45 Best colleges for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 2.19M citations received by 61.3K academic papers made by 45 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 Botany

#15 in the United States

#17 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Botany

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Botany

#110 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Botany

#126 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Botany

#163 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Botany

#165 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

7. Urbana University

Urbana

For Botany

#169 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Botany

#188 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Botany

#191 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

10. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Botany

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Botany

#233 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Botany

#307 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Botany

#314 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

14. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Botany

#391 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Botany

#400 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Botany

#419 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Botany

#434 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Botany

#436 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Botany

#443 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

20. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Botany

#454 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Botany

#503 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

22. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Botany

#518 in the United States

#572 in North America

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

23. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Botany

#525 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

24. Denison University

Granville

For Botany

#541 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

25. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Botany

#573 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

26. Marietta College

Marietta

For Botany

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

27. Franklin University

Columbus

For Botany

#659 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

28. Ashland University

Ashland

For Botany

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

29. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Botany

#735 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Botany

#800 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Botany

#805 in the United States

#871 in North America

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

32. Walsh University

North Canton

For Botany

#808 in the United States

#874 in North America

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

33. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Botany

#828 in the United States

#895 in North America

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

34. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Botany

#854 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Botany

#884 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Botany

#898 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

37. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Botany

#919 in the United States

#986 in North America

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

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Botany

#943 in the United States

#1010 in North America

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

39. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Botany

#952 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

40. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Botany

#958 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

41. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Botany

#1000 in the United States

#1068 in North America

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

42. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Botany

#1005 in the United States

#1073 in North America

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

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Botany

#1019 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

44. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Botany

#1027 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

45. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Botany

#1034 in the United States

#1105 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Botany

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	8	112
Indiana	24	27
Kentucky	14	41
Pennsylvania	69	14
Virginia	34	39
Michigan	26	8
District of Columbia	8	124
Maryland	20	16
Illinois	41	7
Tennessee	26	50
North Carolina	28	18
New Jersey	19	30
New York	96	2
Wisconsin	26	5
South Carolina	18	76
Connecticut	17	19
Georgia	29	13
Missouri	21	38
Iowa	12	22
Vermont	5	109
Massachusetts	49	1
Rhode Island	6	82
Alabama	20	69
New Hampshire	9	103
Arkansas	15	81
Mississippi	10	83
Minnesota	20	10
Maine	10	108
Kansas	8	44
Louisiana	17	64
Florida	36	4
Oklahoma	14	72
Nebraska	9	40
South Dakota	8	131
North Dakota	5	88
Texas	56	23
Colorado	16	33
New Mexico	6	105
Montana	4	84
Utah	7	43
Idaho	5	87
Arizona	7	17
Puerto Rico	10	228
Nevada	3	99
Washington	15	9
Oregon	16	25
California	86	3
Alaska	4	128
Hawaii	6	80

Closest to Ohio states to learn Botany

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