39 Best Management schools 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 Management. A graph of 2.18M citations received by 65.8K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Management

#56 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Management

#73 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

4. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Management

#141 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

5. University of Akron

Akron

For Management

#142 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

6. Wright State University

Dayton

For Management

#153 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

7. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Management

#160 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Management

#161 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Management

#162 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

10. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Management

#163 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Management

#198 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Management

#209 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Management

#211 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Management

#323 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

15. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Management

#395 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Management

#396 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Management

#437 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Management

#464 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Management

#485 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

20. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Management

#527 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Management

#566 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Management

#592 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

23. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Management

#703 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

24. Ashland University

Ashland

For Management

#725 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

25. Denison University

Granville

For Management

#758 in the United States

#823 in North America

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

26. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Management

#763 in the United States

#828 in North America

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

27. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Management

#789 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Management

#793 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

29. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Management

#802 in the United States

#870 in North America

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

30. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Management

#848 in the United States

#918 in North America

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

31. Franklin University

Columbus

For Management

#855 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

32. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Management

#860 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

33. Marietta College

Marietta

For Management

#886 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

34. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Management

#911 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

35. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Management

#948 in the United States

#1021 in North America

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

36. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Management

#969 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

37. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Management

#1061 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Management

#1072 in the United States

#1148 in North America

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

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Management

#1104 in the United States

#1180 in North America

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

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	80
Pennsylvania	78	6
Virginia	27	27
Michigan	23	1
District of Columbia	8	64
Maryland	22	10
Illinois	47	5
Tennessee	26	51
North Carolina	30	35
New Jersey	19	30
New York	102	17
Wisconsin	25	15
South Carolina	17	66
Connecticut	20	31
Georgia	31	13
Missouri	22	45
Iowa	13	43
Vermont	4	144
Massachusetts	55	4
Rhode Island	9	92
Alabama	17	89
New Hampshire	9	74
Arkansas	15	116
Mississippi	10	130
Minnesota	23	20
Maine	7	239
Kansas	9	98
Louisiana	18	83
Florida	37	26
Oklahoma	12	94
Nebraska	8	76
South Dakota	8	343
North Dakota	5	192
Texas	65	12
Colorado	16	52
New Mexico	6	107
Montana	5	210
Utah	10	54
Idaho	4	208
Arizona	6	21
Puerto Rico	7	409
Nevada	3	131
Washington	18	9
Oregon	16	102
California	93	2
Alaska	3	303
Hawaii	5	148

Closest to Ohio states to learn Management

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