63 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 5.24M citations received by 197K academic papers made by 63 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 Law

#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 Law

#65 in the United States

#76 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Law

#84 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Law

#134 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Law

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Law

#148 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Law

#184 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Law

#188 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Law

#195 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Law

#199 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Law

#253 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

12. Capital University

Columbus

For Law

#323 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Law

#355 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

14. Urbana University

Urbana

For Law

#406 in the United States

#450 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Law

#456 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Law

#461 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

17. Walsh University

North Canton

For Law

#465 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Law

#472 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

19. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Law

#516 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

20. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Law

#524 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Law

#529 in the United States

#581 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Law

#538 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

23. Denison University

Granville

For Law

#541 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

24. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Law

#588 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Law

#687 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Law

#712 in the United States

#774 in North America

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

27. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Law

#744 in the United States

#808 in North America

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

28. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Law

#750 in the United States

#814 in North America

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Law

#800 in the United States

#869 in North America

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

30. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Law

#810 in the United States

#879 in North America

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

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For Law

#813 in the United States

#882 in North America

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

32. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Law

#871 in the United States

#941 in North America

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

33. Franklin University

Columbus

For Law

#929 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

34. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Law

#955 in the United States

#1026 in North America

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

35. Marietta College

Marietta

For Law

#963 in the United States

#1034 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Law

#1034 in the United States

#1108 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Law

#1041 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Law

#1061 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

39. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Law

#1072 in the United States

#1148 in North America

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

40. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Law

#1075 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

41. Hiram College

Hiram

For Law

#1081 in the United States

#1157 in North America

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

42. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Law

#1102 in the United States

#1178 in North America

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

43. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Law

#1125 in the United States

#1201 in North America

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

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Law

#1161 in the United States

#1237 in North America

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

45. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Law

#1191 in the United States

#1268 in North America

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

46. Ohio University

Athens

For Law

#1204 in the United States

#1281 in North America

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

47. Malone University

Canton

For Law

#1220 in the United States

#1297 in North America

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

48. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Law

#1233 in the United States

#1311 in North America

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

49. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Law

#1269 in the United States

#1347 in North America

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

50. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Law

#1276 in the United States

#1354 in North America

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

51. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Law

#1328 in the United States

#1407 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

52. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Law

#1350 in the United States

#1430 in North America

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

53. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Law

#1384 in the United States

#1465 in North America

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

54. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Law

#1400 in the United States

#1481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $21,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,149

55. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Law

#1404 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $26,068

56. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Law

#1422 in the United States

#1504 in North America

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

57. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Law

#1460 in the United States

#1545 in North America

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

58. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Law

#1469 in the United States

#1554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

59. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Law

#1489 in the United States

#1576 in North America

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

60. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Law

#1498 in the United States

#1585 in North America

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

61. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

For Law

#1504 in the United States

#1591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $30,837

62. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Law

#1528 in the United States

#1615 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

63. Defiance College

Defiance

For Law

#1560 in the United States

#1648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $26,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,024

Closest to Ohio states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	17	123
Indiana	35	39
Kentucky	28	63
Pennsylvania	99	8
Virginia	42	33
Michigan	41	2
District of Columbia	11	41
Maryland	28	13
Illinois	78	9
Tennessee	37	47
North Carolina	47	20
Delaware	4	86
New Jersey	28	22
New York	136	5
Wisconsin	33	16
South Carolina	28	62
Connecticut	21	7
Georgia	49	45
Missouri	40	43
Iowa	31	48
Vermont	11	127
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	69
Alabama	26	96
New Hampshire	12	75
Arkansas	17	128
Mississippi	14	175
Minnesota	28	18
Maine	14	230
Kansas	16	67
Louisiana	26	83
Florida	64	34
Oklahoma	20	92
Nebraska	13	87
South Dakota	8	334
North Dakota	7	223
Texas	82	21
Colorado	21	57
New Mexico	8	107
Montana	8	208
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	234
Arizona	10	24
Puerto Rico	12	627
Nevada	6	131
Washington	32	6
Oregon	18	102
California	132	3
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	7	111