30 Best colleges for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 486K citations received by 17.7K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

3. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Communications and Public Relations

#79 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Communications and Public Relations

#125 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Communications and Public Relations

#132 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Communications and Public Relations

#141 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

7. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Communications and Public Relations

#146 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Communications and Public Relations

#150 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Communications and Public Relations

#173 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#194 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

11. Wright State University

Dayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#208 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

12. Capital University

Columbus

For Communications and Public Relations

#351 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

13. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#369 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

14. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Communications and Public Relations

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Communications and Public Relations

#402 in the United States

#447 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Communications and Public Relations

#480 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

17. Ashland University

Ashland

For Communications and Public Relations

#536 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Communications and Public Relations

#538 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

For Communications and Public Relations

#565 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

20. Walsh University

North Canton

For Communications and Public Relations

#643 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

21. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#649 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

22. Franklin University

Columbus

For Communications and Public Relations

#737 in the United States

#801 in North America

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

23. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Communications and Public Relations

#751 in the United States

#815 in North America

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

24. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Communications and Public Relations

#755 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Communications and Public Relations

#759 in the United States

#823 in North America

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

26. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Communications and Public Relations

#766 in the United States

#830 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Communications and Public Relations

#788 in the United States

#852 in North America

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

28. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Communications and Public Relations

#789 in the United States

#853 in North America

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

29. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Communications and Public Relations

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

30. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Communications and Public Relations

#828 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

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	31
Maryland	16	12
Illinois	30	19
Tennessee	20	48
North Carolina	21	20
New Jersey	17	17
New York	82	11
Wisconsin	14	14
South Carolina	12	44
Connecticut	16	28
Georgia	26	26
Missouri	17	52
Iowa	7	46
Vermont	4	137
Massachusetts	40	4
Rhode Island	7	170
Alabama	11	83
New Hampshire	6	93
Arkansas	7	124
Mississippi	7	139
Minnesota	20	9
Maine	6	217
Kansas	8	64
Louisiana	17	92
Florida	29	21
Oklahoma	8	58
Nebraska	6	54
South Dakota	3	296
North Dakota	2	213
Texas	53	22
Colorado	14	68
Utah	7	70
Idaho	3	200
Arizona	6	5
Puerto Rico	4	790
Washington	16	3
Oregon	12	89
California	78	6
Hawaii	4	127