90 Best Universities in Ohio [2023 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 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

Columbus

#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

Cleveland

#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

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

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

Athens

#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

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

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

Bowling Green

#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

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

Dayton

#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

Cleveland

#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

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

Oberlin

#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

Wright-Patterson AFB

#361 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,178
Male:Female: 83:17
Founded: 1919

15. Kenyon College

Gambier

#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

Cincinnati

#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

Youngstown

#410 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

18. Denison University

Granville

#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

Rootstown

#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

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

University Heights

#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

Columbus

#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

Delaware

#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

Ada

#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

Springfield

#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

Ashland

#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

Berea

#732 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $26,577

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
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

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