62 Best Law schools 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 Law. A graph of 3.5M citations received by 173K academic papers made by 62 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: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Law

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Law

#84 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Law

#131 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Law

#141 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Law

#147 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Law

#177 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Law

#179 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Law

#191 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Law

#201 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Law

#251 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Law

#344 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

13. Capital University

Columbus

For Law

#363 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Law

#446 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Law

#447 in the United States

#491 in North America

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

16. Walsh University

North Canton

For Law

#456 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Law

#468 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

18. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Law

#470 in the United States

#514 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Law

#499 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Law

#510 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

21. Urbana University

Urbana

For Law

#516 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

22. Denison University

Granville

For Law

#534 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

23. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Law

#585 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

24. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Law

#591 in the United States

#644 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Law

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Law

#732 in the United States

#796 in North America

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

27. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Law

#735 in the United States

#799 in North America

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

28. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Law

#812 in the United States

#880 in North America

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

29. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Law

#823 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

30. Ashland University

Ashland

For Law

#838 in the United States

#907 in North America

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

31. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Law

#849 in the United States

#918 in North America

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

32. Marietta College

Marietta

For Law

#899 in the United States

#969 in North America

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

33. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Law

#912 in the United States

#982 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Law

#916 in the United States

#986 in North America

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

35. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Law

#978 in the United States

#1048 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Law

#980 in the United States

#1050 in North America

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

37. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Law

#1011 in the United States

#1082 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Law

#1014 in the United States

#1085 in North America

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

39. Franklin University

Columbus

For Law

#1018 in the United States

#1089 in North America

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

40. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Law

#1064 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

41. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Law

#1065 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

42. Hiram College

Hiram

For Law

#1072 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

43. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Law

#1088 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

44. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Law

#1093 in the United States

#1167 in North America

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

45. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Law

#1102 in the United States

#1176 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $14,502

46. Ohio University

Athens

For Law

#1124 in the United States

#1198 in North America

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

47. Malone University

Canton

For Law

#1174 in the United States

#1248 in North America

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

48. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Law

#1210 in the United States

#1285 in North America

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

49. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Law

#1225 in the United States

#1300 in North America

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

50. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Law

#1256 in the United States

#1332 in North America

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

51. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Law

#1261 in the United States

#1337 in North America

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

52. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Law

#1311 in the United States

#1389 in North America

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

53. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Law

#1346 in the United States

#1425 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

54. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Law

#1370 in the United States

#1451 in North America

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

55. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Law

#1402 in the United States

#1484 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $22,634
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,038

56. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Law

#1405 in the United States

#1487 in North America

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

57. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Law

#1427 in the United States

#1509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $25,636
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,830

58. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Law

#1434 in the United States

#1516 in North America

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

59. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Law

#1475 in the United States

#1561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,391

60. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Law

#1491 in the United States

#1577 in North America

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

61. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Law

#1511 in the United States

#1597 in North America

Enrollment: 136
Male:Female: 30:70

62. Defiance College

Defiance

For Law

#1515 in the United States

#1601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,196
Receiving Aid: 100%

Closest to Ohio states to learn Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	17	125
Indiana	34	54
Kentucky	26	61
Pennsylvania	99	7
Virginia	42	34
Michigan	40	2
District of Columbia	10	44
Maryland	27	15
Illinois	76	11
Tennessee	34	46
North Carolina	47	21
Delaware	3	86
New Jersey	28	23
New York	136	6
Wisconsin	33	16
South Carolina	27	63
Connecticut	21	8
Georgia	48	42
Missouri	39	43
Iowa	31	45
Vermont	11	129
Massachusetts	70	1
Rhode Island	9	74
Alabama	25	97
New Hampshire	12	79
Arkansas	16	138
Mississippi	13	181
Minnesota	28	18
Maine	14	222
Kansas	16	69
Louisiana	25	82
Florida	60	33
Oklahoma	20	92
Nebraska	13	87
South Dakota	8	329
North Dakota	7	211
Texas	79	20
Colorado	21	60
New Mexico	7	99
Montana	8	207
Utah	11	48
Idaho	7	235
Arizona	9	25
Puerto Rico	12	626
Nevada	6	134
Washington	30	5
Oregon	17	103
California	130	3
Alaska	4	323
Hawaii	6	113