37 Best colleges for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 2.07M citations received by 55K 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

#25 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Demography

#46 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Demography

#85 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

4. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Demography

#168 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

5. Wright State University

Dayton

For Demography

#169 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

6. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Demography

#187 in the United States

#212 in North America

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

7. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Demography

#200 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Demography

#205 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Demography

#251 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Demography

#257 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Demography

#262 in the United States

#295 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

#314 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

13. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Demography

#376 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Demography

#384 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Demography

#407 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Demography

#427 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Demography

#494 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

18. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Demography

#497 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Demography

#514 in the United States

#564 in North America

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

20. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Demography

#567 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

21. Walsh University

North Canton

For Demography

#568 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Demography

#572 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

23. Denison University

Granville

For Demography

#599 in the United States

#653 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Demography

#606 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Demography

#608 in the United States

#662 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Demography

#728 in the United States

#790 in North America

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

27. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Demography

#777 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 849

28. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Demography

#779 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

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: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

30. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Demography

#837 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Demography

#851 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Demography

#900 in the United States

#967 in North America

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

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Demography

#901 in the United States

#968 in North America

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

34. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Demography

#938 in the United States

#1006 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

35. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Demography

#942 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Demography

#987 in the United States

#1056 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Demography

#995 in the United States

#1065 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Demography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	8	105
Indiana	24	62
Kentucky	14	67
Pennsylvania	65	10
Virginia	28	55
Michigan	20	4
District of Columbia	8	69
Maryland	20	2
Illinois	38	15
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	27	21
Missouri	18	28
Iowa	10	44
Vermont	4	97
Massachusetts	49	1
Rhode Island	7	47
Alabama	17	38
New Hampshire	7	80
Arkansas	12	130
Mississippi	10	157
Minnesota	21	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	175
Texas	58	37
Colorado	17	52
New Mexico	5	74
Montana	4	116
Utah	7	31
Idaho	5	138
Arizona	7	35
Puerto Rico	12	290
Nevada	4	139
Washington	18	3
Oregon	16	65
California	88	5
Alaska	4	182
Hawaii	5	89