59 Best colleges for History 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 History. A graph of 2.9M citations received by 123K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For History

#79 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For History

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For History

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For History

#142 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
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: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For History

#186 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For History

#193 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For History

#200 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For History

#236 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For History

#259 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For History

#270 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For History

#321 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For History

#330 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For History

#374 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

16. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For History

#401 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For History

#432 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For History

#446 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For History

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For History

#469 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For History

#507 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

22. John Carroll University

University Heights

For History

#531 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For History

#572 in the United States

#627 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For History

#630 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

25. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For History

#640 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For History

#683 in the United States

#746 in North America

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

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For History

#743 in the United States

#810 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For History

#753 in the United States

#820 in North America

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

29. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For History

#792 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

30. Ashland University

Ashland

For History

#817 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

31. Marietta College

Marietta

For History

#832 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For History

#850 in the United States

#920 in North America

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

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For History

#869 in the United States

#940 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For History

#892 in the United States

#964 in North America

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

35. Franklin University

Columbus

For History

#927 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

36. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For History

#952 in the United States

#1025 in North America

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

37. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For History

#1008 in the United States

#1081 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For History

#1056 in the United States

#1130 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For History

#1060 in the United States

#1134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

40. Muskingum University

New Concord

For History

#1105 in the United States

#1180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

41. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For History

#1108 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For History

#1180 in the United States

#1256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For History

#1189 in the United States

#1265 in North America

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

44. Central State University

Wilberforce

For History

#1202 in the United States

#1278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

45. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For History

#1229 in the United States

#1306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

46. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For History

#1232 in the United States

#1309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $22,892
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,879

47. Malone University

Canton

For History

#1250 in the United States

#1329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

48. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For History

#1252 in the United States

#1332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Net Price: $5,533
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,143

49. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For History

#1309 in the United States

#1391 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $20,429

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For History

#1313 in the United States

#1395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

51. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For History

#1323 in the United States

#1405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,961

52. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For History

#1342 in the United States

#1425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,187
Enrollment: 849

53. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For History

#1351 in the United States

#1436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

54. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For History

#1353 in the United States

#1438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,820
Enrollment: 3,231

55. Ohio University

Athens

For History

#1379 in the United States

#1465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

56. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For History

#1385 in the United States

#1471 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

57. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For History

#1399 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

58. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For History

#1417 in the United States

#1503 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

59. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For History

#1422 in the United States

#1508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
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	34
Kentucky	24	60
Pennsylvania	97	14
Virginia	42	36
Michigan	38	4
District of Columbia	10	51
Maryland	26	18
Illinois	74	12
Tennessee	33	54
North Carolina	46	22
New Jersey	27	20
New York	129	6
Wisconsin	31	11
South Carolina	26	73
Connecticut	20	8
Georgia	46	40
Missouri	39	39
Iowa	28	44
Vermont	10	119
Massachusetts	69	2
Rhode Island	9	65
Alabama	24	94
New Hampshire	11	84
Arkansas	17	128
Mississippi	12	156
Minnesota	26	21
Maine	13	163
Kansas	15	76
Louisiana	24	69
Florida	49	23
Oklahoma	18	91
Nebraska	11	62
South Dakota	8	254
North Dakota	7	209
Texas	75	17
Colorado	21	47
New Mexico	7	95
Montana	7	132
Utah	10	46
Idaho	7	141
Arizona	10	28
Puerto Rico	13	437
Nevada	6	131
Washington	26	5
Oregon	18	64
California	123	1
Alaska	4	155
Hawaii	6	88