49 Best colleges for Archaeology 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 Archaeology. A graph of 1.82M citations received by 80.6K academic papers made by 49 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 Archaeology

#16 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Archaeology

#75 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Archaeology

#77 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Archaeology

#138 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Archaeology

#157 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Archaeology

#180 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Archaeology

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Archaeology

#190 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Archaeology

#200 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Archaeology

#233 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Archaeology

#244 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Archaeology

#294 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Archaeology

#329 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Archaeology

#350 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Archaeology

#351 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Archaeology

#393 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

17. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Archaeology

#418 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Archaeology

#438 in the United States

#488 in North America

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

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Archaeology

#452 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Archaeology

#463 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

21. Walsh University

North Canton

For Archaeology

#515 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

22. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Archaeology

#541 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

23. Denison University

Granville

For Archaeology

#566 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Archaeology

#573 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Archaeology

#651 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Archaeology

#709 in the United States

#777 in North America

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

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Archaeology

#737 in the United States

#805 in North America

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

28. Marietta College

Marietta

For Archaeology

#768 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

29. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Archaeology

#810 in the United States

#879 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Archaeology

#846 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

31. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Archaeology

#860 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 890
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $14,070

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Archaeology

#888 in the United States

#958 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Archaeology

#904 in the United States

#975 in North America

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

34. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Archaeology

#911 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

35. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Archaeology

#918 in the United States

#989 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Archaeology

#927 in the United States

#998 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,083
Enrollment: 828

37. Ashland University

Ashland

For Archaeology

#930 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

38. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Archaeology

#960 in the United States

#1031 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

39. Ohio University

Athens

For Archaeology

#989 in the United States

#1062 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

40. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Archaeology

#1024 in the United States

#1098 in North America

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

41. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Archaeology

#1047 in the United States

#1122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

42. Hiram College

Hiram

For Archaeology

#1067 in the United States

#1142 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,384
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,941

43. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Archaeology

#1111 in the United States

#1187 in North America

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

44. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Archaeology

#1130 in the United States

#1207 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,682

45. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Archaeology

#1180 in the United States

#1258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

46. Malone University

Canton

For Archaeology

#1207 in the United States

#1285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1067
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,571

47. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Archaeology

#1244 in the United States

#1323 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

48. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Archaeology

#1245 in the United States

#1324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $5,147
Enrollment: 900

49. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Archaeology

#1274 in the United States

#1357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

Closest to Ohio states to learn Archaeology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	15	94
Indiana	29	45
Kentucky	20	57
Pennsylvania	90	12
Virginia	39	40
Michigan	30	3
District of Columbia	9	61
Maryland	25	18
Illinois	61	10
Tennessee	27	58
North Carolina	38	30
New Jersey	21	28
New York	118	6
Wisconsin	27	11
South Carolina	22	69
Connecticut	20	14
Georgia	37	34
Missouri	30	43
Iowa	20	38
Vermont	8	126
Massachusetts	62	2
Rhode Island	9	71
Alabama	21	97
New Hampshire	10	88
Arkansas	16	134
Mississippi	11	143
Minnesota	26	13
Maine	11	161
Kansas	11	84
Louisiana	20	70
Florida	45	19
Oklahoma	14	89
Nebraska	10	56
South Dakota	8	231
North Dakota	5	195
Texas	66	21
Colorado	18	48
New Mexico	7	85
Montana	4	144
Utah	10	44
Idaho	6	149
Arizona	7	25
Puerto Rico	9	395
Nevada	4	123
Washington	23	5
Oregon	16	52
California	109	1
Alaska	4	150
Hawaii	6	86