49 Best colleges for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 4.02M citations received by 113K academic papers made by 49 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 Paleontology

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Paleontology

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#90 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Paleontology

#144 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Paleontology

#153 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Paleontology

#173 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Paleontology

#181 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Paleontology

#183 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Paleontology

#209 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Paleontology

#219 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Paleontology

#240 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Paleontology

#250 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Paleontology

#308 in the United States

#352 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Paleontology

#335 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Paleontology

#378 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

16. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Paleontology

#405 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Paleontology

#442 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

18. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Paleontology

#448 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Paleontology

#473 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

20. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Paleontology

#494 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Paleontology

#496 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

22. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Paleontology

#498 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Paleontology

#503 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

24. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Paleontology

#505 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#634 in the United States

#692 in North America

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

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Paleontology

#684 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

27. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#687 in the United States

#747 in North America

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

28. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Paleontology

#693 in the United States

#753 in North America

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

29. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Paleontology

#718 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Paleontology

#723 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

31. Franklin University

Columbus

For Paleontology

#737 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

32. Walsh University

North Canton

For Paleontology

#746 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Paleontology

#855 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

34. Hiram College

Hiram

For Paleontology

#924 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Paleontology

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#991 in the United States

#1060 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Paleontology

#1008 in the United States

#1079 in North America

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

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Paleontology

#1024 in the United States

#1096 in North America

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

39. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Paleontology

#1026 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

40. Ohio University

Athens

For Paleontology

#1028 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

41. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Paleontology

#1040 in the United States

#1112 in North America

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

42. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Paleontology

#1084 in the United States

#1157 in North America

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

43. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Paleontology

#1107 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

44. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Paleontology

#1118 in the United States

#1193 in North America

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

45. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Paleontology

#1137 in the United States

#1212 in North America

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

46. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Paleontology

#1141 in the United States

#1216 in North America

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

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Paleontology

#1148 in the United States

#1223 in North America

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

48. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Paleontology

#1160 in the United States

#1235 in North America

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

49. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Paleontology

#1242 in the United States

#1319 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Paleontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	15	115
Indiana	27	41
Kentucky	20	63
Pennsylvania	85	17
Virginia	37	47
Michigan	28	6
District of Columbia	8	109
Maryland	24	14
Illinois	57	12
Tennessee	27	55
North Carolina	32	25
New Jersey	21	28
New York	113	5
Wisconsin	27	7
South Carolina	23	95
Connecticut	20	13
Georgia	33	30
Missouri	28	24
Iowa	18	42
Vermont	6	114
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	9	57
Alabama	22	80
New Hampshire	11	88
Arkansas	15	121
Mississippi	10	133
Minnesota	24	11
Maine	12	140
Kansas	11	78
Louisiana	20	60
Florida	40	15
Oklahoma	15	82
Nebraska	12	84
South Dakota	8	214
North Dakota	5	186
Texas	63	18
Colorado	18	39
New Mexico	6	79
Montana	6	85
Utah	9	34
Idaho	6	130
Arizona	7	22
Puerto Rico	13	302
Nevada	7	108
Washington	24	3
Oregon	16	45
California	104	2
Alaska	4	110
Hawaii	6	96

Closest to Ohio states to learn Paleontology

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