39 Best Management schools 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 Management. A graph of 2.1M citations received by 64.9K academic papers made by 39 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 Management

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Management

#55 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Management

#72 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Management

#138 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

5. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Management

#141 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Management

#150 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

7. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Management

#160 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Management

#161 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Management

#162 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

10. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Management

#163 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Management

#195 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Management

#207 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Management

#209 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Management

#323 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

15. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Management

#394 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Management

#396 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Management

#430 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Management

#469 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Management

#486 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

20. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Management

#526 in the United States

#580 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Management

#563 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Management

#590 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

23. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Management

#701 in the United States

#764 in North America

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

24. Ashland University

Ashland

For Management

#718 in the United States

#782 in North America

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

25. Denison University

Granville

For Management

#753 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

26. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Management

#755 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Management

#788 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

28. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Management

#791 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

29. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Management

#800 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

30. Franklin University

Columbus

For Management

#851 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

31. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Management

#855 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

32. Marietta College

Marietta

For Management

#870 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

33. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Management

#884 in the United States

#955 in North America

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

34. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Management

#911 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

35. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Management

#940 in the United States

#1013 in North America

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

36. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Management

#970 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

37. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Management

#1051 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Management

#1066 in the United States

#1142 in North America

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

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Management

#1093 in the United States

#1169 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	8	110
Indiana	24	19
Kentucky	18	78
Pennsylvania	77	6
Virginia	27	26
Michigan	22	1
District of Columbia	8	64
Maryland	21	10
Illinois	46	5
Tennessee	26	51
North Carolina	29	36
New Jersey	19	29
New York	102	17
Wisconsin	25	15
South Carolina	17	67
Connecticut	20	31
Georgia	30	14
Missouri	21	45
Iowa	13	42
Vermont	4	145
Massachusetts	55	4
Rhode Island	9	91
Alabama	17	89
New Hampshire	9	74
Arkansas	14	116
Mississippi	10	130
Minnesota	23	20
Maine	7	239
Kansas	9	98
Louisiana	18	83
Florida	37	28
Oklahoma	12	95
Nebraska	8	77
South Dakota	7	342
North Dakota	5	192
Texas	65	12
Colorado	16	52
New Mexico	6	106
Montana	5	210
Utah	10	54
Idaho	4	208
Arizona	6	21
Puerto Rico	6	408
Nevada	3	133
Washington	18	9
Oregon	16	103
California	93	2
Alaska	3	306
Hawaii	5	146

Closest to Ohio states to learn Management

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