62 Best colleges for Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 10.1M citations received by 327K academic papers made by 62 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 Environmental Science

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Environmental Science

#73 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Environmental Science

#85 in the United States

#102 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Environmental Science

#154 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Environmental Science

#160 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Environmental Science

#167 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Environmental Science

#175 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Environmental Science

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

9. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Environmental Science

#201 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Environmental Science

#217 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Environmental Science

#234 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Environmental Science

#238 in the United States

#272 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 Environmental Science

#327 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Environmental Science

#336 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Environmental Science

#372 in the United States

#422 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Environmental Science

#383 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

17. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Environmental Science

#404 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Environmental Science

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Environmental Science

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

20. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Environmental Science

#494 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Environmental Science

#505 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Environmental Science

#511 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Environmental Science

#548 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

24. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Environmental Science

#617 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

25. Walsh University

North Canton

For Environmental Science

#630 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

26. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Environmental Science

#640 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Environmental Science

#644 in the United States

#705 in North America

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

28. Marietta College

Marietta

For Environmental Science

#743 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

29. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Environmental Science

#746 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

30. Hiram College

Hiram

For Environmental Science

#788 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

31. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Environmental Science

#850 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Environmental Science

#860 in the United States

#929 in North America

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

33. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Environmental Science

#872 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

34. Franklin University

Columbus

For Environmental Science

#883 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

35. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Environmental Science

#908 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Environmental Science

#998 in the United States

#1070 in North America

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

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Environmental Science

#1009 in the United States

#1082 in North America

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

38. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Environmental Science

#1020 in the United States

#1093 in North America

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

39. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Environmental Science

#1035 in the United States

#1109 in North America

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

40. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Environmental Science

#1088 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

41. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Environmental Science

#1109 in the United States

#1183 in North America

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

42. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Environmental Science

#1119 in the United States

#1194 in North America

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

43. Ohio University

Athens

For Environmental Science

#1120 in the United States

#1195 in North America

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

44. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Environmental Science

#1122 in the United States

#1197 in North America

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

45. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Environmental Science

#1133 in the United States

#1208 in North America

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

46. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Environmental Science

#1168 in the United States

#1243 in North America

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

47. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Environmental Science

#1194 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

48. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Environmental Science

#1199 in the United States

#1276 in North America

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

49. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Environmental Science

#1217 in the United States

#1295 in North America

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

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Environmental Science

#1284 in the United States

#1366 in North America

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

51. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Environmental Science

#1289 in the United States

#1371 in North America

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

52. Malone University

Canton

For Environmental Science

#1295 in the United States

#1377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

53. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Environmental Science

#1331 in the United States

#1414 in North America

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

54. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Environmental Science

#1371 in the United States

#1454 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

55. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Environmental Science

#1441 in the United States

#1524 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $22,892
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,879

56. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Environmental Science

#1461 in the United States

#1545 in North America

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

57. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Environmental Science

#1465 in the United States

#1549 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $26,068

58. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Environmental Science

#1466 in the United States

#1550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

59. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Environmental Science

#1506 in the United States

#1590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

60. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Environmental Science

#1525 in the United States

#1611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $21,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,149

61. Defiance College

Defiance

For Environmental Science

#1548 in the United States

#1634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $26,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,024

62. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Environmental Science

#1584 in the United States

#1672 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

Closest to Ohio states to learn Environmental Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	19	110
Indiana	32	27
Kentucky	27	62
Pennsylvania	103	12
Virginia	42	45
Michigan	41	5
District of Columbia	11	97
Maryland	28	20
Illinois	76	9
Tennessee	36	56
North Carolina	48	29
Delaware	3	67
New Jersey	27	22
New York	140	6
Wisconsin	34	8
South Carolina	28	82
Connecticut	20	16
Georgia	48	37
Missouri	40	50
Iowa	29	39
Vermont	12	133
Massachusetts	73	1
Rhode Island	9	68
Alabama	27	83
New Hampshire	12	89
Arkansas	17	123
Mississippi	14	105
Minnesota	27	14
Maine	16	134
Kansas	19	65
Louisiana	24	63
Florida	64	11
Oklahoma	22	72
Nebraska	14	59
South Dakota	9	176
North Dakota	9	156
Texas	78	18
Colorado	21	28
New Mexico	9	88
Montana	9	107
Utah	12	46
Idaho	7	118
Arizona	10	23
Puerto Rico	15	271
Nevada	8	126
Washington	36	4
Oregon	17	41
California	137	2
Alaska	4	92
Hawaii	7	70