48 Best colleges for Biochemistry 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 Biochemistry. A graph of 10.1M citations received by 245K academic papers made by 48 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Biochemistry

#39 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#75 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Biochemistry

#166 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Biochemistry

#185 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Biochemistry

#189 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

7. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Biochemistry

#190 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Biochemistry

#191 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Biochemistry

#201 in the United States

#225 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: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Biochemistry

#234 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Biochemistry

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Biochemistry

#277 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Biochemistry

#286 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Biochemistry

#331 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

16. Franklin University

Columbus

For Biochemistry

#350 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

17. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Biochemistry

#406 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Biochemistry

#413 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Biochemistry

#430 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Biochemistry

#452 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

21. Walsh University

North Canton

For Biochemistry

#503 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

22. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Biochemistry

#516 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#541 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Biochemistry

#547 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Biochemistry

#571 in the United States

#623 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Biochemistry

#579 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

27. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Biochemistry

#633 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

28. Ohio University

Athens

For Biochemistry

#667 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. Denison University

Granville

For Biochemistry

#669 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

30. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Biochemistry

#685 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Biochemistry

#728 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

32. Marietta College

Marietta

For Biochemistry

#731 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Biochemistry

#791 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Biochemistry

#828 in the United States

#890 in North America

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

35. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Biochemistry

#856 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

36. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Biochemistry

#868 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

37. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#934 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Biochemistry

#955 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Biochemistry

#994 in the United States

#1059 in North America

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

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Biochemistry

#1001 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

41. Hiram College

Hiram

For Biochemistry

#1020 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

42. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Biochemistry

#1026 in the United States

#1093 in North America

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

43. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#1160 in the United States

#1229 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Biochemistry

#1162 in the United States

#1231 in North America

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

45. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Biochemistry

#1169 in the United States

#1238 in North America

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

46. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Biochemistry

#1194 in the United States

#1266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,961

47. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Biochemistry

#1252 in the United States

#1326 in North America

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

48. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Biochemistry

#1271 in the United States

#1347 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Biochemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	125
Indiana	28	48
Kentucky	20	61
Pennsylvania	87	7
Virginia	37	45
Michigan	30	6
District of Columbia	8	81
Maryland	25	2
Illinois	53	23
Tennessee	30	36
North Carolina	31	17
Delaware	3	108
New Jersey	22	29
New York	114	10
Wisconsin	26	13
South Carolina	23	83
Connecticut	19	5
Georgia	33	27
Missouri	30	16
Iowa	19	41
Vermont	6	112
Massachusetts	57	1
Rhode Island	8	78
Alabama	24	42
New Hampshire	10	90
Arkansas	17	107
Mississippi	12	139
Minnesota	26	20
Maine	12	206
Kansas	12	100
Louisiana	22	76
Florida	42	30
Oklahoma	16	124
Nebraska	10	104
South Dakota	8	208
North Dakota	5	169
Texas	67	18
Colorado	17	60
New Mexico	7	103
Montana	5	149
Utah	9	35
Idaho	6	172
Arizona	8	46
Puerto Rico	13	279
Nevada	5	140
Washington	20	8
Oregon	18	57
California	101	3
Alaska	3	260
Hawaii	6	135

Closest to Ohio states to learn Biochemistry

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