90 Best Universities in Ohio [2026 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 30.1M citations received by 1.01M academic publications made by 90 universities from Ohio, the popularity of 4,579 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

#18 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

#68 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

#141 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

#172 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

#183 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

#188 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

#192 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

#202 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

#225 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

#235 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

#292 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

#352 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

#400 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

#412 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

#432 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

#446 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

#454 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

#507 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

20. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

#514 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

21. Ohio University

Athens

#529 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

22. John Carroll University

University Heights

#558 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

23. Franklin University

Columbus

#605 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

#624 in the United States

#683 in North America

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

25. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

#638 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

26. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

#650 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

#651 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

28. Ashland University

Ashland

#716 in the United States

#783 in North America

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

29. Marietta College

Marietta

#718 in the United States

#785 in North America

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

30. Walsh University

North Canton

#726 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

31. Cedarville University

Cedarville

#729 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

32. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

#782 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

33. University of Findlay

Findlay

#827 in the United States

#895 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

#828 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

35. Hiram College

Hiram

#841 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

#918 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

37. University of Mount Union

Alliance

#1016 in the United States

#1089 in North America

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

38. Bluffton University

Bluffton

#1033 in the United States

#1107 in North America

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

39. Urbana University

Urbana

#1065 in the United States

#1139 in North America

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

40. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

#1073 in the United States

#1148 in North America

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

41. Central State University

Wilberforce

#1090 in the United States

#1165 in North America

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

42. Muskingum University

New Concord

#1119 in the United States

#1194 in North America

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

43. Wilmington College

Wilmington

#1216 in the United States

#1293 in North America

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

44. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

#1222 in the United States

#1299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,837

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	26	108
Indiana	55	34
Kentucky	38	59
Pennsylvania	155	12
Virginia	63	40
Michigan	62	3
District of Columbia	15	51
Maryland	34	9
Illinois	100	15
Tennessee	56	48
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	49
Vermont	17	114
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	50
Alabama	33	85
New Hampshire	16	74
Arkansas	24	128
Mississippi	18	132
Minnesota	48	14
Maine	19	155
Kansas	32	73
Louisiana	27	79
Florida	109	23
Oklahoma	31	97
Nebraska	23	64
South Dakota	15	223
North Dakota	14	180
Texas	119	26
Colorado	38	45
Wyoming	1	142
New Mexico	12	83
Montana	12	153
Utah	20	41
Idaho	10	146
Arizona	25	35
Puerto Rico	52	366
Nevada	10	131
US Virgin Islands	1	789
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	61
California	249	2
Alaska	6	182
Hawaii	10	357
American Samoa	1	1625
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1521
Guam	2	623

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