33 Best colleges for Anthropology in Ohio

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 626K citations received by 27.8K academic papers made by 33 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

#20 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#53 in the United States

#63 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#81 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Anthropology

#123 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Anthropology

#133 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Anthropology

#138 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Anthropology

#177 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Anthropology

#180 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Anthropology

#185 in the United States

#212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1041
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Anthropology

#331 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1261
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,590

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Anthropology

#406 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,462

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Anthropology

#415 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

14. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Anthropology

#419 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,001
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1973

15. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#442 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,619

16. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Anthropology

#465 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,496

17. Denison University

Granville

For Anthropology

#508 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,267

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Anthropology

#513 in the United States

#567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Anthropology

#555 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,976

20. Urbana University

Urbana

For Anthropology

#584 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

21. Capital University

Columbus

For Anthropology

#629 in the United States

#688 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1073
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $24,439

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Anthropology

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,032

23. Ashland University

Ashland

For Anthropology

#716 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,342

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Anthropology

#732 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,398

25. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Anthropology

#739 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1148
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,661

26. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Anthropology

#760 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

27. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Anthropology

#764 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

28. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Anthropology

#765 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Anthropology

#803 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Anthropology

#804 in the United States

#871 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,048
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

31. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Anthropology

#813 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

32. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#817 in the United States

#884 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1151
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,506

33. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Anthropology

#889 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

Closest to Ohio states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	126
Indiana	21	56
Kentucky	14	54
Pennsylvania	60	11
Virginia	26	42
Michigan	20	1
District of Columbia	9	61
Maryland	20	9
Illinois	42	18
Tennessee	20	58
North Carolina	23	7
New Jersey	20	26
New York	95	8
Wisconsin	19	13
South Carolina	13	45
Connecticut	18	17
Georgia	30	27
Missouri	20	37
Iowa	8	43
Vermont	5	135
Massachusetts	51	2
Rhode Island	9	65
Alabama	13	63
New Hampshire	8	120
Arkansas	8	176
Mississippi	6	199
Minnesota	24	14
Maine	7	220
Kansas	8	66
Louisiana	15	91
Florida	29	34
Oklahoma	9	95
Nebraska	6	57
South Dakota	5	258
North Dakota	4	238
Texas	56	22
Colorado	15	60
New Mexico	6	51
Montana	3	209
Utah	7	41
Idaho	3	247
Arizona	7	15
Puerto Rico	7	402
Washington	17	4
Oregon	14	99
California	86	3
Hawaii	5	49