52 Best colleges for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 5.38M citations received by 166K academic papers made by 52 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 Geology

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Geology

#75 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Geology

#95 in the United States

#111 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Geology

#142 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Geology

#158 in the United States

#184 in North America

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

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Geology

#167 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Geology

#177 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Geology

#178 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Geology

#212 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

10. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Geology

#227 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Geology

#230 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Geology

#246 in the United States

#282 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 Geology

#317 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Geology

#338 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Geology

#357 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Geology

#375 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

For Geology

#383 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Geology

#435 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Geology

#482 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

20. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Geology

#489 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Geology

#511 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Geology

#529 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

23. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Geology

#530 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

24. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Geology

#553 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#625 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

26. Marietta College

Marietta

For Geology

#652 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Geology

#660 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Geology

#697 in the United States

#760 in North America

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

29. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#702 in the United States

#766 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

For Geology

#755 in the United States

#821 in North America

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

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Geology

#777 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Geology

#787 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Geology

#830 in the United States

#897 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Geology

#910 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Geology

#958 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#972 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

37. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Geology

#977 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

38. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Geology

#983 in the United States

#1054 in North America

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

39. Ohio University

Athens

For Geology

#987 in the United States

#1058 in North America

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

40. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Geology

#1023 in the United States

#1095 in North America

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

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Geology

#1038 in the United States

#1110 in North America

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

42. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Geology

#1059 in the United States

#1133 in North America

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

43. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Geology

#1065 in the United States

#1140 in North America

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

44. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Geology

#1106 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

45. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Geology

#1125 in the United States

#1200 in North America

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

46. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Geology

#1143 in the United States

#1218 in North America

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

47. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Geology

#1188 in the United States

#1265 in North America

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

48. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Geology

#1224 in the United States

#1301 in North America

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

49. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Geology

#1233 in the United States

#1310 in North America

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

50. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Geology

#1256 in the United States

#1333 in North America

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

51. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Geology

#1308 in the United States

#1387 in North America

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

52. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Geology

#1356 in the United States

#1438 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Geology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	15	115
Indiana	30	29
Kentucky	21	67
Pennsylvania	89	12
Virginia	40	46
Michigan	29	5
District of Columbia	9	123
Maryland	25	21
Illinois	64	10
Tennessee	30	56
North Carolina	37	34
New Jersey	23	25
New York	122	7
Wisconsin	27	8
South Carolina	25	86
Connecticut	20	19
Georgia	38	40
Missouri	30	43
Iowa	22	47
Vermont	10	129
Massachusetts	63	1
Rhode Island	9	61
Alabama	24	94
New Hampshire	11	91
Arkansas	16	131
Mississippi	13	114
Minnesota	25	13
Maine	13	125
Kansas	12	55
Louisiana	21	58
Florida	46	16
Oklahoma	16	64
Nebraska	12	63
South Dakota	8	190
North Dakota	6	175
Texas	70	15
Colorado	18	24
New Mexico	8	81
Montana	8	97
Utah	10	42
Idaho	7	127
Arizona	9	20
Puerto Rico	13	261
Nevada	7	109
Washington	29	4
Oregon	17	37
California	112	2
Alaska	4	84
Hawaii	7	71