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

Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Acceptance Rate
30%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,166

3. University of Cincinnati

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
85%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
95%

5. Ohio University

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
99%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
94%

7. University of Akron

Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$7,341
Enrollment
14,498

8. Bowling Green State University

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

9. University of Toledo

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

10. Wright State University

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1098
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
93%

11. Cleveland State University

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

12. University of Dayton

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$29,933

13. Oberlin College

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1399
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$44,689

15. Kenyon College

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1420
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$38,927

16. Xavier University

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$32,370

17. Youngstown State University

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

18. Denison University

Acceptance Rate
28%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$38,833

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
1,011
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1973

20. College of Wooster

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$24,934

21. John Carroll University

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$28,661

22. Capital University

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$22,742

23. Ohio Wesleyan University

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$25,522

24. Ohio Northern University

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$25,006

25. Wittenberg University

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$22,179

26. Ashland University

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$21,190

27. Baldwin Wallace University

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

28. Walsh University

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1128
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$20,350

29. Cedarville University

Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$25,380

30. Otterbein University

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1131
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$22,138

31. Franklin University

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$7,658
Receiving Aid
25%
Average Aid
$17,789

32. Union Institute & University

Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$22,311
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,345

33. Urbana University

Acceptance Rate
65%
Net Price
$21,774
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$15,344

34. University of Findlay

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1112
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,042

35. Hiram College

#1013 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$17,187
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,854

36. Marietta College

#1038 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$21,384

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

#1074 in North America
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$19,542

38. University of Mount Union

#1110 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$23,750

39. Muskingum University

#1114 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$18,575
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$23,812

40. Central State University

#1115 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
860
Average ACT
16
Receiving Aid
95%

41. Mount Saint Joseph University

#1118 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1106
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$17,142

42. Bluffton University

#1142 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$21,239
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,155

43. Heidelberg University

#1184 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1096
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,650

44. Ursuline College

#1361 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1106
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$16,353

45. University of Rio Grande

#1376 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$34,530
Receiving Aid
85%
Average Aid
$6,952

46. Ohio Dominican University

#1410 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$20,772
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$22,739

47. Malone University

#1415 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1086
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$18,664

48. Tiffin University

#1470 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$25,811
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$17,806

49. Wilmington College

#1474 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$22,372

50. Columbus College of Art and Design

#1490 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$20,726
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,540

51. Shawnee State University

#1530 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$6,591
Enrollment
3,216

52. Antioch College

#1533 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$17,045
Receiving Aid
100%

53. Lake Erie College

#1554 in North America
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1018
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$21,347

54. Cleveland Institute of Music

#1586 in North America
Acceptance Rate
33%
Net Price
$32,598
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$24,333

55. Notre Dame College

#1587 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
995
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$19,380

56. Defiance College

#1594 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
985
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$24,369

57. Wilberforce University

#1643 in North America
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
964
Average ACT
18
Net Price
$11,830

58. Cleveland Institute of Art

#1674 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$31,448

59. Lourdes University

#1695 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$19,395
Receiving Aid
100%

60. Ohio State University - Lima

#1710 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$4,732
Enrollment
874

61. Ohio State University - Mansfield

#1729 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$6,711
Enrollment
954

62. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

#1751 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1119
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$23,440

64. Ohio State University - Marion

#1807 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$4,799
Enrollment
1,047

65. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

#1817 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$4,434
Enrollment
6,529

66. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

#1825 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
104
Male:Female
14:86

67. Ohio Christian University

#1853 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$22,456
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$13,996

69. Kettering College

#1876 in North America
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$20,366
Receiving Aid
98%

70. University of Northwestern Ohio

#1904 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,565
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$5,989

71. Pontifical College Josephinum

#1934 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$36,821
Receiving Aid
0%
Average Aid
$6,721

72. Art Academy of Cincinnati

#1959 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,117
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,566

73. Mercy College of Ohio

#1989 in North America
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
829
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$18,174

74. Athenaeum of Ohio

#2048 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
162
Male:Female
87:13

75. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

#2151 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$4,383
Enrollment
6,133

76. Ohio State University - Newark

#2157 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
77%
Average Aid
$5,941
Enrollment
2,730

77. Gods Bible School and College

#2167 in North America
Acceptance Rate
65%
Net Price
$10,627
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,788

78. Wright State University - Lake Campus

#2168 in North America
Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
840
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
85%

79. Mount Carmel College of Nursing

#2244 in North America
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$18,984
Receiving Aid
90%

80. American Institute of Alternative Medicine - Ohio

#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

#2320 in North America
Acceptance Rate
32%
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$21,600
Receiving Aid
92%

82. Hondros College of Nursing

#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

#2358 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$17,234
Receiving Aid
100%

84. Winebrenner Theological Seminary

#2389 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
107
Male:Female
51:49

85. Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science

#2416 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$23,685
Receiving Aid
92%

87. North Coast College

#2485 in North America
Acceptance Rate
50%
Net Price
$23,124
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$13,007

88. Allegheny Wesleyan College

#2487 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$7,340
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$6,367

89. Tri-State Bible College

#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

#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 United States Flag 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