63 Best colleges for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 5.11M citations received by 191K 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 Philosophy

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#69 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#83 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 Philosophy

#125 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Philosophy

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Philosophy

#146 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Philosophy

#192 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Philosophy

#193 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Philosophy

#195 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

10. Urbana University

Urbana

For Philosophy

#196 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#210 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Philosophy

#227 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Philosophy

#256 in the United States

#293 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Philosophy

#334 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Philosophy

#404 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#405 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Philosophy

#424 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

18. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Philosophy

#452 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

19. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Philosophy

#468 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

20. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Philosophy

#470 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Philosophy

#477 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Philosophy

#482 in the United States

#535 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Philosophy

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#511 in the United States

#566 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Philosophy

#524 in the United States

#580 in North America

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

26. Walsh University

North Canton

For Philosophy

#533 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

27. Franklin University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#735 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

28. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#748 in the United States

#815 in North America

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

29. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Philosophy

#751 in the United States

#819 in North America

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

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Philosophy

#768 in the United States

#837 in North America

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

31. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Philosophy

#793 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Philosophy

#841 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Philosophy

#869 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Philosophy

#899 in the United States

#973 in North America

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

35. Marietta College

Marietta

For Philosophy

#900 in the United States

#974 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Philosophy

#937 in the United States

#1013 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Philosophy

#981 in the United States

#1057 in North America

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

38. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#990 in the United States

#1066 in North America

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

39. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Philosophy

#1029 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Philosophy

#1030 in the United States

#1107 in North America

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

41. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Philosophy

#1058 in the United States

#1135 in North America

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

42. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#1071 in the United States

#1149 in North America

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

43. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#1095 in the United States

#1173 in North America

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

44. Hiram College

Hiram

For Philosophy

#1121 in the United States

#1199 in North America

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

45. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Philosophy

#1133 in the United States

#1212 in North America

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

46. Ohio University

Athens

For Philosophy

#1187 in the United States

#1267 in North America

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

47. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Philosophy

#1192 in the United States

#1272 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

48. Malone University

Canton

For Philosophy

#1203 in the United States

#1283 in North America

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

49. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Philosophy

#1230 in the United States

#1311 in North America

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

50. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Philosophy

#1278 in the United States

#1359 in North America

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

51. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Philosophy

#1296 in the United States

#1377 in North America

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

52. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Philosophy

#1305 in the United States

#1387 in North America

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

53. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Philosophy

#1313 in the United States

#1395 in North America

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

54. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Philosophy

#1316 in the United States

#1398 in North America

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

55. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Philosophy

#1328 in the United States

#1410 in North America

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

56. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Philosophy

#1412 in the United States

#1498 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

57. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Philosophy

#1451 in the United States

#1538 in North America

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

58. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Philosophy

#1468 in the United States

#1555 in North America

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

59. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Philosophy

#1480 in the United States

#1567 in North America

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

60. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Philosophy

#1486 in the United States

#1573 in North America

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

61. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Philosophy

#1520 in the United States

#1609 in North America

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

62. Defiance College

Defiance

For Philosophy

#1573 in the United States

#1663 in North America

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

63. Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#1581 in the United States

#1671 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 156
Male:Female: 89:11

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	115
Indiana	35	34
Kentucky	27	67
Pennsylvania	98	9
Virginia	42	40
Michigan	40	4
District of Columbia	13	57
Maryland	27	19
Illinois	79	12
Tennessee	36	44
North Carolina	46	25
New Jersey	26	14
New York	135	6
Wisconsin	34	15
South Carolina	26	77
Connecticut	22	11
Georgia	48	47
Missouri	39	43
Iowa	29	39
Vermont	11	122
Massachusetts	72	3
Rhode Island	9	56
Alabama	25	98
New Hampshire	12	79
Arkansas	17	142
Mississippi	14	180
Minnesota	27	26
Maine	13	215
Kansas	17	73
Louisiana	25	60
Florida	56	35
Oklahoma	20	108
Nebraska	12	94
South Dakota	8	374
North Dakota	7	214
Texas	81	20
Colorado	21	51
New Mexico	8	102
Montana	7	202
Utah	10	52
Idaho	7	216
Arizona	10	27
Puerto Rico	14	299
Nevada	6	149
Washington	28	7
Oregon	18	93
California	130	1
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	6	120