53 Best Art & Design schools 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 Art & Design. A graph of 1.55M citations received by 79K academic papers made by 53 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#83 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Art & Design

#89 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Art & Design

#103 in the United States

#125 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Art & Design

#117 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Art & Design

#118 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Art & Design

#161 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Art & Design

#185 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Art & Design

#191 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Art & Design

#193 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Art & Design

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Art & Design

#272 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Art & Design

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

14. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Art & Design

#378 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Art & Design

#425 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Art & Design

#428 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

17. Denison University

Granville

For Art & Design

#436 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Art & Design

#449 in the United States

#498 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Art & Design

#451 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Art & Design

#453 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

21. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Art & Design

#454 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

22. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Art & Design

#506 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#586 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Art & Design

#601 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Art & Design

#677 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

26. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Art & Design

#715 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

27. Ashland University

Ashland

For Art & Design

#719 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Art & Design

#727 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

29. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Art & Design

#743 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

For Art & Design

#767 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

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

33. Marietta College

Marietta

For Art & Design

#933 in the United States

#1003 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Art & Design

#934 in the United States

#1004 in North America

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

35. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Art & Design

#952 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,187
Enrollment: 849

36. Franklin University

Columbus

For Art & Design

#956 in the United States

#1026 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Art & Design

#974 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 849

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Art & Design

#995 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

39. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Art & Design

#998 in the United States

#1069 in North America

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

40. Hiram College

Hiram

For Art & Design

#1033 in the United States

#1107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

41. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

For Art & Design

#1073 in the United States

#1150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,837

42. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Art & Design

#1080 in the United States

#1157 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Art & Design

#1106 in the United States

#1184 in North America

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

44. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Art & Design

#1110 in the United States

#1188 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

45. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Art & Design

#1133 in the United States

#1211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

46. Malone University

Canton

For Art & Design

#1147 in the United States

#1225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

47. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Art & Design

#1155 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

48. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Art & Design

#1164 in the United States

#1243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

49. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Art & Design

#1178 in the United States

#1257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

50. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Art & Design

#1212 in the United States

#1291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,820
Enrollment: 3,231

51. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Art & Design

#1227 in the United States

#1307 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

52. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Art & Design

#1244 in the United States

#1325 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

53. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Art & Design

#1333 in the United States

#1417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

Closest to Ohio states to learn Art & Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	13	122
Indiana	30	27
Kentucky	20	80
Pennsylvania	95	12
Virginia	38	36
Michigan	34	4
District of Columbia	9	56
Maryland	26	21
Illinois	68	3
Tennessee	30	53
North Carolina	39	11
New Jersey	25	22
New York	124	8
Wisconsin	28	9
South Carolina	23	75
Connecticut	20	20
Georgia	41	28
Missouri	34	48
Iowa	25	45
Vermont	9	147
Massachusetts	65	5
Rhode Island	9	65
Alabama	23	100
New Hampshire	11	84
Arkansas	15	116
Mississippi	10	166
Minnesota	25	26
Maine	9	174
Kansas	12	62
Louisiana	21	73
Florida	45	34
Oklahoma	17	95
Nebraska	10	88
South Dakota	8	377
North Dakota	5	227
Texas	68	13
Colorado	19	42
New Mexico	7	96
Montana	5	184
Utah	10	44
Idaho	7	219
Arizona	7	24
Puerto Rico	5	423
Nevada	4	137
Washington	20	7
Oregon	16	86
California	117	1
Alaska	4	233
Hawaii	6	87

Closest to Ohio states to learn Art & Design

Art & Design subfields in Ohio