90 Best Universities in Ohio [2025 Rankings]

Top 90 universities in Ohio ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 28.7M citations received by 990K academic publications made by 90 universities from Ohio, the popularity of 4,265 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

#67 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

#78 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

#143 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

#170 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

#183 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

#187 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

#193 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

#197 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

#225 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

#227 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

#293 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

#366 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

#411 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

#424 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

#446 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

#454 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

#484 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

#489 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

#520 in the United States

#571 in North America

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

21. Ohio University

Athens

#540 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

22. John Carroll University

University Heights

#541 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

23. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

#617 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

#619 in the United States

#676 in North America

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

25. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

#626 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

#639 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

#663 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

28. Ashland University

Ashland

#727 in the United States

#792 in North America

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

29. Marietta College

Marietta

#745 in the United States

#813 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

#761 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

31. Hiram College

Hiram

#781 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

#782 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

33. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

#783 in the United States

#851 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

#828 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

#855 in the United States

#923 in North America

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

36. Urbana University

Urbana

#864 in the United States

#932 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

#949 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

38. Muskingum University

New Concord

#1058 in the United States

#1131 in North America

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

39. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

#1073 in the United States

#1146 in North America

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

40. Bluffton University

Bluffton

#1074 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

41. Central State University

Wilberforce

#1079 in the United States

#1152 in North America

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

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

#1094 in the United States

#1167 in North America

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

43. University of Mount Union

Alliance

#1096 in the United States

#1169 in North America

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

44. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

#1199 in the United States

#1275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $33,527

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	26	110
Indiana	55	32
Kentucky	38	61
Pennsylvania	155	12
Virginia	63	40
Michigan	62	3
District of Columbia	15	55
Maryland	34	9
Illinois	100	15
Tennessee	56	50
North Carolina	65	24
Delaware	5	90
New Jersey	47	21
New York	221	4
Wisconsin	47	13
South Carolina	37	88
Connecticut	28	10
Georgia	63	47
Missouri	67	39
Iowa	39	48
Vermont	17	111
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Alabama	33	85
New Hampshire	16	77
Arkansas	24	127
Mississippi	18	132
Minnesota	48	14
Maine	19	153
Kansas	32	72
Louisiana	27	79
Florida	109	23
Oklahoma	31	96
Nebraska	23	68
South Dakota	15	234
North Dakota	14	182
Texas	119	26
Colorado	38	44
Wyoming	1	144
New Mexico	12	82
Montana	12	154
Utah	20	41
Idaho	10	147
Arizona	25	34
Puerto Rico	52	360
Nevada	10	131
US Virgin Islands	1	796
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Alaska	6	177
Hawaii	10	159
American Samoa	1	1705
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1596
Guam	2	616

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