51 Best colleges for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 10.1M citations received by 258K academic papers made by 51 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 Genetics

#29 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Genetics

#36 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#76 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Genetics

#173 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Genetics

#177 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Genetics

#202 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

7. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Genetics

#205 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

8. Urbana University

Urbana

For Genetics

#211 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

9. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Genetics

#220 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Genetics

#228 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Genetics

#244 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Genetics

#252 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Genetics

#276 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

14. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Genetics

#300 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Genetics

#312 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

16. Franklin University

Columbus

For Genetics

#322 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Genetics

#409 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Genetics

#440 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Genetics

#461 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Genetics

#482 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Genetics

#511 in the United States

#561 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#528 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Genetics

#542 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Genetics

#553 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

25. Walsh University

North Canton

For Genetics

#560 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Genetics

#578 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

27. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Genetics

#588 in the United States

#640 in North America

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

28. Ohio University

Athens

For Genetics

#659 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

29. Denison University

Granville

For Genetics

#667 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

30. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Genetics

#717 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Genetics

#721 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Genetics

#790 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

33. Marietta College

Marietta

For Genetics

#792 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Genetics

#809 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

35. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#914 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

36. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Genetics

#920 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Genetics

#926 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Genetics

#927 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For Genetics

#1020 in the United States

#1086 in North America

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

40. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Genetics

#1054 in the United States

#1121 in North America

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

41. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Genetics

#1059 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Genetics

#1089 in the United States

#1157 in North America

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

43. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Genetics

#1159 in the United States

#1228 in North America

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

44. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Genetics

#1177 in the United States

#1246 in North America

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

45. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#1182 in the United States

#1251 in North America

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

46. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Genetics

#1188 in the United States

#1257 in North America

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

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Genetics

#1205 in the United States

#1274 in North America

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

48. Malone University

Canton

For Genetics

#1209 in the United States

#1278 in North America

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

49. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Genetics

#1236 in the United States

#1306 in North America

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

50. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Genetics

#1259 in the United States

#1332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

51. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Genetics

#1277 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Genetics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	18	124
Indiana	28	48
Kentucky	21	63
Pennsylvania	86	6
Virginia	36	44
Michigan	30	5
District of Columbia	8	70
Maryland	25	2
Illinois	53	23
Tennessee	30	38
North Carolina	32	17
Delaware	3	126
New Jersey	22	34
New York	115	9
Wisconsin	26	16
South Carolina	23	79
Connecticut	19	7
Georgia	32	26
Missouri	28	13
Iowa	18	43
Vermont	6	106
Massachusetts	59	1
Rhode Island	8	71
Alabama	24	39
New Hampshire	10	85
Arkansas	17	98
Mississippi	12	128
Minnesota	26	22
Maine	11	219
Kansas	13	107
Louisiana	22	84
Florida	44	31
Oklahoma	16	116
Nebraska	12	91
South Dakota	8	212
North Dakota	6	180
Texas	65	12
Colorado	17	50
New Mexico	7	95
Montana	5	141
Utah	9	33
Idaho	6	175
Arizona	8	46
Puerto Rico	13	296
Nevada	4	146
Washington	21	8
Oregon	18	51
California	105	3
Alaska	4	256
Hawaii	7	134

Closest to Ohio states to learn Genetics

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