49 Best colleges for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 3.86M citations received by 111K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Paleontology

#62 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#90 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Paleontology

#143 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Paleontology

#153 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Paleontology

#172 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Paleontology

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Paleontology

#183 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Paleontology

#208 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Paleontology

#215 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Paleontology

#239 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Paleontology

#247 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Paleontology

#307 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Paleontology

#334 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Paleontology

#378 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

16. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Paleontology

#405 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Paleontology

#441 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

18. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Paleontology

#445 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Paleontology

#478 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

20. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Paleontology

#488 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Paleontology

#497 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

22. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Paleontology

#500 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

23. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Paleontology

#501 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

24. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Paleontology

#505 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#636 in the United States

#694 in North America

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

26. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#671 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Paleontology

#683 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

28. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Paleontology

#699 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

29. Marietta College

Marietta

For Paleontology

#711 in the United States

#772 in North America

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

30. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Paleontology

#718 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

31. Franklin University

Columbus

For Paleontology

#738 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

32. Walsh University

North Canton

For Paleontology

#758 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Paleontology

#852 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

34. Hiram College

Hiram

For Paleontology

#920 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Paleontology

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#995 in the United States

#1065 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Paleontology

#1008 in the United States

#1078 in North America

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

38. Ohio University

Athens

For Paleontology

#1014 in the United States

#1085 in North America

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

39. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Paleontology

#1024 in the United States

#1096 in North America

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

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Paleontology

#1026 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

41. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Paleontology

#1039 in the United States

#1112 in North America

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

42. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Paleontology

#1084 in the United States

#1157 in North America

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

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Paleontology

#1105 in the United States

#1178 in North America

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

44. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Paleontology

#1107 in the United States

#1180 in North America

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

45. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Paleontology

#1113 in the United States

#1187 in North America

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

46. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Paleontology

#1141 in the United States

#1216 in North America

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

47. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Paleontology

#1148 in the United States

#1223 in North America

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

48. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Paleontology

#1153 in the United States

#1228 in North America

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

49. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Paleontology

#1235 in the United States

#1312 in North America

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

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	19	63
Pennsylvania	84	17
Virginia	37	47
Michigan	28	5
District of Columbia	8	109
Maryland	24	14
Illinois	56	12
Tennessee	27	55
North Carolina	32	25
New Jersey	21	28
New York	112	6
Wisconsin	27	7
South Carolina	23	95
Connecticut	20	13
Georgia	33	31
Missouri	27	24
Iowa	18	42
Vermont	6	113
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	8	57
Alabama	22	80
New Hampshire	11	88
Arkansas	15	122
Mississippi	10	134
Minnesota	24	11
Maine	12	140
Kansas	11	78
Louisiana	20	60
Florida	40	15
Oklahoma	14	82
Nebraska	12	83
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	12	303
Nevada	6	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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