54 Best colleges for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 5.63M citations received by 169K academic papers made by 54 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Geology

#75 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Geology

#96 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Geology

#143 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Geology

#158 in the United States

#184 in North America

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

6. University of Akron

Akron

For Geology

#168 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Geology

#175 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Geology

#178 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

9. Urbana University

Urbana

For Geology

#215 in the United States

#246 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: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Geology

#232 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Geology

#247 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Geology

#318 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Geology

#339 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Geology

#360 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Geology

#375 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

For Geology

#385 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Geology

#425 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Geology

#480 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

20. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Geology

#488 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Geology

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Geology

#533 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

23. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Geology

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

24. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Geology

#550 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#628 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Geology

#654 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

27. Marietta College

Marietta

For Geology

#660 in the United States

#722 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Geology

#698 in the United States

#762 in North America

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

29. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#713 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

For Geology

#744 in the United States

#809 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

31. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Geology

#766 in the United States

#832 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 849

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Geology

#790 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

33. Ashland University

Ashland

For Geology

#829 in the United States

#897 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Geology

#908 in the United States

#976 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

35. Hiram College

Hiram

For Geology

#967 in the United States

#1037 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Geology

#974 in the United States

#1044 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Geology

#981 in the United States

#1052 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

38. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Geology

#985 in the United States

#1056 in North America

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

39. Ohio University

Athens

For Geology

#998 in the United States

#1069 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

40. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Geology

#1020 in the United States

#1092 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Geology

#1036 in the United States

#1110 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

42. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Geology

#1055 in the United States

#1129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

43. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Geology

#1058 in the United States

#1132 in North America

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

44. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Geology

#1107 in the United States

#1182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

45. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Geology

#1132 in the United States

#1207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

46. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Geology

#1168 in the United States

#1245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

47. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Geology

#1187 in the United States

#1264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,187
Enrollment: 849

48. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Geology

#1188 in the United States

#1265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Net Price: $5,533
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,143

49. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Geology

#1231 in the United States

#1308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $20,429

50. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Geology

#1235 in the United States

#1312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

51. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Geology

#1253 in the United States

#1330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,961

52. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Geology

#1311 in the United States

#1390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,820
Enrollment: 3,231

53. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Geology

#1351 in the United States

#1432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

54. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Geology

#1368 in the United States

#1450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
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	22	67
Pennsylvania	90	12
Virginia	40	46
Michigan	29	5
District of Columbia	9	123
Maryland	25	21
Illinois	65	10
Tennessee	30	56
North Carolina	38	33
New Jersey	23	25
New York	123	7
Wisconsin	27	8
South Carolina	25	86
Connecticut	20	19
Georgia	38	39
Missouri	30	43
Iowa	22	47
Vermont	10	128
Massachusetts	63	1
Rhode Island	9	61
Alabama	24	94
New Hampshire	11	91
Arkansas	16	130
Mississippi	13	114
Minnesota	25	13
Maine	14	126
Kansas	12	55
Louisiana	22	58
Florida	47	16
Oklahoma	17	64
Nebraska	12	63
South Dakota	8	188
North Dakota	7	173
Texas	70	15
Colorado	18	24
New Mexico	8	83
Montana	8	97
Utah	11	42
Idaho	7	127
Arizona	9	20
Puerto Rico	13	261
Nevada	7	109
Washington	29	3
Oregon	17	37
California	113	2
Alaska	4	85
Hawaii	7	70