51 Best colleges for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 10.5M citations received by 264K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Genetics

#37 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#76 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Genetics

#172 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Genetics

#177 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Genetics

#202 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

7. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Genetics

#204 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

8. Urbana University

Urbana

For Genetics

#212 in the United States

#236 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

#219 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Genetics

#228 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Genetics

#244 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Genetics

#255 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Genetics

#276 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

14. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Genetics

#301 in the United States

#336 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Genetics

#311 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

16. Franklin University

Columbus

For Genetics

#322 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Genetics

#416 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Genetics

#440 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Genetics

#463 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Genetics

#483 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Genetics

#517 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#529 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Genetics

#538 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Genetics

#550 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

25. Walsh University

North Canton

For Genetics

#560 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Genetics

#581 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

27. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Genetics

#585 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

28. Ohio University

Athens

For Genetics

#662 in the United States

#715 in North America

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

29. Denison University

Granville

For Genetics

#664 in the United States

#717 in North America

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

30. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Genetics

#706 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Genetics

#729 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Genetics

#785 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

33. Marietta College

Marietta

For Genetics

#808 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Genetics

#815 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

35. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Genetics

#916 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#924 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Genetics

#926 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Genetics

#927 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For Genetics

#1023 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Genetics

#1061 in the United States

#1128 in North America

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

41. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Genetics

#1082 in the United States

#1150 in North America

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

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Genetics

#1112 in the United States

#1180 in North America

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

43. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Genetics

#1133 in the United States

#1202 in North America

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

44. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Genetics

#1168 in the United States

#1237 in North America

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

45. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Genetics

#1188 in the United States

#1257 in North America

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

46. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Genetics

#1194 in the United States

#1263 in North America

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

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Genetics

#1206 in the United States

#1275 in North America

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

48. Malone University

Canton

For Genetics

#1212 in the United States

#1282 in North America

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

49. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Genetics

#1230 in the United States

#1300 in North America

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

50. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Genetics

#1273 in the United States

#1347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $20,429

51. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Genetics

#1289 in the United States

#1365 in North America

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

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	22	63
Pennsylvania	86	5
Virginia	37	45
Michigan	30	6
District of Columbia	9	71
Maryland	25	2
Illinois	54	23
Tennessee	30	39
North Carolina	32	17
Delaware	3	125
New Jersey	22	33
New York	115	9
Wisconsin	26	16
South Carolina	23	79
Connecticut	19	7
Georgia	32	25
Missouri	28	13
Iowa	19	43
Vermont	6	106
Massachusetts	59	1
Rhode Island	8	70
Alabama	24	38
New Hampshire	10	85
Arkansas	17	98
Mississippi	12	127
Minnesota	26	22
Maine	11	218
Kansas	13	107
Louisiana	23	84
Florida	45	31
Oklahoma	16	116
Nebraska	12	90
South Dakota	8	210
North Dakota	7	180
Texas	66	12
Colorado	18	49
New Mexico	7	96
Montana	5	140
Utah	9	34
Idaho	6	175
Arizona	8	46
Puerto Rico	13	294
Nevada	4	146
Washington	22	8
Oregon	18	51
California	106	3
Alaska	4	256
Hawaii	7	132

Closest to Ohio states to learn Genetics

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