58 Best colleges for Geography and Cartography 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 Geography and Cartography. A graph of 4.47M citations received by 164K academic papers made by 58 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 Geography and Cartography

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Geography and Cartography

#82 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Geography and Cartography

#87 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Geography and Cartography

#153 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Geography and Cartography

#168 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Geography and Cartography

#173 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Geography and Cartography

#178 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

8. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Geography and Cartography

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Geography and Cartography

#203 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Geography and Cartography

#219 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Geography and Cartography

#220 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Geography and Cartography

#226 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Geography and Cartography

#278 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Geography and Cartography

#326 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Geography and Cartography

#341 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Geography and Cartography

#369 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Geography and Cartography

#411 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

18. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Geography and Cartography

#441 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

For Geography and Cartography

#455 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

20. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Geography and Cartography

#468 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Geography and Cartography

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Geography and Cartography

#498 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Geography and Cartography

#602 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

24. Walsh University

North Canton

For Geography and Cartography

#605 in the United States

#666 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Geography and Cartography

#611 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Geography and Cartography

#653 in the United States

#717 in North America

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

27. Hiram College

Hiram

For Geography and Cartography

#669 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

28. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Geography and Cartography

#709 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

29. Marietta College

Marietta

For Geography and Cartography

#746 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Geography and Cartography

#778 in the United States

#846 in North America

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

31. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Geography and Cartography

#790 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

32. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Geography and Cartography

#852 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

33. Franklin University

Columbus

For Geography and Cartography

#912 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

34. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Geography and Cartography

#915 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

35. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Geography and Cartography

#921 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Geography and Cartography

#971 in the United States

#1044 in North America

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

37. Ashland University

Ashland

For Geography and Cartography

#974 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Geography and Cartography

#990 in the United States

#1064 in North America

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

39. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Geography and Cartography

#1098 in the United States

#1173 in North America

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

40. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Geography and Cartography

#1105 in the United States

#1180 in North America

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

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Geography and Cartography

#1112 in the United States

#1187 in North America

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

42. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Geography and Cartography

#1159 in the United States

#1235 in North America

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

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Geography and Cartography

#1178 in the United States

#1255 in North America

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

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Geography and Cartography

#1194 in the United States

#1272 in North America

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

45. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Geography and Cartography

#1199 in the United States

#1277 in North America

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

46. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Geography and Cartography

#1206 in the United States

#1284 in North America

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

47. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Geography and Cartography

#1218 in the United States

#1296 in North America

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

48. Malone University

Canton

For Geography and Cartography

#1232 in the United States

#1310 in North America

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

49. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Geography and Cartography

#1270 in the United States

#1350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $8,222
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. Ohio University

Athens

For Geography and Cartography

#1284 in the United States

#1364 in North America

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

51. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Geography and Cartography

#1290 in the United States

#1370 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

52. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Geography and Cartography

#1333 in the United States

#1415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,322

53. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Geography and Cartography

#1349 in the United States

#1431 in North America

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

54. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Geography and Cartography

#1352 in the United States

#1435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

55. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Geography and Cartography

#1406 in the United States

#1491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,006
Receiving Aid: 100%

56. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Geography and Cartography

#1409 in the United States

#1494 in North America

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

57. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Geography and Cartography

#1432 in the United States

#1518 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 40:60

58. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Geography and Cartography

#1436 in the United States

#1522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $7,173
Enrollment: 3,206

Closest to Ohio states to learn Geography and Cartography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	104
Indiana	32	20
Kentucky	23	69
Pennsylvania	96	10
Virginia	40	45
Michigan	35	5
District of Columbia	9	76
Maryland	26	18
Illinois	72	8
Tennessee	32	54
North Carolina	43	37
New Jersey	25	13
New York	128	7
Wisconsin	32	9
South Carolina	25	79
Connecticut	20	21
Georgia	43	30
Missouri	37	52
Iowa	25	41
Vermont	11	128
Massachusetts	68	3
Rhode Island	9	64
Alabama	25	102
New Hampshire	11	85
Arkansas	17	135
Mississippi	12	111
Minnesota	27	15
Maine	13	136
Kansas	14	61
Louisiana	24	67
Florida	53	17
Oklahoma	18	68
Nebraska	11	57
South Dakota	8	192
North Dakota	8	183
Texas	74	14
Colorado	20	27
New Mexico	8	94
Montana	8	113
Utah	10	49
Idaho	7	117
Arizona	10	25
Puerto Rico	14	284
Nevada	7	121
Washington	29	4
Oregon	17	44
California	122	1
Alaska	4	95
Hawaii	7	70