60 Best colleges for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 18.6M citations received by 523K academic papers made by 60 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 Biology

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Biology

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biology

#80 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Biology

#171 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Biology

#181 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Biology

#183 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

7. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Biology

#191 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Biology

#192 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Biology

#218 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

10. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Biology

#225 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Biology

#253 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

12. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Biology

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Biology

#267 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Biology

#320 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Biology

#355 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

16. Franklin University

Columbus

For Biology

#384 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Biology

#389 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Biology

#455 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Biology

#462 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Biology

#475 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Biology

#506 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Biology

#527 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Biology

#569 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#582 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Biology

#588 in the United States

#640 in North America

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

26. Denison University

Granville

For Biology

#616 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Biology

#626 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Biology

#647 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Biology

#693 in the United States

#754 in North America

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

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Biology

#719 in the United States

#780 in North America

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

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Biology

#863 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

32. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Biology

#875 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

33. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Biology

#878 in the United States

#944 in North America

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

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Biology

#892 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

35. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#899 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

36. Ohio University

Athens

For Biology

#901 in the United States

#967 in North America

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

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Biology

#966 in the United States

#1035 in North America

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

38. Hiram College

Hiram

For Biology

#979 in the United States

#1048 in North America

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

39. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Biology

#1029 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

40. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Biology

#1057 in the United States

#1127 in North America

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

41. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Biology

#1068 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#1095 in the United States

#1165 in North America

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

43. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Biology

#1109 in the United States

#1179 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Biology

#1139 in the United States

#1209 in North America

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

45. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Biology

#1158 in the United States

#1230 in North America

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

46. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Biology

#1198 in the United States

#1270 in North America

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

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Biology

#1218 in the United States

#1291 in North America

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

48. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Biology

#1232 in the United States

#1306 in North America

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

49. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Biology

#1266 in the United States

#1340 in North America

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

50. Malone University

Canton

For Biology

#1268 in the United States

#1342 in North America

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

51. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Biology

#1278 in the United States

#1353 in North America

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

52. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Biology

#1320 in the United States

#1396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,915

53. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Biology

#1358 in the United States

#1436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $8,222
Receiving Aid: 100%

54. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Biology

#1399 in the United States

#1478 in North America

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

55. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Biology

#1413 in the United States

#1492 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,322

56. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Biology

#1472 in the United States

#1554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $22,614
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,402

57. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Biology

#1487 in the United States

#1569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,678

58. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Biology

#1531 in the United States

#1615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

59. Defiance College

Defiance

For Biology

#1549 in the United States

#1634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Net Price: $24,098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,302

60. Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biology

#1565 in the United States

#1651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Net Price: $28,899
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,277

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	21	121
Indiana	33	46
Kentucky	27	61
Pennsylvania	102	8
Virginia	43	49
Michigan	36	4
District of Columbia	9	81
Maryland	27	2
Illinois	74	23
Tennessee	38	43
North Carolina	46	18
Delaware	3	105
New Jersey	27	35
New York	136	7
Wisconsin	33	13
South Carolina	28	94
Connecticut	20	9
Georgia	48	32
Missouri	36	17
Iowa	30	42
Vermont	12	112
Massachusetts	69	1
Rhode Island	9	69
Alabama	28	44
New Hampshire	12	99
Arkansas	17	114
Mississippi	14	145
Minnesota	28	16
Maine	16	176
Kansas	17	98
Louisiana	25	82
Florida	61	22
Oklahoma	21	124
Nebraska	14	97
South Dakota	10	207
North Dakota	9	167
Texas	79	21
Colorado	20	57
New Mexico	9	96
Montana	9	139
Utah	11	36
Idaho	7	162
Arizona	11	37
Puerto Rico	15	315
Nevada	8	143
Washington	33	5
Oregon	18	64
California	134	3
Alaska	4	185
Hawaii	7	122

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