37 Best colleges for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 1.99M citations received by 54K academic papers made by 37 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 Demography

#26 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Demography

#46 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Demography

#85 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

4. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Demography

#167 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Demography

#169 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Demography

#186 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

7. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Demography

#202 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Demography

#205 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Demography

#249 in the United States

#279 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Demography

#255 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Demography

#258 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

12. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Demography

#313 in the United States

#349 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Demography

#378 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Demography

#385 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Demography

#403 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Demography

#426 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

17. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Demography

#495 in the United States

#544 in North America

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

18. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Demography

#496 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Demography

#511 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

20. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Demography

#564 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Demography

#569 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,470

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Demography

#584 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

23. Denison University

Granville

For Demography

#602 in the United States

#656 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Demography

#610 in the United States

#664 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Demography

#611 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Demography

#726 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

27. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Demography

#774 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $6,070
Enrollment: 849

28. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Demography

#779 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Demography

#795 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Demography

#832 in the United States

#899 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Demography

#848 in the United States

#915 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1228
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $23,826

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Demography

#891 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Demography

#905 in the United States

#972 in North America

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

34. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Demography

#919 in the United States

#987 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $10,979
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,404

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Demography

#935 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $26,215
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,728

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Demography

#985 in the United States

#1054 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,490

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Demography

#995 in the United States

#1065 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Demography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	8	106
Indiana	24	62
Kentucky	14	67
Pennsylvania	65	10
Virginia	28	55
Michigan	20	4
District of Columbia	8	69
Maryland	19	2
Illinois	37	14
Tennessee	24	54
North Carolina	27	11
New Jersey	19	32
New York	93	6
Wisconsin	21	16
South Carolina	18	64
Connecticut	18	13
Georgia	28	22
Missouri	19	28
Iowa	10	44
Vermont	4	97
Massachusetts	49	1
Rhode Island	7	47
Alabama	17	38
New Hampshire	7	78
Arkansas	12	130
Mississippi	10	155
Minnesota	20	12
Maine	7	189
Kansas	9	98
Louisiana	16	68
Florida	33	27
Oklahoma	10	132
Nebraska	7	102
South Dakota	7	222
North Dakota	4	174
Texas	58	37
Colorado	16	52
New Mexico	5	72
Montana	4	116
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	137
Arizona	7	35
Puerto Rico	12	292
Nevada	4	139
Washington	18	3
Oregon	16	66
California	88	5
Alaska	4	182
Hawaii	5	89