43 Best Materials Science 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 Materials Science. A graph of 5.58M citations received by 183K academic papers made by 43 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 Materials Science

#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 Materials Science

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#74 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Materials Science

#77 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Materials Science

#119 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Materials Science

#120 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Materials Science

#143 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Materials Science

#159 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Materials Science

#187 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Materials Science

#188 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

11. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Materials Science

#211 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Materials Science

#220 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

13. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Materials Science

#223 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Materials Science

#326 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Materials Science

#330 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

16. Marietta College

Marietta

For Materials Science

#337 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Materials Science

#391 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

18. Capital University

Columbus

For Materials Science

#399 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Materials Science

#426 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Materials Science

#437 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Materials Science

#461 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

22. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Materials Science

#524 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

23. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Materials Science

#528 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Materials Science

#537 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

25. Walsh University

North Canton

For Materials Science

#543 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

26. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Materials Science

#603 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

27. Franklin University

Columbus

For Materials Science

#608 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#626 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

29. Denison University

Granville

For Materials Science

#661 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

30. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#748 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

31. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Materials Science

#755 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

32. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Materials Science

#767 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Materials Science

#851 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

34. Ohio University

Athens

For Materials Science

#861 in the United States

#927 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Materials Science

#876 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Materials Science

#938 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Materials Science

#976 in the United States

#1043 in North America

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

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Materials Science

#994 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

39. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Materials Science

#1009 in the United States

#1079 in North America

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

40. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Materials Science

#1065 in the United States

#1138 in North America

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

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Materials Science

#1098 in the United States

#1171 in North America

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

42. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Materials Science

#1102 in the United States

#1175 in North America

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

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Materials Science

#1118 in the United States

#1192 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	11	106
Indiana	27	13
Kentucky	15	65
Pennsylvania	79	8
Virginia	30	35
Michigan	29	5
District of Columbia	8	131
Maryland	23	27
Illinois	46	6
Tennessee	28	50
North Carolina	27	25
New Jersey	21	22
New York	102	11
Wisconsin	25	16
South Carolina	20	73
Connecticut	19	30
Georgia	27	7
Missouri	22	55
Iowa	11	32
Vermont	4	130
Massachusetts	51	1
Rhode Island	8	58
Alabama	20	93
New Hampshire	8	104
Arkansas	14	107
Mississippi	11	126
Minnesota	21	17
Maine	9	166
Kansas	12	91
Louisiana	21	78
Florida	39	24
Oklahoma	15	95
Nebraska	8	75
South Dakota	8	225
North Dakota	5	135
Texas	63	10
Colorado	15	39
New Mexico	8	81
Montana	3	153
Utah	8	40
Idaho	5	152
Arizona	6	36
Puerto Rico	12	247
Nevada	4	121
Washington	20	15
Oregon	15	80
California	86	2
Alaska	3	198
Hawaii	4	147