54 Best Business 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 Business. A graph of 4.16M citations received by 137K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Business

#71 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Business

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Business

#138 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Business

#157 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

6. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Business

#163 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Business

#166 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Business

#169 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Business

#176 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Business

#191 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Business

#219 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

12. Capital University

Columbus

For Business

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Business

#263 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

14. Urbana University

Urbana

For Business

#271 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Business

#374 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Business

#442 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

17. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Business

#443 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Business

#474 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Business

#506 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

20. Walsh University

North Canton

For Business

#516 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

21. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Business

#534 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Business

#628 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Business

#664 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

24. Denison University

Granville

For Business

#665 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Business

#697 in the United States

#761 in North America

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

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Business

#725 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

27. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Business

#761 in the United States

#826 in North America

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

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Business

#788 in the United States

#855 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Business

#800 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

30. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Business

#843 in the United States

#913 in North America

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

31. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Business

#894 in the United States

#965 in North America

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

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Business

#909 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

33. Franklin University

Columbus

For Business

#911 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

34. Marietta College

Marietta

For Business

#945 in the United States

#1020 in North America

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

35. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Business

#953 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Business

#1033 in the United States

#1108 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,187
Enrollment: 849

37. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Business

#1069 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

38. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Business

#1121 in the United States

#1197 in North America

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

39. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Business

#1122 in the United States

#1198 in North America

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

40. Hiram College

Hiram

For Business

#1135 in the United States

#1211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

41. Ohio University

Athens

For Business

#1173 in the United States

#1249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Business

#1192 in the United States

#1269 in North America

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

43. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Business

#1202 in the United States

#1279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

44. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Business

#1220 in the United States

#1297 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

45. Malone University

Canton

For Business

#1223 in the United States

#1300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

46. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Business

#1232 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

47. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Business

#1234 in the United States

#1312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

48. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Business

#1245 in the United States

#1323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $26,068

49. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Business

#1255 in the United States

#1333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Business

#1274 in the United States

#1352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

51. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Business

#1307 in the United States

#1386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,820
Enrollment: 3,231

52. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Business

#1318 in the United States

#1397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

53. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Business

#1321 in the United States

#1400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 849

54. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Business

#1327 in the United States

#1407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

Closest to Ohio states to learn Business

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	14	112
Indiana	30	30
Kentucky	24	68
Pennsylvania	97	6
Virginia	40	36
Michigan	34	2
District of Columbia	9	52
Maryland	26	15
Illinois	60	8
Tennessee	29	50
North Carolina	37	32
Delaware	3	84
New Jersey	25	28
New York	123	7
Wisconsin	31	18
South Carolina	24	58
Connecticut	20	20
Georgia	39	29
Missouri	32	42
Iowa	24	44
Vermont	8	140
Massachusetts	64	4
Rhode Island	9	94
Alabama	23	89
New Hampshire	11	65
Arkansas	16	111
Mississippi	12	130
Minnesota	26	17
Maine	10	235
Kansas	11	88
Louisiana	23	80
Florida	48	27
Oklahoma	16	92
Nebraska	11	81
South Dakota	8	357
North Dakota	6	200
Texas	72	16
Colorado	19	55
New Mexico	7	113
Montana	5	215
Utah	10	57
Idaho	7	204
Arizona	8	24
Puerto Rico	11	490
Nevada	6	119
Washington	26	9
Oregon	17	98
California	110	1
Alaska	4	328
Hawaii	6	123

Closest to Ohio states to learn Business

Business subfields in Ohio