36 Best colleges for Anthropology in Ohio

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 863K citations received by 30.1K academic papers made by 36 universities in Ohio was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Anthropology

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#49 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Anthropology

#121 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Anthropology

#133 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Anthropology

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Anthropology

#173 in the United States

#199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Anthropology

#181 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1072
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Anthropology

#184 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#205 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,148

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Anthropology

#319 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1283
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,551

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Anthropology

#367 in the United States

#408 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Anthropology

#407 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,484

14. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Anthropology

#417 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Anthropology

#429 in the United States

#477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,021
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1973

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#467 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1179
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,542

17. Denison University

Granville

For Anthropology

#489 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $42,177

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Anthropology

#497 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,790

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Anthropology

#530 in the United States

#587 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Anthropology

#543 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,529

21. Capital University

Columbus

For Anthropology

#644 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,480

22. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Anthropology

#665 in the United States

#726 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Net Price: $19,620
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,128

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Anthropology

#687 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,009

24. Ashland University

Ashland

For Anthropology

#714 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1138
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,971

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Anthropology

#715 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,581
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,003

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Anthropology

#730 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,396

27. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Anthropology

#790 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,242
Receiving Aid: 100%

28. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Anthropology

#793 in the United States

#860 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,047

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Anthropology

#818 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,005
Male:Female: 82:18
Founded: 1919

30. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Anthropology

#878 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Anthropology

#896 in the United States

#968 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Anthropology

#924 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $22,252
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $6,477

33. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Anthropology

#928 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,457

34. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#943 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $15,887

35. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Anthropology

#944 in the United States

#1016 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1168
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,190

36. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Anthropology

#987 in the United States

#1059 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

Closest to Ohio states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	4	122
Indiana	22	47
Kentucky	16	58
Pennsylvania	61	10
Virginia	26	42
Michigan	21	1
District of Columbia	9	61
Maryland	21	6
Illinois	43	12
Tennessee	21	60
North Carolina	25	9
New Jersey	20	24
New York	95	8
Wisconsin	20	16
South Carolina	15	44
Connecticut	18	15
Georgia	31	28
Missouri	20	37
Iowa	8	50
Vermont	5	135
Massachusetts	52	2
Rhode Island	9	70
Alabama	14	67
New Hampshire	8	119
Arkansas	10	172
Mississippi	7	203
Minnesota	24	17
Maine	7	229
Kansas	8	64
Louisiana	16	96
Florida	30	34
Oklahoma	9	92
Nebraska	6	62
South Dakota	5	268
North Dakota	3	242
Texas	57	22
Colorado	17	56
New Mexico	6	57
Montana	3	219
Utah	8	39
Idaho	3	250
Arizona	7	14
Puerto Rico	8	396
Washington	19	3
Oregon	15	103
California	90	4
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	5	52