49 Best colleges for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 2.97M citations received by 102K 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

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Paleontology

#59 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#88 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Paleontology

#145 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Paleontology

#150 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Paleontology

#172 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Paleontology

#178 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Paleontology

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Paleontology

#210 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Paleontology

#216 in the United States

#250 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: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Paleontology

#242 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Paleontology

#293 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Paleontology

#322 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

15. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Paleontology

#392 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Paleontology

#437 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

17. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Paleontology

#463 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Paleontology

#464 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Paleontology

#473 in the United States

#524 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Paleontology

#481 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

21. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Paleontology

#483 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

22. Denison University

Granville

For Paleontology

#502 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#563 in the United States

#616 in North America

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

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Paleontology

#587 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

25. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Paleontology

#596 in the United States

#651 in North America

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

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Paleontology

#637 in the United States

#696 in North America

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

27. Marietta College

Marietta

For Paleontology

#656 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Paleontology

#693 in the United States

#753 in North America

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

29. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Paleontology

#695 in the United States

#755 in North America

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

30. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#696 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

31. Walsh University

North Canton

For Paleontology

#706 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Paleontology

#732 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Paleontology

#831 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

34. Ohio University

Athens

For Paleontology

#860 in the United States

#927 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Paleontology

#901 in the United States

#968 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Paleontology

#906 in the United States

#973 in North America

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

37. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Paleontology

#965 in the United States

#1034 in North America

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

38. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Paleontology

#978 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

39. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Paleontology

#1007 in the United States

#1076 in North America

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

40. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Paleontology

#1013 in the United States

#1082 in North America

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

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Paleontology

#1017 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Paleontology

#1023 in the United States

#1093 in North America

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

43. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Paleontology

#1029 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

44. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Paleontology

#1062 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

45. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Paleontology

#1073 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

46. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Paleontology

#1082 in the United States

#1153 in North America

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

47. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Paleontology

#1118 in the United States

#1190 in North America

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

48. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Paleontology

#1135 in the United States

#1207 in North America

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

49. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Paleontology

#1160 in the United States

#1233 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Paleontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	12	120
Indiana	27	46
Kentucky	19	63
Pennsylvania	84	17
Virginia	35	48
Michigan	28	6
District of Columbia	8	109
Maryland	24	14
Illinois	55	12
Tennessee	27	55
North Carolina	31	28
New Jersey	20	30
New York	109	5
Wisconsin	26	7
South Carolina	20	95
Connecticut	20	13
Georgia	33	27
Missouri	26	25
Iowa	14	40
Vermont	6	115
Massachusetts	58	1
Rhode Island	8	56
Alabama	21	80
New Hampshire	11	91
Arkansas	15	122
Mississippi	10	138
Minnesota	23	9
Maine	11	140
Kansas	10	82
Louisiana	19	61
Florida	39	15
Oklahoma	13	81
Nebraska	12	85
South Dakota	8	215
North Dakota	5	185
Texas	63	19
Colorado	18	39
New Mexico	6	78
Montana	5	87
Utah	9	31
Idaho	6	131
Arizona	7	22
Puerto Rico	11	300
Nevada	5	111
Washington	23	3
Oregon	16	42
California	99	2
Alaska	4	112
Hawaii	6	96

Closest to Ohio states to learn Paleontology

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