55 Best colleges for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 11.5M citations received by 376K 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

#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 Chemistry

#45 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#86 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Chemistry

#140 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Chemistry

#155 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Chemistry

#168 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Chemistry

#182 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

8. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Chemistry

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Chemistry

#207 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Chemistry

#214 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

11. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Chemistry

#236 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Chemistry

#238 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Chemistry

#258 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Chemistry

#313 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Chemistry

#361 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Chemistry

#396 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

17. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Chemistry

#427 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Chemistry

#459 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Chemistry

#465 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

20. Marietta College

Marietta

For Chemistry

#472 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

21. Franklin University

Columbus

For Chemistry

#473 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Chemistry

#489 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Chemistry

#544 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Chemistry

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#581 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

26. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Chemistry

#589 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

27. Denison University

Granville

For Chemistry

#626 in the United States

#681 in North America

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

28. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Chemistry

#645 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

29. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Chemistry

#651 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

30. Ohio University

Athens

For Chemistry

#731 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Chemistry

#783 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Chemistry

#794 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,083
Enrollment: 828

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Chemistry

#847 in the United States

#911 in North America

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

34. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#850 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

35. Ashland University

Ashland

For Chemistry

#866 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Chemistry

#897 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Chemistry

#926 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Chemistry

#932 in the United States

#997 in North America

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

39. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Chemistry

#954 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

40. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Chemistry

#971 in the United States

#1037 in North America

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

41. Hiram College

Hiram

For Chemistry

#985 in the United States

#1051 in North America

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

42. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Chemistry

#1026 in the United States

#1094 in North America

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

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Chemistry

#1079 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

44. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Chemistry

#1106 in the United States

#1175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $21,247
Receiving Aid: 100%

45. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Chemistry

#1147 in the United States

#1217 in North America

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

46. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Chemistry

#1149 in the United States

#1219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,391

47. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Chemistry

#1180 in the United States

#1251 in North America

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

48. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#1190 in the United States

#1261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1151
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,506

49. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Chemistry

#1208 in the United States

#1281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $5,147
Enrollment: 900

50. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Chemistry

#1253 in the United States

#1327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,299

51. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Chemistry

#1277 in the United States

#1352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718
Enrollment: 3,297

52. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Chemistry

#1293 in the United States

#1370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,682

53. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Chemistry

#1307 in the United States

#1385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,528

54. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Chemistry

#1332 in the United States

#1411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,881
Receiving Aid: 100%

55. Malone University

Canton

For Chemistry

#1364 in the United States

#1444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1067
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,571

Closest to Ohio states to learn Chemistry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	19	126
Indiana	29	29
Kentucky	21	61
Pennsylvania	94	10
Virginia	40	53
Michigan	32	4
District of Columbia	8	98
Maryland	26	5
Illinois	60	15
Tennessee	31	48
North Carolina	38	21
Delaware	3	88
New Jersey	23	32
New York	125	7
Wisconsin	28	14
South Carolina	25	99
Connecticut	20	12
Georgia	38	35
Missouri	31	23
Iowa	23	44
Vermont	8	123
Massachusetts	59	1
Rhode Island	9	77
Alabama	25	58
New Hampshire	12	102
Arkansas	17	130
Mississippi	14	152
Minnesota	27	16
Maine	13	188
Kansas	13	101
Louisiana	23	89
Florida	48	24
Oklahoma	20	122
Nebraska	12	90
South Dakota	8	221
North Dakota	6	159
Texas	70	27
Colorado	18	54
New Mexico	9	93
Montana	7	142
Utah	9	37
Idaho	7	154
Arizona	9	39
Puerto Rico	14	285
Nevada	7	139
Washington	28	8
Oregon	18	82
California	114	2
Alaska	4	210
Hawaii	7	137