44 Best Materials Science schools in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 4.42M citations received by 166K 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

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Materials Science

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#68 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Materials Science

#77 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Materials Science

#120 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Materials Science

#127 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Materials Science

#141 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Materials Science

#155 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Materials Science

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Materials Science

#194 in the United States

#223 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

#214 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Materials Science

#217 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Materials Science

#231 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

14. Marietta College

Marietta

For Materials Science

#317 in the United States

#359 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Materials Science

#327 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Materials Science

#385 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

17. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Materials Science

#401 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Materials Science

#405 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

19. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Materials Science

#431 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Materials Science

#503 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

21. Capital University

Columbus

For Materials Science

#506 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Materials Science

#508 in the United States

#562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

23. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Materials Science

#526 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

24. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Materials Science

#552 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

25. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Materials Science

#554 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

26. Franklin University

Columbus

For Materials Science

#570 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

27. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#602 in the United States

#658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Materials Science

#636 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

29. Denison University

Granville

For Materials Science

#637 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

30. Ohio University

Athens

For Materials Science

#652 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Materials Science

#726 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

32. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Materials Science

#736 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

33. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Materials Science

#831 in the United States

#895 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

34. Hiram College

Hiram

For Materials Science

#853 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,384
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,941

35. Ashland University

Ashland

For Materials Science

#859 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

36. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Materials Science

#940 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

37. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Materials Science

#948 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

38. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Materials Science

#962 in the United States

#1029 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

39. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Materials Science

#982 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 890
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $14,070

40. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Materials Science

#993 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

41. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Materials Science

#1015 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

42. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Materials Science

#1060 in the United States

#1132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Materials Science

#1070 in the United States

#1143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

44. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Materials Science

#1072 in the United States

#1145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $5,766
Enrollment: 818

Closest to Ohio states to learn Materials Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	110
Indiana	27	18
Kentucky	14	65
Pennsylvania	78	8
Virginia	30	33
Michigan	27	5
District of Columbia	8	133
Maryland	23	27
Illinois	45	6
Tennessee	28	51
North Carolina	27	25
New Jersey	20	23
New York	99	9
Wisconsin	25	13
South Carolina	19	73
Connecticut	19	32
Georgia	26	7
Missouri	22	58
Iowa	10	28
Vermont	4	130
Massachusetts	50	1
Rhode Island	8	59
Alabama	19	91
New Hampshire	8	105
Arkansas	13	102
Mississippi	11	126
Minnesota	21	16
Maine	9	165
Kansas	11	92
Louisiana	19	80
Florida	36	24
Oklahoma	14	95
Nebraska	8	76
South Dakota	7	222
North Dakota	5	134
Texas	62	10
Colorado	15	39
New Mexico	7	83
Montana	3	153
Utah	7	40
Idaho	5	149
Arizona	5	37
Puerto Rico	12	249
Nevada	3	124
Washington	20	14
Oregon	15	82
California	85	2
Alaska	3	206
Hawaii	4	145