51 Best colleges for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 2.41M citations received by 91.6K academic papers made by 51 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 Linguistics

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Linguistics

#71 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#79 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Linguistics

#111 in the United States

#130 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Linguistics

#151 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Linguistics

#158 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Linguistics

#186 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Linguistics

#187 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Linguistics

#188 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Linguistics

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Linguistics

#238 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Linguistics

#284 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Linguistics

#326 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Linguistics

#342 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Linguistics

#355 in the United States

#396 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Linguistics

#388 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Linguistics

#389 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

18. Capital University

Columbus

For Linguistics

#411 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

For Linguistics

#494 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

20. Walsh University

North Canton

For Linguistics

#514 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Linguistics

#527 in the United States

#580 in North America

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

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Linguistics

#537 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

23. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Linguistics

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#543 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Linguistics

#629 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

26. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Linguistics

#682 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Linguistics

#707 in the United States

#769 in North America

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

28. Franklin University

Columbus

For Linguistics

#772 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

29. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Linguistics

#801 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

30. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#810 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

31. Marietta College

Marietta

For Linguistics

#829 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

32. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#832 in the United States

#899 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Linguistics

#876 in the United States

#945 in North America

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

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Linguistics

#909 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

35. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Linguistics

#920 in the United States

#992 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Linguistics

#933 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

37. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Linguistics

#953 in the United States

#1026 in North America

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

38. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Linguistics

#955 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

39. Ohio University

Athens

For Linguistics

#1029 in the United States

#1104 in North America

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

40. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Linguistics

#1033 in the United States

#1108 in North America

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

41. Hiram College

Hiram

For Linguistics

#1036 in the United States

#1111 in North America

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

42. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Linguistics

#1061 in the United States

#1136 in North America

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

43. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Linguistics

#1065 in the United States

#1140 in North America

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

44. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Linguistics

#1107 in the United States

#1183 in North America

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

45. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Linguistics

#1127 in the United States

#1203 in North America

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

46. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Linguistics

#1136 in the United States

#1212 in North America

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

47. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Linguistics

#1178 in the United States

#1257 in North America

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

48. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Linguistics

#1207 in the United States

#1286 in North America

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

49. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Linguistics

#1213 in the United States

#1292 in North America

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

50. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Linguistics

#1216 in the United States

#1295 in North America

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

51. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Linguistics

#1234 in the United States

#1313 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

Closest to Ohio states to learn Linguistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	13	115
Indiana	31	34
Kentucky	19	65
Pennsylvania	89	8
Virginia	39	43
Michigan	30	4
District of Columbia	8	57
Maryland	26	13
Illinois	61	9
Tennessee	29	45
North Carolina	34	27
New Jersey	24	23
New York	117	7
Wisconsin	27	15
South Carolina	20	78
Connecticut	20	11
Georgia	37	44
Missouri	32	36
Iowa	19	35
Vermont	7	122
Massachusetts	60	2
Rhode Island	9	61
Alabama	22	80
New Hampshire	11	83
Arkansas	16	147
Mississippi	11	182
Minnesota	25	25
Maine	9	220
Kansas	10	74
Louisiana	20	81
Florida	39	37
Oklahoma	15	121
Nebraska	10	104
South Dakota	8	339
North Dakota	5	215
Texas	68	18
Colorado	18	51
New Mexico	7	98
Montana	4	218
Utah	10	49
Idaho	7	203
Arizona	8	31
Puerto Rico	9	498
Nevada	4	144
Washington	23	6
Oregon	16	87
California	110	1
Alaska	3	331
Hawaii	6	108