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Art & Design

#103 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Art & Design

#117 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Art & Design

#118 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Art & Design

#158 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Art & Design

#184 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Art & Design

#191 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Art & Design

#194 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Art & Design

#242 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Art & Design

#271 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Art & Design

#279 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

14. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Art & Design

#376 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Art & Design

#419 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Art & Design

#425 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

17. Denison University

Granville

For Art & Design

#435 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Art & Design

#448 in the United States

#497 in North America

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

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Art & Design

#453 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

20. Capital University

Columbus

For Art & Design

#456 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

21. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Art & Design

#459 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

22. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Art & Design

#505 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#584 in the United States

#641 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Art & Design

#602 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Art & Design

#673 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

26. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Art & Design

#708 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

27. Ashland University

Ashland

For Art & Design

#721 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Art & Design

#739 in the United States

#805 in North America

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

29. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Art & Design

#746 in the United States

#812 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

For Art & Design

#769 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

31. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#770 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

32. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Art & Design

#808 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

33. Marietta College

Marietta

For Art & Design

#923 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Art & Design

#929 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

35. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Art & Design

#952 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,739
Enrollment: 886

36. Franklin University

Columbus

For Art & Design

#953 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Art & Design

#975 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $6,070
Enrollment: 849

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Art & Design

#993 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

39. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Art & Design

#998 in the United States

#1069 in North America

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

40. Hiram College

Hiram

For Art & Design

#1034 in the United States

#1108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

41. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Art & Design

#1076 in the United States

#1152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,269

42. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

For Art & Design

#1086 in the United States

#1163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $33,527

43. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Art & Design

#1101 in the United States

#1178 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Art & Design

#1110 in the United States

#1187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

45. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Art & Design

#1113 in the United States

#1190 in North America

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

46. Malone University

Canton

For Art & Design

#1145 in the United States

#1223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1061
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,362

47. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Art & Design

#1155 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,744
Enrollment: 740

48. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Art & Design

#1165 in the United States

#1243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

49. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#1173 in the United States

#1251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $15,887

50. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Art & Design

#1227 in the United States

#1306 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 40:60

51. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#1231 in the United States

#1311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $7,173
Enrollment: 3,206

52. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Art & Design

#1246 in the United States

#1327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

Closest to Ohio states to learn Art & Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	13	125
Indiana	30	27
Kentucky	20	80
Pennsylvania	95	12
Virginia	38	36
Michigan	33	4
District of Columbia	9	56
Maryland	25	21
Illinois	68	3
Tennessee	30	53
North Carolina	39	11
New Jersey	25	22
New York	124	7
Wisconsin	28	9
South Carolina	23	75
Connecticut	20	20
Georgia	40	28
Missouri	34	48
Iowa	25	45
Vermont	9	145
Massachusetts	65	5
Rhode Island	9	65
Alabama	22	101
New Hampshire	11	84
Arkansas	15	116
Mississippi	10	166
Minnesota	25	24
Maine	9	173
Kansas	12	62
Louisiana	20	72
Florida	44	34
Oklahoma	17	95
Nebraska	10	88
South Dakota	8	377
North Dakota	5	231
Texas	68	13
Colorado	19	42
New Mexico	7	96
Montana	5	182
Utah	10	44
Idaho	7	219
Arizona	7	25
Puerto Rico	5	420
Nevada	4	137
Washington	20	8
Oregon	16	86
California	116	1
Alaska	4	232
Hawaii	6	89

Closest to Ohio states to learn Art & Design

Art & Design subfields in Ohio