24 Best Chemical Engineering schools 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 1.66M citations received by 40.2K academic papers made by 24 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 Chemical Engineering

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Chemical Engineering

#36 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

3. University of Akron

Akron

For Chemical Engineering

#49 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

4. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Chemical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Chemical Engineering

#103 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Chemical Engineering

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Chemical Engineering

#128 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Chemical Engineering

#162 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#167 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Chemical Engineering

#203 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Chemical Engineering

#207 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Chemical Engineering

#238 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

13. Marietta College

Marietta

For Chemical Engineering

#302 in the United States

#343 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Chemical Engineering

#312 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

15. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Chemical Engineering

#350 in the United States

#397 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Chemical Engineering

#357 in the United States

#404 in North America

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

17. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Chemical Engineering

#363 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Chemical Engineering

#453 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Chemical Engineering

#468 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Chemical Engineering

#486 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

21. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Chemical Engineering

#489 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Chemical Engineering

#497 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

23. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Chemical Engineering

#511 in the United States

#564 in North America

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

24. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Chemical Engineering

#600 in the United States

#657 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Chemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	12	13
Kentucky	6	55
Pennsylvania	35	7
Virginia	16	38
Michigan	15	10
District of Columbia	7	147
Maryland	14	27
Illinois	20	6
Tennessee	16	46
North Carolina	19	18
New Jersey	13	26
New York	62	15
Wisconsin	15	17
South Carolina	9	53
Connecticut	11	48
Georgia	15	3
Missouri	12	63
Iowa	5	37
Vermont	3	185
Massachusetts	29	1
Rhode Island	3	68
Alabama	12	82
New Hampshire	3	115
Arkansas	7	87
Mississippi	5	116
Minnesota	12	16
Maine	3	144
Kansas	5	83
Louisiana	14	73
Florida	22	23
Oklahoma	6	84
Nebraska	6	64
South Dakota	4	178
North Dakota	2	112
Texas	45	4
Colorado	8	41
New Mexico	4	81
Montana	3	146
Utah	3	40
Idaho	3	137
Arizona	4	29
Puerto Rico	6	206
Washington	10	12
Oregon	6	75
California	53	2