24 Best colleges for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 358K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 24 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

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Communications and Public Relations

#70 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#71 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Communications and Public Relations

#123 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Communications and Public Relations

#124 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

6. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Communications and Public Relations

#133 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Communications and Public Relations

#141 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Communications and Public Relations

#147 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Communications and Public Relations

#162 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#196 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

11. Wright State University

Dayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#205 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

12. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Communications and Public Relations

#312 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

13. Capital University

Columbus

For Communications and Public Relations

#363 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Communications and Public Relations

#380 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

15. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Communications and Public Relations

#390 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

16. Denison University

Granville

For Communications and Public Relations

#477 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

17. Ashland University

Ashland

For Communications and Public Relations

#498 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Communications and Public Relations

#501 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Communications and Public Relations

#515 in the United States

#564 in North America

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

20. Walsh University

North Canton

For Communications and Public Relations

#547 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

21. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Communications and Public Relations

#640 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Communications and Public Relations

#724 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

23. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Communications and Public Relations

#739 in the United States

#804 in North America

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

24. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Communications and Public Relations

#741 in the United States

#806 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	109
Indiana	16	22
Kentucky	10	52
Pennsylvania	51	2
Virginia	23	27
Michigan	18	1
District of Columbia	8	28
Maryland	16	12
Illinois	30	19
Tennessee	18	53
North Carolina	21	20
New Jersey	17	17
New York	78	7
Wisconsin	14	15
South Carolina	11	41
Connecticut	15	36
Georgia	23	24
Missouri	16	51
Iowa	7	49
Vermont	4	144
Massachusetts	39	5
Rhode Island	7	153
Alabama	11	82
New Hampshire	6	92
Arkansas	6	135
Mississippi	6	132
Minnesota	20	14
Maine	5	215
Kansas	8	64
Louisiana	15	88
Florida	27	23
Oklahoma	7	56
Nebraska	6	55
South Dakota	3	257
North Dakota	3	214
Texas	52	21
Colorado	13	69
Utah	7	66
Idaho	3	209
Arizona	6	4
Washington	16	3
Oregon	12	103
California	75	6
Hawaii	4	129