44 Best colleges for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 3.72M citations received by 96.4K academic papers made by 44 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 Neuroscience

#34 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Neuroscience

#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 Neuroscience

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Neuroscience

#143 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Neuroscience

#161 in the United States

#184 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Neuroscience

#165 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Neuroscience

#177 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Neuroscience

#192 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

9. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Neuroscience

#195 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Neuroscience

#229 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Neuroscience

#239 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Neuroscience

#267 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Neuroscience

#288 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

14. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Neuroscience

#307 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

15. Franklin University

Columbus

For Neuroscience

#330 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Neuroscience

#365 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

For Neuroscience

#366 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Neuroscience

#468 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

19. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#511 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

20. Denison University

Granville

For Neuroscience

#540 in the United States

#592 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Neuroscience

#544 in the United States

#596 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Neuroscience

#573 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Neuroscience

#575 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

24. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Neuroscience

#613 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Neuroscience

#628 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

26. Walsh University

North Canton

For Neuroscience

#638 in the United States

#693 in North America

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

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Neuroscience

#642 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Neuroscience

#721 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

29. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Neuroscience

#775 in the United States

#833 in North America

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

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Neuroscience

#792 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Neuroscience

#842 in the United States

#905 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Neuroscience

#852 in the United States

#915 in North America

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

33. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#892 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

34. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Neuroscience

#899 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Neuroscience

#922 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Neuroscience

#927 in the United States

#994 in North America

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

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Neuroscience

#940 in the United States

#1008 in North America

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

38. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Neuroscience

#960 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

39. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Neuroscience

#981 in the United States

#1049 in North America

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

40. Marietta College

Marietta

For Neuroscience

#993 in the United States

#1061 in North America

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

41. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Neuroscience

#1007 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

42. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#1024 in the United States

#1092 in North America

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

43. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Neuroscience

#1029 in the United States

#1097 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Neuroscience

#1051 in the United States

#1121 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Neuroscience

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	11	108
Indiana	25	55
Kentucky	18	53
Pennsylvania	74	6
Virginia	31	42
Michigan	23	8
District of Columbia	8	68
Maryland	22	2
Illinois	51	18
Tennessee	26	38
North Carolina	30	23
New Jersey	21	30
New York	105	10
Wisconsin	25	16
South Carolina	18	63
Connecticut	19	4
Georgia	31	17
Missouri	24	13
Iowa	14	27
Vermont	5	106
Massachusetts	55	1
Rhode Island	9	51
Alabama	21	52
New Hampshire	11	80
Arkansas	11	111
Mississippi	9	133
Minnesota	23	21
Maine	9	252
Kansas	9	98
Louisiana	18	91
Florida	34	26
Oklahoma	13	124
Nebraska	8	112
South Dakota	7	222
North Dakota	4	189
Texas	59	29
Colorado	17	66
New Mexico	5	87
Montana	3	214
Utah	7	45
Idaho	4	264
Arizona	7	48
Puerto Rico	12	347
Nevada	4	140
Washington	19	11
Oregon	16	40
California	97	3
Hawaii	4	157

Closest to Ohio states to learn Neuroscience

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