67 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ohio

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Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 11.4M citations received by 421K academic papers made by 67 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

3. University of Cincinnati

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. Bowling Green State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

7. University of Toledo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

8. Wright State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. University of Akron

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

10. Cleveland State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

11. University of Dayton

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

12. Urbana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

13. Oberlin College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

14. Heidelberg University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

15. Capital University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

16. Northeast Ohio Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

18. Youngstown State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

19. Kenyon College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

20. Denison University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

21. John Carroll University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

22. Walsh University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

23. College of Wooster

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

24. Xavier University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

25. University of Rio Grande

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

26. Wittenberg University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

27. Ohio Northern University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

28. Union Institute & University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

30. Franklin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

31. Ashland University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

32. Cedarville University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

33. Otterbein University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

35. Marietta College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1021 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,007

36. Baldwin Wallace University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1073 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$27,991

37. Ohio State University - Mansfield

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1140 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$7,627
Enrollment
849

38. Hiram College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1148 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,868
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$18,726

39. Mount Saint Joseph University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1156 in North America
Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$17,094

40. Muskingum University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1186 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1008
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$19,695

41. University of Findlay

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1191 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$27,297
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,292

42. Ohio State University - Lima

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1226 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
87%
Average Aid
$6,491
Enrollment
723

43. Ohio State University - Marion

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1241 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$6,187
Enrollment
849

44. Antioch College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1246 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$15,964
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,414

45. Ohio Dominican University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1310 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Net Price
$21,032
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,790

46. United Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1328 in North America
Enrollment
510
Male:Female
60:40

47. Ohio University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1338 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

48. Malone University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1349 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,390

49. University of Mount Union

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1354 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1075
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$23,616

50. Central State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1399 in North America
Acceptance Rate
99%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$18,654
Enrollment
2,708

51. Lourdes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1412 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$21,473
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,149

52. Notre Dame College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1423 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$20,606
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,926

53. Ursuline College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1426 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$16,350

54. Bluffton University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1473 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
995
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$20,429

55. Wilberforce University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1519 in North America
Acceptance Rate
41%
Net Price
$5,533
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,143

56. Shawnee State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1520 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$7,820
Enrollment
3,231

57. Lake Erie College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1552 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$22,892
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,879

58. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1568 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1181
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,961

59. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1593 in North America
Enrollment
186
Male:Female
37:63

60. Tiffin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1601 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
18
Net Price
$26,068

61. Wilmington College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1612 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$26,548

62. Cleveland Institute of Art

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1656 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$30,837

63. Defiance College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1736 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$26,298
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$27,024

64. Art Academy of Cincinnati

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1779 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Net Price
$33,491
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,460

65. Kettering College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1825 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$22,036
Receiving Aid
100%

66. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1837 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
107
Male:Female
17:83

67. Athenaeum of Ohio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1851 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
156
Male:Female
89:11

Closest to Ohio states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
West Virginia 20 120
Indiana 38 39
Kentucky 29 60
Pennsylvania 114 9
Virginia 42 37
Michigan 47 3
District of Columbia 13 48
Maryland 28 8
Illinois 79 12
Tennessee 39 46
North Carolina 50 20
Delaware 4 97
New Jersey 29 22
New York 146 6
Wisconsin 36 14
South Carolina 32 68
Connecticut 22 10
Georgia 52 42
Missouri 44 40
Iowa 32 44
Vermont 12 124
Massachusetts 75 1
Rhode Island 9 56
Alabama 30 82
New Hampshire 13 84
Arkansas 18 146
Mississippi 15 177
Minnesota 30 18
Maine 16 199
Kansas 22 74
Louisiana 27 79
Florida 70 31
Oklahoma 22 103
Nebraska 15 87
South Dakota 12 331
North Dakota 9 216
Texas 89 21
Colorado 24 52
New Mexico 9 100
Montana 9 166
Utah 11 45
Idaho 7 193
Arizona 10 29
Puerto Rico 15 414
Nevada 8 149
Washington 39 5
Oregon 21 96
California 147 2
Alaska 4 233
Hawaii 7 106