60 Best colleges for Biology in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 14.3M citations received by 466K 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

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Biology

#39 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biology

#79 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Biology

#175 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Biology

#181 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Biology

#183 in the United States

#207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Biology

#187 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Biology

#188 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Biology

#216 in the United States

#243 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

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

11. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Biology

#249 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Biology

#251 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Biology

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Biology

#386 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

15. Franklin University

Columbus

For Biology

#410 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Biology

#424 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

17. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Biology

#431 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Biology

#444 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Biology

#451 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Biology

#467 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Biology

#520 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#541 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Biology

#573 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

24. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Biology

#579 in the United States

#631 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

25. Denison University

Granville

For Biology

#622 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Biology

#624 in the United States

#679 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Biology

#636 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Biology

#638 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Biology

#693 in the United States

#752 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Biology

#695 in the United States

#754 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Biology

#792 in the United States

#854 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,083
Enrollment: 828

32. Ohio University

Athens

For Biology

#828 in the United States

#890 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Biology

#830 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Biology

#874 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

35. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#906 in the United States

#973 in North America

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

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Biology

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

37. Hiram College

Hiram

For Biology

#968 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,384
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,941

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Biology

#974 in the United States

#1043 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

39. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Biology

#1000 in the United States

#1069 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

40. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Biology

#1012 in the United States

#1081 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

41. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Biology

#1068 in the United States

#1138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1151
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,506

42. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Biology

#1086 in the United States

#1156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

43. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Biology

#1095 in the United States

#1165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

44. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Biology

#1107 in the United States

#1177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $5,147
Enrollment: 900

45. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Biology

#1109 in the United States

#1179 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 890
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $14,070

46. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Biology

#1135 in the United States

#1205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $21,247
Receiving Aid: 100%

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Biology

#1177 in the United States

#1248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,391

48. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Biology

#1192 in the United States

#1264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

49. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Biology

#1222 in the United States

#1295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $5,766
Enrollment: 818

50. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Biology

#1250 in the United States

#1323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,682

51. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Biology

#1277 in the United States

#1350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,528

52. Malone University

Canton

For Biology

#1290 in the United States

#1363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1067
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,571

53. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Biology

#1329 in the United States

#1405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,881
Receiving Aid: 100%

54. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Biology

#1343 in the United States

#1420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $14,502

55. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Biology

#1376 in the United States

#1453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718
Enrollment: 3,297

56. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Biology

#1479 in the United States

#1561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,299

57. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Biology

#1488 in the United States

#1570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,678

58. Art Academy of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Biology

#1491 in the United States

#1573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $27,510
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,764

59. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Biology

#1494 in the United States

#1577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $22,634
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,038

60. Defiance College

Defiance

For Biology

#1531 in the United States

#1615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,196
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Ohio states to learn Biology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	21	123
Indiana	32	49
Kentucky	26	61
Pennsylvania	101	8
Virginia	43	48
Michigan	34	4
District of Columbia	9	85
Maryland	27	2
Illinois	71	23
Tennessee	34	43
North Carolina	45	18
Delaware	3	103
New Jersey	27	36
New York	134	7
Wisconsin	32	13
South Carolina	28	96
Connecticut	20	9
Georgia	48	31
Missouri	37	17
Iowa	30	41
Vermont	12	113
Massachusetts	69	1
Rhode Island	9	69
Alabama	28	44
New Hampshire	12	100
Arkansas	17	117
Mississippi	14	148
Minnesota	28	16
Maine	16	178
Kansas	16	106
Louisiana	24	92
Florida	59	22
Oklahoma	21	126
Nebraska	14	97
South Dakota	9	206
North Dakota	9	168
Texas	78	19
Colorado	20	58
New Mexico	9	93
Montana	9	140
Utah	11	35
Idaho	7	159
Arizona	11	38
Puerto Rico	15	310
Nevada	8	144
Washington	31	5
Oregon	18	64
California	130	3
Alaska	4	189
Hawaii	7	124

Closest to Ohio states to learn Biology

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