44 Best colleges for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 3.89M citations received by 98.7K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Neuroscience

#36 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Neuroscience

#143 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Neuroscience

#162 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Neuroscience

#168 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Neuroscience

#177 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Neuroscience

#192 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

9. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Neuroscience

#197 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Neuroscience

#230 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Neuroscience

#239 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Neuroscience

#269 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Neuroscience

#289 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

14. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Neuroscience

#313 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

15. Franklin University

Columbus

For Neuroscience

#330 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Neuroscience

#364 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Neuroscience

#368 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Neuroscience

#465 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

19. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#511 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

20. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Neuroscience

#543 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Neuroscience

#546 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Neuroscience

#579 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Neuroscience

#585 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

24. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Neuroscience

#607 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Neuroscience

#626 in the United States

#680 in North America

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

26. Walsh University

North Canton

For Neuroscience

#637 in the United States

#692 in North America

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

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Neuroscience

#644 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Neuroscience

#730 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Neuroscience

#797 in the United States

#858 in North America

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

30. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Neuroscience

#807 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Neuroscience

#844 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Neuroscience

#853 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

33. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#890 in the United States

#957 in North America

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

34. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Neuroscience

#895 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Neuroscience

#922 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Neuroscience

#933 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Neuroscience

#938 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

38. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Neuroscience

#970 in the United States

#1038 in North America

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

39. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Neuroscience

#982 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

40. Marietta College

Marietta

For Neuroscience

#998 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

41. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Neuroscience

#1012 in the United States

#1080 in North America

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

42. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Neuroscience

#1024 in the United States

#1092 in North America

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

43. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Neuroscience

#1030 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Neuroscience

#1054 in the United States

#1124 in North America

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

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	19	53
Pennsylvania	75	6
Virginia	31	42
Michigan	23	8
District of Columbia	8	68
Maryland	23	2
Illinois	51	18
Tennessee	26	39
North Carolina	31	23
New Jersey	21	30
New York	105	10
Wisconsin	25	16
South Carolina	20	63
Connecticut	19	4
Georgia	31	17
Missouri	25	13
Iowa	14	27
Vermont	5	106
Massachusetts	55	1
Rhode Island	9	52
Alabama	21	51
New Hampshire	11	80
Arkansas	11	112
Mississippi	9	134
Minnesota	24	21
Maine	9	251
Kansas	10	98
Louisiana	18	92
Florida	34	26
Oklahoma	13	124
Nebraska	8	111
South Dakota	7	221
North Dakota	4	188
Texas	59	29
Colorado	17	66
New Mexico	5	87
Montana	3	214
Utah	7	44
Idaho	4	264
Arizona	7	48
Puerto Rico	12	346
Nevada	4	140
Washington	19	11
Oregon	16	40
California	97	3
Hawaii	5	157

Closest to Ohio states to learn Neuroscience

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