List of 90 best universities in Ohio
Top 90 universities in Ohio ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 21.5M citations received by 581K academic publications made by 90 universities from Ohio, the popularity of 3,780 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.
1. Ohio State University
#20 in the United States
#21 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
2. Case Western Reserve University
#63 in the United States
#68 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,166
3. University of Cincinnati
#82 in the United States
#92 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
4. Kent State University at Kent
#146 in the United States
#167 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
5. Ohio University
#152 in the United States
#173 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
6. Miami University - Oxford
#174 in the United States
#199 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
7. University of Akron
#176 in the United States
#201 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $7,341
- Enrollment
- 14,498
8. Bowling Green State University
#183 in the United States
#208 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
9. University of Toledo
#188 in the United States
#213 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
10. Wright State University
#199 in the United States
#225 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1098
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
11. Cleveland State University
#227 in the United States
#255 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
12. University of Dayton
#232 in the United States
#262 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $29,933
13. Oberlin College
#292 in the United States
#324 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Average SAT
- 1399
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $44,689
14. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
#361 in the United States
#401 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Enrollment
- 1,178
- Male:Female
- 83:17
- Founded
- 1919
15. Kenyon College
#372 in the United States
#414 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $38,927
16. Xavier University
#379 in the United States
#422 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $32,370
17. Youngstown State University
#410 in the United States
#456 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
18. Denison University
#476 in the United States
#526 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $38,833
19. Northeast Ohio Medical University
#496 in the United States
#546 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Enrollment
- 1,011
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1973
20. College of Wooster
#499 in the United States
#549 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $24,934
21. John Carroll University
#513 in the United States
#564 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $28,661
22. Capital University
#555 in the United States
#607 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $22,742
23. Ohio Wesleyan University
#623 in the United States
#682 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1300
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,522
24. Ohio Northern University
#624 in the United States
#683 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $25,006
25. Wittenberg University
#663 in the United States
#723 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $22,179
26. Ashland University
#685 in the United States
#747 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $21,190
27. Baldwin Wallace University
#732 in the United States
#799 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $26,577
28. Walsh University
#740 in the United States
#807 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1128
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $20,350
29. Cedarville University
#753 in the United States
#820 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Net Price
- $25,380
30. Otterbein University
#765 in the United States
#833 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1131
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $22,138
31. Franklin University
#828 in the United States
#897 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $7,658
- Receiving Aid
- 25%
- Average Aid
- $17,789
32. Union Institute & University
#857 in the United States
#926 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $22,311
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $9,345
33. Urbana University
#862 in the United States
#931 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Net Price
- $21,774
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $15,344
34. University of Findlay
#866 in the United States
#935 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1112
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $23,042
35. Hiram College
#944 in the United States
#1013 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Net Price
- $17,187
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,854
36. Marietta College
#967 in the United States
#1038 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $21,384
37. Franciscan University of Steubenville
#1003 in the United States
#1074 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $19,542
38. University of Mount Union
#1036 in the United States
#1110 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $23,750
39. Muskingum University
#1040 in the United States
#1114 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Net Price
- $18,575
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $23,812
40. Central State University
#1041 in the United States
#1115 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 59%
- Average SAT
- 860
- Average ACT
- 16
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
41. Mount Saint Joseph University
#1044 in the United States
#1118 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1106
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $17,142
42. Bluffton University
#1068 in the United States
#1142 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Net Price
- $21,239
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $28,155
43. Heidelberg University
#1110 in the United States
#1184 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1096
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $21,650
44. Ursuline College
#1284 in the United States
#1361 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1106
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $16,353
45. University of Rio Grande
#1299 in the United States
#1376 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $34,530
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
- Average Aid
- $6,952
46. Ohio Dominican University
#1332 in the United States
#1410 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Net Price
- $20,772
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $22,739
47. Malone University
#1337 in the United States
#1415 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1086
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $18,664
48. Tiffin University
#1388 in the United States
#1470 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Net Price
- $25,811
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,806
49. Wilmington College
#1391 in the United States
#1474 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $22,372
50. Columbus College of Art and Design
#1407 in the United States
#1490 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Net Price
- $20,726
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,540
51. Shawnee State University
#1447 in the United States
#1530 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $6,591
- Enrollment
- 3,216
52. Antioch College
#1450 in the United States
#1533 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $17,045
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
53. Lake Erie College
#1470 in the United States
#1554 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1018
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $21,347
54. Cleveland Institute of Music
#1501 in the United States
#1586 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 33%
- Net Price
- $32,598
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $24,333
55. Notre Dame College
#1502 in the United States
#1587 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 995
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $19,380
56. Defiance College
#1509 in the United States
#1594 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 985
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $24,369
57. Wilberforce University
#1558 in the United States
#1643 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 964
- Average ACT
- 18
- Net Price
- $11,830
58. Cleveland Institute of Art
#1589 in the United States
#1674 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1155
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $31,448
59. Lourdes University
#1610 in the United States
#1695 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $19,395
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
60. Ohio State University - Lima
#1625 in the United States
#1710 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $4,732
- Enrollment
- 874
61. Ohio State University - Mansfield
#1643 in the United States
#1729 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
- Average Aid
- $6,711
- Enrollment
- 954
62. Mount Vernon Nazarene University
#1664 in the United States
#1751 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1119
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $23,440
64. Ohio State University - Marion
#1719 in the United States
#1807 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $4,799
- Enrollment
- 1,047
65. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College
#1729 in the United States
#1817 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $4,434
- Enrollment
- 6,529
66. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
#1737 in the United States
#1825 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 104
- Male:Female
- 14:86
67. Ohio Christian University
#1764 in the United States
#1853 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $22,456
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $13,996
69. Kettering College
#1787 in the United States
#1876 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $20,366
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
70. University of Northwestern Ohio
#1814 in the United States
#1904 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,565
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $5,989
71. Pontifical College Josephinum
#1843 in the United States
#1934 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Net Price
- $36,821
- Receiving Aid
- 0%
- Average Aid
- $6,721
72. Art Academy of Cincinnati
#1868 in the United States
#1959 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $26,117
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $19,566
73. Mercy College of Ohio
#1898 in the United States
#1989 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 829
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $18,174
74. Athenaeum of Ohio
#1955 in the United States
#2048 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 162
- Male:Female
- 87:13
75. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
#2055 in the United States
#2151 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $4,383
- Enrollment
- 6,133
76. Ohio State University - Newark
#2061 in the United States
#2157 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
- Average Aid
- $5,941
- Enrollment
- 2,730
77. Gods Bible School and College
#2071 in the United States
#2167 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Net Price
- $10,627
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $5,788
78. Wright State University - Lake Campus
#2072 in the United States
#2168 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 840
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
79. Mount Carmel College of Nursing
#2146 in the United States
#2244 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average ACT
- 19
- Net Price
- $18,984
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
80. American Institute of Alternative Medicine - Ohio
#2194 in the United States
#2292 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $28,771
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $3,668
81. Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
#2221 in the United States
#2320 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 32%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $21,600
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
82. Hondros College of Nursing
#2235 in the United States
#2335 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Net Price
- $25,175
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $6,415
83. Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
#2258 in the United States
#2358 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $17,234
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
84. Winebrenner Theological Seminary
#2289 in the United States
#2389 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 107
- Male:Female
- 51:49
85. Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science
#2316 in the United States
#2416 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $23,685
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
87. North Coast College
#2384 in the United States
#2485 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Net Price
- $23,124
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $13,007
88. Allegheny Wesleyan College
#2386 in the United States
#2487 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $7,340
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
- Average Aid
- $6,367
89. Tri-State Bible College
#2396 in the United States
#2497 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $768
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $14,000
90. Art Institute of Cincinnati - AIC College of Design
#2421 in the United States
#2522 in North America
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Net Price
- $26,920
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $5,354
Closest to Ohio states
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
West Virginia | 26 | 109 |
Indiana | 55 | 33 |
Kentucky | 38 | 61 |
Pennsylvania | 155 | 11 |
Virginia | 63 | 42 |
Michigan | 62 | 3 |
District of Columbia | 15 | 66 |
Maryland | 34 | 12 |
Illinois | 100 | 15 |
Tennessee | 56 | 51 |
North Carolina | 65 | 18 |
Delaware | 5 | 91 |
New Jersey | 47 | 16 |
New York | 221 | 8 |
Wisconsin | 47 | 13 |
South Carolina | 37 | 88 |
Connecticut | 28 | 10 |
Georgia | 63 | 48 |
Missouri | 67 | 36 |
Iowa | 39 | 49 |
Vermont | 17 | 106 |
Massachusetts | 88 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 12 | 52 |
Alabama | 33 | 87 |
New Hampshire | 16 | 74 |
Arkansas | 24 | 126 |
Mississippi | 18 | 136 |
Minnesota | 48 | 14 |
Maine | 19 | 158 |
Kansas | 32 | 65 |
Louisiana | 27 | 80 |
Florida | 109 | 27 |
Oklahoma | 31 | 94 |
Nebraska | 23 | 70 |
South Dakota | 15 | 242 |
North Dakota | 14 | 187 |
Texas | 119 | 21 |
Colorado | 38 | 45 |
Wyoming | 1 | 141 |
New Mexico | 12 | 76 |
Montana | 12 | 151 |
Utah | 20 | 44 |
Idaho | 10 | 160 |
Arizona | 25 | 31 |
Puerto Rico | 52 | 407 |
Nevada | 10 | 132 |
US Virgin Islands | 1 | 808 |
Washington | 57 | 7 |
Oregon | 31 | 68 |
California | 249 | 2 |
Alaska | 6 | 178 |
Hawaii | 10 | 190 |
American Samoa | 1 | 1666 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1633 |
Guam | 2 | 590 |