25 Best Chemical Engineering schools 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 1.74M citations received by 40.7K academic papers made by 25 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Chemical Engineering

#36 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

3. University of Akron

Akron

For Chemical Engineering

#49 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

4. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Chemical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Chemical Engineering

#102 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Chemical Engineering

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

7. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Chemical Engineering

#129 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Chemical Engineering

#164 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Chemical Engineering

#166 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Chemical Engineering

#205 in the United States

#240 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

#209 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Chemical Engineering

#237 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

13. Marietta College

Marietta

For Chemical Engineering

#305 in the United States

#347 in North America

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

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: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Chemical Engineering

#352 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

16. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Chemical Engineering

#356 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

17. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Chemical Engineering

#363 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

18. Walsh University

North Canton

For Chemical Engineering

#441 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Chemical Engineering

#452 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

20. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Chemical Engineering

#453 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Chemical Engineering

#489 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

22. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Chemical Engineering

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Chemical Engineering

#500 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

24. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Chemical Engineering

#503 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

25. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Chemical Engineering

#602 in the United States

#659 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	26
Illinois	20	6
Tennessee	16	46
North Carolina	19	17
New Jersey	13	27
New York	61	15
Wisconsin	15	18
South Carolina	9	53
Connecticut	11	48
Georgia	15	3
Missouri	12	63
Iowa	5	37
Vermont	3	186
Massachusetts	29	1
Rhode Island	3	68
Alabama	12	80
New Hampshire	3	117
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	65
South Dakota	4	178
North Dakota	2	112
Texas	46	4
Colorado	8	41
New Mexico	4	82
Montana	3	145
Utah	4	42
Idaho	3	138
Arizona	4	29
Puerto Rico	6	206
Washington	10	12
Oregon	6	75
California	54	2