29 Best colleges for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 1.36M citations received by 49.8K academic papers made by 29 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 Telecommunications

#20 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Telecommunications

#73 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Telecommunications

#79 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

4. Wright State University

Dayton

For Telecommunications

#133 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

5. Urbana University

Urbana

For Telecommunications

#138 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Telecommunications

#153 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Telecommunications

#165 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

8. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Telecommunications

#167 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Telecommunications

#172 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

10. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Telecommunications

#178 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

11. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Telecommunications

#189 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Telecommunications

#192 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

13. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Telecommunications

#248 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

14. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Telecommunications

#330 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

15. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Telecommunications

#436 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Telecommunications

#443 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

17. Denison University

Granville

For Telecommunications

#461 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

18. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Telecommunications

#467 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Telecommunications

#468 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

20. Marietta College

Marietta

For Telecommunications

#494 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

21. Capital University

Columbus

For Telecommunications

#501 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

22. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Telecommunications

#563 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

23. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Telecommunications

#605 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

24. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Telecommunications

#608 in the United States

#666 in North America

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

25. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Telecommunications

#624 in the United States

#682 in North America

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

26. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Telecommunications

#716 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Telecommunications

#791 in the United States

#858 in North America

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

28. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Telecommunications

#793 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

29. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Telecommunications

#798 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

Closest to Ohio states to learn Telecommunications

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	119
Indiana	16	19
Kentucky	9	96
Pennsylvania	49	14
Virginia	22	21
Michigan	21	6
District of Columbia	8	101
Maryland	17	10
Illinois	30	7
Tennessee	19	59
North Carolina	21	36
New Jersey	16	12
New York	80	15
Wisconsin	19	23
South Carolina	14	92
Connecticut	16	41
Georgia	20	4
Missouri	14	48
Iowa	6	53
Vermont	3	154
Massachusetts	39	2
Rhode Island	6	80
Alabama	13	93
New Hampshire	4	87
Arkansas	9	139
Mississippi	6	115
Minnesota	16	22
Maine	7	200
Kansas	8	84
Louisiana	16	90
Florida	27	30
Oklahoma	10	67
Nebraska	7	74
South Dakota	6	262
North Dakota	3	168
Texas	49	9
Colorado	13	27
New Mexico	4	71
Montana	3	156
Utah	6	50
Idaho	3	162
Arizona	5	31
Puerto Rico	5	241
Washington	13	16
Oregon	11	66
California	66	1
Alaska	3	207
Hawaii	4	106