51 Best colleges for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 4.04M citations received by 117K academic papers made by 51 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 Ecology

#15 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Ecology

#89 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Ecology

#98 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Ecology

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Ecology

#154 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Ecology

#157 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Ecology

#177 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Ecology

#187 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Ecology

#197 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Ecology

#207 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Ecology

#224 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Ecology

#260 in the United States

#299 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Ecology

#327 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Ecology

#380 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

15. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Ecology

#402 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

16. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Ecology

#403 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

For Ecology

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

For Ecology

#450 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Ecology

#467 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Ecology

#480 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Ecology

#488 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

22. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Ecology

#492 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Ecology

#496 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

24. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Ecology

#535 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Ecology

#615 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

26. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Ecology

#627 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

27. Walsh University

North Canton

For Ecology

#654 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

28. Ashland University

Ashland

For Ecology

#768 in the United States

#835 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

29. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Ecology

#787 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $6,070
Enrollment: 849

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Ecology

#808 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

31. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Ecology

#812 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

32. Hiram College

Hiram

For Ecology

#835 in the United States

#904 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

33. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Ecology

#849 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Ecology

#897 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,490

35. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Ecology

#915 in the United States

#986 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

36. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Ecology

#970 in the United States

#1041 in North America

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

37. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Ecology

#971 in the United States

#1042 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Ecology

#981 in the United States

#1053 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

39. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Ecology

#998 in the United States

#1070 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

40. Franklin University

Columbus

For Ecology

#1012 in the United States

#1085 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

41. Ohio University

Athens

For Ecology

#1023 in the United States

#1096 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

42. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Ecology

#1062 in the United States

#1137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

43. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Ecology

#1084 in the United States

#1159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,739
Enrollment: 886

44. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Ecology

#1105 in the United States

#1180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,269

45. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Ecology

#1121 in the United States

#1198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,293

46. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Ecology

#1124 in the United States

#1201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $15,887

47. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Ecology

#1134 in the United States

#1211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,915

48. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Ecology

#1160 in the United States

#1237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

49. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Ecology

#1181 in the United States

#1258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

50. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Ecology

#1191 in the United States

#1268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,744
Enrollment: 740

51. Malone University

Canton

For Ecology

#1232 in the United States

#1310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1061
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,362

Closest to Ohio states to learn Ecology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	110
Indiana	28	30
Kentucky	16	59
Pennsylvania	83	13
Virginia	39	39
Michigan	30	8
District of Columbia	8	106
Maryland	25	22
Illinois	56	11
Tennessee	27	48
North Carolina	37	21
New Jersey	21	31
New York	113	3
Wisconsin	27	9
South Carolina	22	84
Connecticut	20	16
Georgia	35	20
Missouri	29	57
Iowa	18	29
Vermont	8	107
Massachusetts	60	2
Rhode Island	9	80
Alabama	21	68
New Hampshire	11	94
Arkansas	16	103
Mississippi	12	90
Minnesota	26	10
Maine	15	97
Kansas	11	56
Louisiana	22	58
Florida	44	6
Oklahoma	16	79
Nebraska	12	43
South Dakota	8	145
North Dakota	6	131
Texas	68	17
Colorado	18	26
New Mexico	8	77
Montana	7	82
Utah	9	49
Idaho	7	93
Arizona	8	19
Puerto Rico	11	255
Nevada	6	109
Washington	25	5
Oregon	16	24
California	107	1
Alaska	4	76
Hawaii	7	70