47 Best colleges for Biochemistry 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 Biochemistry. A graph of 9.7M citations received by 240K academic papers made by 47 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.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Biochemistry

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Biochemistry

#39 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#76 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Biochemistry

#167 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Biochemistry

#185 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Biochemistry

#188 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Biochemistry

#189 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

8. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Biochemistry

#190 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Biochemistry

#200 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

10. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Biochemistry

#219 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Biochemistry

#234 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Biochemistry

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Biochemistry

#276 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Biochemistry

#287 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Biochemistry

#331 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

16. Franklin University

Columbus

For Biochemistry

#352 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

17. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Biochemistry

#403 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Biochemistry

#410 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Biochemistry

#424 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Biochemistry

#452 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

21. Walsh University

North Canton

For Biochemistry

#502 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

22. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Biochemistry

#517 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#541 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Biochemistry

#547 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Biochemistry

#564 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Biochemistry

#580 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

27. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Biochemistry

#632 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

28. Ohio University

Athens

For Biochemistry

#659 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. Denison University

Granville

For Biochemistry

#671 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

30. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Biochemistry

#682 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

31. Marietta College

Marietta

For Biochemistry

#715 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Biochemistry

#740 in the United States

#797 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Biochemistry

#801 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Biochemistry

#821 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

35. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Biochemistry

#854 in the United States

#917 in North America

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

36. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Biochemistry

#879 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

37. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#921 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Biochemistry

#957 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Biochemistry

#958 in the United States

#1023 in North America

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

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Biochemistry

#997 in the United States

#1062 in North America

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

41. Hiram College

Hiram

For Biochemistry

#1020 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

42. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Biochemistry

#1027 in the United States

#1094 in North America

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

43. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#1155 in the United States

#1224 in North America

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

44. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Biochemistry

#1170 in the United States

#1239 in North America

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

45. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Biochemistry

#1176 in the United States

#1245 in North America

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

46. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Biochemistry

#1186 in the United States

#1257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,293

47. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Biochemistry

#1244 in the United States

#1317 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Biochemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	126
Indiana	28	48
Kentucky	20	61
Pennsylvania	87	7
Virginia	36	45
Michigan	30	6
District of Columbia	8	81
Maryland	25	2
Illinois	53	23
Tennessee	30	35
North Carolina	31	17
Delaware	3	108
New Jersey	21	29
New York	114	10
Wisconsin	26	13
South Carolina	23	83
Connecticut	19	5
Georgia	33	28
Missouri	29	16
Iowa	18	41
Vermont	6	112
Massachusetts	57	1
Rhode Island	8	78
Alabama	24	42
New Hampshire	10	90
Arkansas	17	106
Mississippi	12	138
Minnesota	26	20
Maine	11	207
Kansas	12	98
Louisiana	22	75
Florida	42	30
Oklahoma	15	123
Nebraska	10	104
South Dakota	8	209
North Dakota	5	169
Texas	66	18
Colorado	17	60
New Mexico	7	103
Montana	5	149
Utah	9	36
Idaho	5	172
Arizona	8	46
Puerto Rico	13	278
Nevada	5	139
Washington	20	8
Oregon	18	57
California	101	3
Alaska	3	259
Hawaii	6	136

Closest to Ohio states to learn Biochemistry

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