60 Best colleges for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 19.5M citations received by 535K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Biology

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biology

#80 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Biology

#170 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Biology

#181 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Biology

#183 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

7. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Biology

#191 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Biology

#192 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
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

#226 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

11. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Biology

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Biology

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Biology

#267 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Biology

#320 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Biology

#354 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

16. Franklin University

Columbus

For Biology

#385 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Biology

#393 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Biology

#459 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Biology

#464 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Biology

#473 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Biology

#497 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Biology

#529 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Biology

#564 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#583 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Biology

#592 in the United States

#644 in North America

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

26. Denison University

Granville

For Biology

#619 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Biology

#633 in the United States

#689 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Biology

#650 in the United States

#708 in North America

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Biology

#694 in the United States

#755 in North America

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

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Biology

#733 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Biology

#859 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

32. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Biology

#883 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Biology

#885 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Biology

#886 in the United States

#952 in North America

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

35. Ohio University

Athens

For Biology

#907 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#909 in the United States

#976 in North America

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

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Biology

#962 in the United States

#1031 in North America

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

38. Hiram College

Hiram

For Biology

#983 in the United States

#1052 in North America

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

39. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Biology

#1031 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

40. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Biology

#1068 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

41. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Biology

#1093 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#1097 in the United States

#1167 in North America

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

43. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Biology

#1111 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Biology

#1130 in the United States

#1200 in North America

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

45. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Biology

#1164 in the United States

#1236 in North America

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

46. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Biology

#1170 in the United States

#1242 in North America

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

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Biology

#1218 in the United States

#1291 in North America

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

48. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Biology

#1237 in the United States

#1311 in North America

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

49. Malone University

Canton

For Biology

#1265 in the United States

#1339 in North America

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

50. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Biology

#1266 in the United States

#1340 in North America

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

51. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Biology

#1286 in the United States

#1361 in North America

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

52. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Biology

#1325 in the United States

#1402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

53. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Biology

#1364 in the United States

#1442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Net Price: $5,533
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,143

54. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Biology

#1399 in the United States

#1478 in North America

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

55. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Biology

#1414 in the United States

#1493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $22,892
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,879

56. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Biology

#1473 in the United States

#1555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $21,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,149

57. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Biology

#1489 in the United States

#1572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

58. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Biology

#1525 in the United States

#1609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

59. Defiance College

Defiance

For Biology

#1555 in the United States

#1640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $26,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,024

60. Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biology

#1567 in the United States

#1654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Net Price: $33,491
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,460

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	21	120
Indiana	33	46
Kentucky	27	61
Pennsylvania	102	8
Virginia	43	49
Michigan	37	4
District of Columbia	9	81
Maryland	28	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	115
Mississippi	14	145
Minnesota	28	16
Maine	16	176
Kansas	17	98
Louisiana	25	83
Florida	62	22
Oklahoma	21	124
Nebraska	14	97
South Dakota	10	207
North Dakota	9	167
Texas	79	20
Colorado	20	57
New Mexico	9	96
Montana	9	141
Utah	11	36
Idaho	7	159
Arizona	11	37
Puerto Rico	15	315
Nevada	8	142
Washington	33	5
Oregon	18	64
California	134	3
Alaska	4	184
Hawaii	7	123

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