44 Best Materials Science 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 Materials Science. A graph of 5.83M citations received by 185K academic papers made by 44 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Materials Science

#46 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#74 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Materials Science

#78 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Materials Science

#119 in the United States

#140 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Materials Science

#121 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Materials Science

#146 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Materials Science

#159 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Materials Science

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Materials Science

#189 in the United States

#217 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: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Materials Science

#222 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

13. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Materials Science

#223 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Materials Science

#326 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Materials Science

#334 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

16. Marietta College

Marietta

For Materials Science

#343 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Materials Science

#389 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

18. Capital University

Columbus

For Materials Science

#395 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Materials Science

#430 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Materials Science

#433 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Materials Science

#455 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Materials Science

#516 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

23. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Materials Science

#529 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Materials Science

#530 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Materials Science

#536 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

26. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Materials Science

#612 in the United States

#669 in North America

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

27. Franklin University

Columbus

For Materials Science

#615 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#625 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

29. Denison University

Granville

For Materials Science

#666 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

30. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Materials Science

#741 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

31. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#768 in the United States

#830 in North America

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

32. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Materials Science

#770 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Materials Science

#839 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

34. Ohio University

Athens

For Materials Science

#853 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Materials Science

#877 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

36. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Materials Science

#916 in the United States

#983 in North America

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

37. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Materials Science

#943 in the United States

#1010 in North America

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

38. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Materials Science

#980 in the United States

#1048 in North America

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

39. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Materials Science

#1007 in the United States

#1078 in North America

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

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Materials Science

#1010 in the United States

#1081 in North America

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

41. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Materials Science

#1061 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

42. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Materials Science

#1103 in the United States

#1177 in North America

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

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Materials Science

#1119 in the United States

#1194 in North America

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

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Materials Science

#1121 in the United States

#1196 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	11	106
Indiana	28	13
Kentucky	15	67
Pennsylvania	79	8
Virginia	30	34
Michigan	29	5
District of Columbia	8	133
Maryland	23	27
Illinois	46	6
Tennessee	28	50
North Carolina	27	25
New Jersey	21	23
New York	102	11
Wisconsin	25	16
South Carolina	20	71
Connecticut	19	30
Georgia	27	7
Missouri	23	55
Iowa	11	32
Vermont	4	131
Massachusetts	53	1
Rhode Island	8	58
Alabama	20	91
New Hampshire	8	103
Arkansas	14	107
Mississippi	11	125
Minnesota	21	17
Maine	10	165
Kansas	12	92
Louisiana	21	79
Florida	39	24
Oklahoma	15	95
Nebraska	8	75
South Dakota	8	224
North Dakota	5	134
Texas	63	10
Colorado	16	39
New Mexico	8	81
Montana	3	153
Utah	8	41
Idaho	5	151
Arizona	6	36
Puerto Rico	12	247
Nevada	4	120
Washington	20	14
Oregon	15	80
California	87	2
Alaska	3	198
Hawaii	4	147