51 Best colleges for Linguistics 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 Linguistics. A graph of 1.73M citations received by 82.5K 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

#21 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Linguistics

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#75 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Linguistics

#120 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Linguistics

#147 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Linguistics

#159 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Linguistics

#185 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Linguistics

#188 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Linguistics

#193 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Linguistics

#213 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Linguistics

#242 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Linguistics

#330 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Linguistics

#334 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Linguistics

#339 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Linguistics

#378 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Linguistics

#390 in the United States

#433 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

For Linguistics

#414 in the United States

#459 in North America

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

18. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Linguistics

#424 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Linguistics

#493 in the United States

#544 in North America

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

20. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#494 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Linguistics

#498 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Linguistics

#504 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

23. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Linguistics

#520 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

24. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Linguistics

#521 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

25. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Linguistics

#675 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

26. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Linguistics

#691 in the United States

#751 in North America

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

27. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Linguistics

#706 in the United States

#767 in North America

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

28. Marietta College

Marietta

For Linguistics

#739 in the United States

#801 in North America

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

29. Franklin University

Columbus

For Linguistics

#777 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

30. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#796 in the United States

#861 in North America

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

31. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Linguistics

#811 in the United States

#878 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Linguistics

#842 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Linguistics

#874 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

34. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Linguistics

#880 in the United States

#950 in North America

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

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Linguistics

#902 in the United States

#973 in North America

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

36. Ashland University

Ashland

For Linguistics

#909 in the United States

#980 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Linguistics

#916 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

38. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Linguistics

#931 in the United States

#1003 in North America

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

39. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Linguistics

#993 in the United States

#1067 in North America

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

40. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Linguistics

#1010 in the United States

#1084 in North America

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

41. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Linguistics

#1012 in the United States

#1086 in North America

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

42. Ohio University

Athens

For Linguistics

#1052 in the United States

#1127 in North America

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

43. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Linguistics

#1054 in the United States

#1129 in North America

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

44. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Linguistics

#1076 in the United States

#1151 in North America

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

45. Hiram College

Hiram

For Linguistics

#1106 in the United States

#1182 in North America

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

46. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Linguistics

#1118 in the United States

#1195 in North America

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

47. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Linguistics

#1145 in the United States

#1222 in North America

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

48. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Linguistics

#1195 in the United States

#1273 in North America

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

49. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Linguistics

#1196 in the United States

#1274 in North America

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

50. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Linguistics

#1207 in the United States

#1285 in North America

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

51. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Linguistics

#1224 in the United States

#1303 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

Closest to Ohio states to learn Linguistics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	13	117
Indiana	27	45
Kentucky	19	68
Pennsylvania	87	9
Virginia	37	41
Michigan	28	4
District of Columbia	8	61
Maryland	24	14
Illinois	58	8
Tennessee	28	42
North Carolina	31	27
New Jersey	22	23
New York	115	7
Wisconsin	27	13
South Carolina	19	80
Connecticut	20	15
Georgia	37	44
Missouri	26	38
Iowa	17	35
Vermont	7	121
Massachusetts	60	2
Rhode Island	9	60
Alabama	18	76
New Hampshire	11	90
Arkansas	15	152
Mississippi	11	182
Minnesota	25	25
Maine	9	215
Kansas	10	77
Louisiana	20	78
Florida	39	37
Oklahoma	13	125
Nebraska	9	98
South Dakota	8	335
North Dakota	5	212
Texas	68	20
Colorado	16	53
New Mexico	7	97
Montana	4	211
Utah	10	49
Idaho	6	208
Arizona	7	30
Puerto Rico	7	489
Nevada	4	143
Washington	22	6
Oregon	16	64
California	107	1
Alaska	3	323
Hawaii	5	109