55 Best colleges for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 14.7M citations received by 419K academic papers made by 55 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 Chemistry

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Chemistry

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#87 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Chemistry

#139 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Chemistry

#153 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Chemistry

#169 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Chemistry

#184 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Chemistry

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Chemistry

#208 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Chemistry

#219 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

11. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Chemistry

#235 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Chemistry

#240 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Chemistry

#265 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Chemistry

#307 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Chemistry

#327 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Chemistry

#364 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

17. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Chemistry

#371 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Chemistry

#413 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

19. Franklin University

Columbus

For Chemistry

#435 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Chemistry

#469 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

21. Marietta College

Marietta

For Chemistry

#486 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

22. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Chemistry

#494 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

23. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Chemistry

#498 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

24. Walsh University

North Canton

For Chemistry

#555 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Chemistry

#564 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Chemistry

#566 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

27. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Chemistry

#617 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

28. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#626 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

29. Denison University

Granville

For Chemistry

#640 in the United States

#695 in North America

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

30. Ohio University

Athens

For Chemistry

#798 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Chemistry

#820 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Chemistry

#839 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

33. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Chemistry

#850 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Chemistry

#866 in the United States

#930 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Chemistry

#869 in the United States

#933 in North America

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

36. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Chemistry

#875 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

37. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#876 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

38. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Chemistry

#978 in the United States

#1045 in North America

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

39. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Chemistry

#980 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

40. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Chemistry

#998 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

41. Hiram College

Hiram

For Chemistry

#1012 in the United States

#1080 in North America

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

42. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Chemistry

#1044 in the United States

#1112 in North America

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

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Chemistry

#1124 in the United States

#1193 in North America

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

44. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Chemistry

#1132 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

45. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Chemistry

#1152 in the United States

#1223 in North America

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

46. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#1208 in the United States

#1282 in North America

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

47. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Chemistry

#1213 in the United States

#1287 in North America

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

48. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Chemistry

#1221 in the United States

#1295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,293

49. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Chemistry

#1279 in the United States

#1354 in North America

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

50. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Chemistry

#1310 in the United States

#1387 in North America

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

51. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Chemistry

#1332 in the United States

#1410 in North America

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

52. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Chemistry

#1351 in the United States

#1430 in North America

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

53. Malone University

Canton

For Chemistry

#1352 in the United States

#1431 in North America

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

54. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Chemistry

#1356 in the United States

#1435 in North America

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

55. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Chemistry

#1397 in the United States

#1478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $8,222
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Ohio states to learn Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	20	121
Indiana	31	28
Kentucky	23	62
Pennsylvania	95	10
Virginia	41	47
Michigan	33	5
District of Columbia	8	97
Maryland	27	4
Illinois	61	17
Tennessee	31	45
North Carolina	38	19
Delaware	3	89
New Jersey	25	30
New York	127	7
Wisconsin	28	14
South Carolina	26	98
Connecticut	20	12
Georgia	40	39
Missouri	33	20
Iowa	25	51
Vermont	9	122
Massachusetts	61	1
Rhode Island	9	79
Alabama	26	58
New Hampshire	12	99
Arkansas	17	127
Mississippi	14	151
Minnesota	27	15
Maine	13	187
Kansas	13	102
Louisiana	23	83
Florida	51	24
Oklahoma	20	123
Nebraska	12	90
South Dakota	8	220
North Dakota	8	158
Texas	71	26
Colorado	18	53
New Mexico	9	94
Montana	7	141
Utah	10	38
Idaho	7	154
Arizona	11	41
Puerto Rico	14	290
Nevada	8	136
Washington	28	8
Oregon	18	80
California	118	2
Alaska	4	207
Hawaii	7	134