30 Best colleges for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 513K citations received by 17.9K academic papers made by 30 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 Communications and Public Relations

#16 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Communications and Public Relations

#83 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Communications and Public Relations

#125 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Communications and Public Relations

#132 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Communications and Public Relations

#143 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

7. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Communications and Public Relations

#146 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Communications and Public Relations

#152 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Communications and Public Relations

#174 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#192 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

11. Wright State University

Dayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#209 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

12. Capital University

Columbus

For Communications and Public Relations

#356 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

13. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#374 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

14. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Communications and Public Relations

#395 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Communications and Public Relations

#406 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Communications and Public Relations

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Communications and Public Relations

#541 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

18. Ashland University

Ashland

For Communications and Public Relations

#543 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

For Communications and Public Relations

#568 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

20. Walsh University

North Canton

For Communications and Public Relations

#645 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

21. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#650 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

22. Franklin University

Columbus

For Communications and Public Relations

#746 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

23. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Communications and Public Relations

#753 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

24. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Communications and Public Relations

#755 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Communications and Public Relations

#759 in the United States

#823 in North America

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

26. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Communications and Public Relations

#778 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

27. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Communications and Public Relations

#788 in the United States

#853 in North America

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

28. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Communications and Public Relations

#794 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

29. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Communications and Public Relations

#815 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

30. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Communications and Public Relations

#832 in the United States

#900 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	4	97
Indiana	17	27
Kentucky	11	51
Pennsylvania	54	2
Virginia	23	23
Michigan	18	1
District of Columbia	8	30
Maryland	16	12
Illinois	30	19
Tennessee	21	49
North Carolina	21	20
New Jersey	17	17
New York	82	11
Wisconsin	14	14
South Carolina	12	43
Connecticut	16	28
Georgia	26	26
Missouri	17	52
Iowa	7	46
Vermont	4	137
Massachusetts	41	4
Rhode Island	7	166
Alabama	12	81
New Hampshire	6	95
Arkansas	7	124
Mississippi	7	142
Minnesota	20	9
Maine	6	218
Kansas	8	65
Louisiana	17	93
Florida	29	21
Oklahoma	8	59
Nebraska	7	54
South Dakota	3	301
North Dakota	2	210
Texas	53	22
Colorado	14	68
Utah	7	71
Idaho	3	196
Arizona	6	5
Puerto Rico	4	792
Washington	16	3
Oregon	12	91
California	78	6
Hawaii	4	129