52 Best colleges for Geology in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Geology. A graph of 4.09M citations received by 150K 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: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Geology

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Geology

#89 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Geology

#143 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Geology

#154 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Geology

#165 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Geology

#171 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Geology

#178 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Geology

#218 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Geology

#220 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

11. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Geology

#224 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Geology

#243 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Geology

#315 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

14. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Geology

#336 in the United States

#384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Geology

#340 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Geology

#395 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

17. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Geology

#413 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Geology

#451 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Geology

#471 in the United States

#522 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

20. Denison University

Granville

For Geology

#519 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Geology

#523 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

22. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Geology

#529 in the United States

#581 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Geology

#530 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#563 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

25. Marietta College

Marietta

For Geology

#584 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Geology

#627 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

27. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Geology

#666 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,083
Enrollment: 828

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Geology

#675 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

29. Walsh University

North Canton

For Geology

#693 in the United States

#757 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Geology

#701 in the United States

#765 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

31. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#711 in the United States

#776 in North America

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

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Geology

#791 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Geology

#795 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

34. Ohio University

Athens

For Geology

#868 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

35. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Geology

#922 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

36. Hiram College

Hiram

For Geology

#942 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,384
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,941

37. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#945 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1151
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,506

38. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Geology

#947 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

39. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Geology

#948 in the United States

#1017 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 890
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $14,070

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Geology

#987 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Geology

#993 in the United States

#1063 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $5,766
Enrollment: 818

42. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Geology

#1000 in the United States

#1070 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

43. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Geology

#1038 in the United States

#1109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

44. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Geology

#1065 in the United States

#1138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

45. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Geology

#1079 in the United States

#1152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

46. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Geology

#1090 in the United States

#1163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

47. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Geology

#1102 in the United States

#1175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $5,147
Enrollment: 900

48. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Geology

#1132 in the United States

#1205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,682

49. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Geology

#1246 in the United States

#1324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718
Enrollment: 3,297

50. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Geology

#1264 in the United States

#1343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,391

51. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Geology

#1276 in the United States

#1355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,881
Receiving Aid: 100%

52. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Geology

#1302 in the United States

#1383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,299

Closest to Ohio states to learn Geology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	15	116
Indiana	29	36
Kentucky	20	67
Pennsylvania	88	13
Virginia	40	46
Michigan	28	5
District of Columbia	9	119
Maryland	25	21
Illinois	59	9
Tennessee	30	56
North Carolina	35	30
New Jersey	21	24
New York	116	6
Wisconsin	27	8
South Carolina	22	85
Connecticut	20	20
Georgia	34	37
Missouri	30	45
Iowa	19	43
Vermont	9	131
Massachusetts	62	1
Rhode Island	9	60
Alabama	23	93
New Hampshire	11	95
Arkansas	16	132
Mississippi	11	114
Minnesota	24	12
Maine	13	123
Kansas	11	76
Louisiana	20	57
Florida	45	15
Oklahoma	15	64
Nebraska	12	65
South Dakota	8	191
North Dakota	5	173
Texas	66	16
Colorado	18	23
New Mexico	7	77
Montana	8	97
Utah	10	42
Idaho	7	125
Arizona	8	19
Puerto Rico	13	263
Nevada	7	113
Washington	25	4
Oregon	16	32
California	110	2
Alaska	4	87
Hawaii	7	74