37 Best colleges for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 2.25M citations received by 58.8K academic papers made by 37 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 Machine Learning

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Machine Learning

#63 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Machine Learning

#73 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Machine Learning

#143 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Machine Learning

#150 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Machine Learning

#151 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Machine Learning

#160 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

8. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Machine Learning

#164 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Machine Learning

#198 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Machine Learning

#204 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Machine Learning

#206 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Machine Learning

#221 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Machine Learning

#237 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Machine Learning

#251 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Machine Learning

#378 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Machine Learning

#405 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

17. Walsh University

North Canton

For Machine Learning

#458 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Machine Learning

#462 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

19. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Machine Learning

#463 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

20. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Machine Learning

#482 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Machine Learning

#542 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Machine Learning

#551 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

23. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Machine Learning

#614 in the United States

#673 in North America

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

24. Denison University

Granville

For Machine Learning

#627 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Machine Learning

#641 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Machine Learning

#787 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

27. Franklin University

Columbus

For Machine Learning

#807 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

28. Ashland University

Ashland

For Machine Learning

#866 in the United States

#935 in North America

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

29. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Machine Learning

#872 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Machine Learning

#880 in the United States

#949 in North America

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

31. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Machine Learning

#908 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

32. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Machine Learning

#973 in the United States

#1046 in North America

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

33. Hiram College

Hiram

For Machine Learning

#974 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Machine Learning

#975 in the United States

#1048 in North America

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

35. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Machine Learning

#986 in the United States

#1059 in North America

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

36. Marietta College

Marietta

For Machine Learning

#1002 in the United States

#1075 in North America

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

37. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Machine Learning

#1004 in the United States

#1077 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Machine Learning

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	7	113
Indiana	23	28
Kentucky	13	76
Pennsylvania	64	6
Virginia	28	45
Michigan	24	4
District of Columbia	8	95
Maryland	22	11
Illinois	40	8
Tennessee	25	51
North Carolina	27	21
New Jersey	19	20
New York	95	10
Wisconsin	23	13
South Carolina	15	70
Connecticut	19	24
Georgia	28	25
Missouri	20	47
Iowa	10	41
Vermont	3	132
Massachusetts	50	3
Rhode Island	7	52
Alabama	17	86
New Hampshire	10	97
Arkansas	13	154
Mississippi	8	136
Minnesota	22	12
Maine	7	230
Kansas	9	81
Louisiana	17	91
Florida	35	33
Oklahoma	11	109
Nebraska	7	89
South Dakota	6	290
North Dakota	4	165
Texas	59	22
Colorado	14	57
New Mexico	4	94
Montana	3	184
Utah	9	55
Idaho	4	167
Arizona	6	26
Puerto Rico	8	348
Nevada	3	157
Washington	15	7
Oregon	14	72
California	89	1
Alaska	3	257
Hawaii	4	152

Closest to Ohio states to learn Machine Learning

Computer Science subfields in Ohio