59 Best colleges for History 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 History. A graph of 2.79M citations received by 121K academic papers made by 59 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 History

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For History

#79 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For History

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For History

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For History

#141 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For History

#153 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For History

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For History

#192 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For History

#200 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For History

#236 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For History

#254 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For History

#270 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For History

#316 in the United States

#355 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For History

#329 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For History

#373 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

16. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For History

#399 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For History

#430 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For History

#441 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For History

#462 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For History

#468 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For History

#503 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

22. John Carroll University

University Heights

For History

#524 in the United States

#577 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For History

#582 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For History

#630 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For History

#640 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For History

#690 in the United States

#753 in North America

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

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For History

#742 in the United States

#809 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For History

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

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

29. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For History

#787 in the United States

#855 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,217

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For History

#815 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,333

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For History

#818 in the United States

#888 in North America

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

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For History

#849 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For History

#868 in the United States

#939 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For History

#916 in the United States

#988 in North America

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

35. Franklin University

Columbus

For History

#922 in the United States

#995 in North America

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

36. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For History

#960 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

37. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For History

#995 in the United States

#1068 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For History

#1051 in the United States

#1125 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For History

#1057 in the United States

#1131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

40. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For History

#1099 in the United States

#1174 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

41. Muskingum University

New Concord

For History

#1103 in the United States

#1178 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,269

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For History

#1179 in the United States

#1255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 982
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $15,887

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For History

#1196 in the United States

#1272 in North America

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

44. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For History

#1222 in the United States

#1299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,322

45. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For History

#1226 in the United States

#1303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

46. Central State University

Wilberforce

For History

#1244 in the United States

#1322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

47. Malone University

Canton

For History

#1254 in the United States

#1332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1061
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,362

48. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For History

#1261 in the United States

#1341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $8,222
Receiving Aid: 100%

49. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For History

#1303 in the United States

#1384 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For History

#1308 in the United States

#1389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $21,006
Receiving Aid: 100%

51. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For History

#1333 in the United States

#1414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,293

52. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For History

#1338 in the United States

#1420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,739
Enrollment: 886

53. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For History

#1348 in the United States

#1430 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $5,744
Enrollment: 740

54. Ohio University

Athens

For History

#1367 in the United States

#1451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

55. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For History

#1375 in the United States

#1461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $7,173
Enrollment: 3,206

56. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For History

#1384 in the United States

#1470 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 40:60

57. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For History

#1391 in the United States

#1477 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,915

58. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For History

#1418 in the United States

#1504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $17,678

59. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For History

#1435 in the United States

#1521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

Closest to Ohio states to learn History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	101
Indiana	32	33
Kentucky	22	60
Pennsylvania	97	14
Virginia	42	36
Michigan	37	4
District of Columbia	10	51
Maryland	26	17
Illinois	74	11
Tennessee	32	56
North Carolina	46	22
New Jersey	27	20
New York	129	6
Wisconsin	31	12
South Carolina	26	74
Connecticut	20	8
Georgia	46	40
Missouri	38	39
Iowa	28	45
Vermont	10	119
Massachusetts	69	2
Rhode Island	9	66
Alabama	24	95
New Hampshire	11	84
Arkansas	17	125
Mississippi	12	157
Minnesota	26	21
Maine	13	163
Kansas	14	75
Louisiana	24	68
Florida	49	24
Oklahoma	18	91
Nebraska	11	62
South Dakota	8	257
North Dakota	6	213
Texas	74	18
Colorado	21	48
New Mexico	7	94
Montana	7	131
Utah	10	47
Idaho	7	142
Arizona	10	28
Puerto Rico	13	436
Nevada	6	132
Washington	27	5
Oregon	18	63
California	123	1
Alaska	4	154
Hawaii	6	88