36 Best colleges for Anthropology in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Anthropology. A graph of 914K citations received by 30.8K 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

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#49 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Anthropology

#121 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Anthropology

#133 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Anthropology

#147 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Anthropology

#175 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Anthropology

#181 in the United States

#208 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Anthropology

#188 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Anthropology

#205 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Anthropology

#318 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Anthropology

#377 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Anthropology

#414 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

14. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Anthropology

#424 in the United States

#471 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Anthropology

#432 in the United States

#480 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#469 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

17. Denison University

Granville

For Anthropology

#488 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Anthropology

#501 in the United States

#556 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Anthropology

#536 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Anthropology

#545 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

21. Capital University

Columbus

For Anthropology

#649 in the United States

#710 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

22. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Anthropology

#668 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Anthropology

#686 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

24. Ashland University

Ashland

For Anthropology

#710 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Anthropology

#720 in the United States

#782 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Anthropology

#721 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

27. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Anthropology

#797 in the United States

#864 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

28. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Anthropology

#799 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Anthropology

#819 in the United States

#887 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Anthropology

#907 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

31. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Anthropology

#910 in the United States

#983 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Anthropology

#924 in the United States

#997 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

33. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Anthropology

#932 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

34. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Anthropology

#946 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

35. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Anthropology

#952 in the United States

#1025 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

36. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Anthropology

#994 in the United States

#1067 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

Closest to Ohio states to learn Anthropology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	4	122
Indiana	22	46
Kentucky	16	57
Pennsylvania	62	10
Virginia	26	42
Michigan	22	1
District of Columbia	9	59
Maryland	22	6
Illinois	43	13
Tennessee	21	60
North Carolina	26	9
New Jersey	20	24
New York	95	8
Wisconsin	21	16
South Carolina	15	44
Connecticut	18	15
Georgia	31	27
Missouri	20	37
Iowa	9	50
Vermont	6	136
Massachusetts	52	2
Rhode Island	9	70
Alabama	14	66
New Hampshire	8	119
Arkansas	9	172
Mississippi	7	204
Minnesota	24	17
Maine	7	234
Kansas	8	63
Louisiana	16	97
Florida	30	33
Oklahoma	9	92
Nebraska	6	64
South Dakota	5	268
North Dakota	3	241
Texas	57	21
Colorado	17	56
New Mexico	6	58
Montana	3	219
Utah	9	39
Idaho	3	247
Arizona	7	14
Puerto Rico	8	389
Nevada	3	128
Washington	19	3
Oregon	15	103
California	91	4
Alaska	3	292
Hawaii	5	54