90 Best Universities in Ohio [2024 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 21M citations received by 866K academic publications made by 90 universities from Ohio, the popularity of 4,049 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

#66 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

#142 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

#171 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

#187 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

#188 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

#192 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

#197 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

#222 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

#223 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

#291 in the United States

#322 in North America

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

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

#386 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

#406 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

#408 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

#434 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

#493 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

#496 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

#517 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

21. Ohio University

Athens

#520 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

22. John Carroll University

University Heights

#530 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

23. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

#617 in the United States

#674 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

#629 in the United States

#686 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

#638 in the United States

#696 in North America

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

26. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

#670 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

#675 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

28. Marietta College

Marietta

#725 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

#748 in the United States

#815 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

#767 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

31. Hiram College

Hiram

#774 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

32. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

#775 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

#798 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

34. University of Findlay

Findlay

#845 in the United States

#913 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

#853 in the United States

#921 in North America

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

36. Urbana University

Urbana

#877 in the United States

#945 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

#979 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

38. Muskingum University

New Concord

#1044 in the United States

#1116 in North America

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

39. Bluffton University

Bluffton

#1052 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $21,247
Receiving Aid: 100%

40. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

#1069 in the United States

#1141 in North America

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

41. Central State University

Wilberforce

#1072 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

#1075 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

43. University of Mount Union

Alliance

#1090 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

44. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

#1153 in the United States

#1228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,395

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	26	112
Indiana	55	39
Kentucky	38	60
Pennsylvania	155	12
Virginia	63	41
Michigan	62	3
District of Columbia	15	56
Maryland	34	9
Illinois	100	15
Tennessee	56	50
North Carolina	65	24
Delaware	5	90
New Jersey	47	23
New York	221	4
Wisconsin	47	13
South Carolina	37	87
Connecticut	28	11
Georgia	63	44
Missouri	67	38
Iowa	39	47
Vermont	17	109
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Alabama	33	84
New Hampshire	16	77
Arkansas	24	127
Mississippi	18	133
Minnesota	48	14
Maine	19	152
Kansas	32	75
Louisiana	27	79
Florida	109	22
Oklahoma	31	100
Nebraska	23	68
South Dakota	15	233
North Dakota	14	182
Texas	119	26
Colorado	38	46
Wyoming	1	141
New Mexico	12	81
Montana	12	153
Utah	20	40
Idaho	10	148
Arizona	25	34
Puerto Rico	52	373
Nevada	10	130
US Virgin Islands	1	811
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	63
California	249	2
Alaska	6	181
Hawaii	10	160
American Samoa	1	1702
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1594
Guam	2	614

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