57 Best colleges for History 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 History. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 57 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

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For History

#75 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For History

#77 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For History

#131 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For History

#145 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For History

#162 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For History

#180 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For History

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For History

#200 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For History

#227 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For History

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For History

#255 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For History

#347 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

14. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For History

#378 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For History

#388 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For History

#411 in the United States

#457 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $20,053
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,562

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For History

#415 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1433
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,044

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For History

#436 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

19. College of Wooster

Wooster

For History

#447 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

20. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For History

#457 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For History

#490 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

22. Denison University

Granville

For History

#517 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For History

#556 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For History

#575 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For History

#628 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $22,912

26. Marietta College

Marietta

For History

#726 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,895

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For History

#736 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1241
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,311

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For History

#740 in the United States

#807 in North America

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

29. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For History

#780 in the United States

#848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,369
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $7,178

30. Otterbein University

Westerville

For History

#807 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For History

#813 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

32. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For History

#821 in the United States

#890 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For History

#853 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,462

34. Franklin University

Columbus

For History

#889 in the United States

#959 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,989
Receiving Aid: 31%
Average Aid: $7,398

35. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For History

#892 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,310

36. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For History

#920 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1171
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,705

37. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For History

#927 in the United States

#998 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,083
Enrollment: 828

38. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For History

#935 in the United States

#1006 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $17,083
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,536

39. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For History

#954 in the United States

#1025 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 890
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $14,070

40. Hiram College

Hiram

For History

#955 in the United States

#1026 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $19,384
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,941

41. Ohio University

Athens

For History

#1048 in the United States

#1121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

42. Muskingum University

New Concord

For History

#1062 in the United States

#1135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,682

43. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For History

#1115 in the United States

#1192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1151
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,506

44. University of Findlay

Findlay

For History

#1121 in the United States

#1198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $24,069
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,989

45. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For History

#1122 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

46. Central State University

Wilberforce

For History

#1223 in the United States

#1301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,943
Enrollment: 5,434

47. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For History

#1234 in the United States

#1312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $23,259

48. Malone University

Canton

For History

#1251 in the United States

#1330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1067
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,571

49. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For History

#1254 in the United States

#1333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $21,247
Receiving Aid: 100%

50. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For History

#1261 in the United States

#1340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $5,766
Enrollment: 818

51. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For History

#1262 in the United States

#1341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $5,147
Enrollment: 900

52. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For History

#1301 in the United States

#1381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,528

53. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For History

#1321 in the United States

#1403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,881
Receiving Aid: 100%

54. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For History

#1366 in the United States

#1450 in North America

Enrollment: 136
Male:Female: 30:70

55. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For History

#1383 in the United States

#1467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,299

56. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For History

#1384 in the United States

#1468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,678

57. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For History

#1395 in the United States

#1479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $7,718
Enrollment: 3,297

Closest to Ohio states to learn History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	106
Indiana	31	50
Kentucky	22	56
Pennsylvania	96	14
Virginia	41	35
Michigan	37	3
District of Columbia	10	52
Maryland	26	20
Illinois	72	11
Tennessee	32	55
North Carolina	44	21
New Jersey	25	22
New York	127	6
Wisconsin	31	9
South Carolina	25	64
Connecticut	20	10
Georgia	43	39
Missouri	35	38
Iowa	28	40
Vermont	10	120
Massachusetts	69	2
Rhode Island	9	71
Alabama	23	101
New Hampshire	11	87
Arkansas	17	128
Mississippi	12	158
Minnesota	26	17
Maine	12	164
Kansas	13	78
Louisiana	22	65
Florida	47	24
Oklahoma	18	93
Nebraska	11	58
South Dakota	8	260
North Dakota	5	213
Texas	72	19
Colorado	20	47
New Mexico	7	92
Montana	6	126
Utah	10	45
Idaho	6	135
Arizona	7	26
Puerto Rico	12	431
Nevada	5	130
Washington	24	5
Oregon	17	59
California	118	1
Alaska	4	155
Hawaii	6	90