54 Best Business 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 Business. A graph of 3.97M citations received by 135K academic papers made by 54 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 Business

#21 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 Business

#71 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Business

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Business

#138 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Business

#157 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

6. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Business

#162 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Business

#164 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Business

#168 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Business

#175 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Business

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Business

#217 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

12. Capital University

Columbus

For Business

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Business

#260 in the United States

#294 in North America

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

14. Urbana University

Urbana

For Business

#265 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Business

#373 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Business

#440 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

17. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Business

#443 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Business

#470 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Business

#504 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

20. Walsh University

North Canton

For Business

#513 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

21. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Business

#533 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Business

#637 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Business

#663 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

24. Denison University

Granville

For Business

#664 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Business

#701 in the United States

#765 in North America

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

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Business

#732 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

27. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Business

#752 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Business

#782 in the United States

#848 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Business

#799 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

30. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Business

#844 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

31. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Business

#891 in the United States

#961 in North America

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

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Business

#909 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Business

#910 in the United States

#980 in North America

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

34. Marietta College

Marietta

For Business

#937 in the United States

#1011 in North America

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

35. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Business

#947 in the United States

#1022 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Business

#1042 in the United States

#1117 in North America

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

37. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Business

#1070 in the United States

#1145 in North America

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

38. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Business

#1121 in the United States

#1197 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For Business

#1128 in the United States

#1204 in North America

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

40. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Business

#1131 in the United States

#1207 in North America

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

41. Ohio University

Athens

For Business

#1159 in the United States

#1235 in North America

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

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Business

#1182 in the United States

#1259 in North America

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

43. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Business

#1196 in the United States

#1273 in North America

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

44. Malone University

Canton

For Business

#1222 in the United States

#1299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1061
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,362

45. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Business

#1226 in the United States

#1303 in North America

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

46. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Business

#1227 in the United States

#1304 in North America

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

47. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Business

#1233 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,678

48. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Business

#1250 in the United States

#1328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,516

49. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Business

#1251 in the United States

#1329 in North America

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

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Business

#1278 in the United States

#1356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,006
Receiving Aid: 100%

51. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Business

#1304 in the United States

#1382 in North America

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

52. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Business

#1321 in the United States

#1400 in North America

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

53. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Business

#1322 in the United States

#1401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,915

54. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Business

#1325 in the United States

#1405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

Closest to Ohio states to learn Business

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	13	111
Indiana	30	30
Kentucky	23	68
Pennsylvania	96	6
Virginia	39	36
Michigan	34	2
District of Columbia	9	53
Maryland	26	15
Illinois	60	8
Tennessee	29	50
North Carolina	37	32
Delaware	3	84
New Jersey	25	27
New York	122	7
Wisconsin	31	17
South Carolina	24	59
Connecticut	20	19
Georgia	38	29
Missouri	31	42
Iowa	24	44
Vermont	8	140
Massachusetts	64	4
Rhode Island	9	93
Alabama	23	89
New Hampshire	11	63
Arkansas	16	112
Mississippi	12	130
Minnesota	26	18
Maine	10	235
Kansas	11	88
Louisiana	23	80
Florida	48	28
Oklahoma	16	92
Nebraska	11	81
South Dakota	8	361
North Dakota	6	202
Texas	70	16
Colorado	19	55
New Mexico	7	114
Montana	5	215
Utah	10	57
Idaho	7	203
Arizona	8	24
Puerto Rico	10	490
Nevada	5	120
Washington	26	9
Oregon	17	98
California	110	1
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	6	124

Closest to Ohio states to learn Business

Business subfields in Ohio