63 Best colleges for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 4.84M citations received by 188K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#68 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 Philosophy

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Philosophy

#124 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Philosophy

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Philosophy

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

7. Urbana University

Urbana

For Philosophy

#192 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Philosophy

#193 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

9. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Philosophy

#194 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

10. University of Akron

Akron

For Philosophy

#196 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#209 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Philosophy

#222 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

13. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Philosophy

#247 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Philosophy

#332 in the United States

#375 in North America

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

15. Capital University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#400 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Philosophy

#403 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Philosophy

#424 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

18. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Philosophy

#454 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Philosophy

#466 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

20. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Philosophy

#468 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

21. Denison University

Granville

For Philosophy

#472 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Philosophy

#484 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Philosophy

#491 in the United States

#544 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#511 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Philosophy

#529 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

26. Walsh University

North Canton

For Philosophy

#537 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

27. Franklin University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#733 in the United States

#800 in North America

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

28. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#747 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

#749 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Philosophy

#758 in the United States

#827 in North America

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

31. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Philosophy

#798 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

32. Ashland University

Ashland

For Philosophy

#814 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Philosophy

#865 in the United States

#938 in North America

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

34. Marietta College

Marietta

For Philosophy

#896 in the United States

#969 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Philosophy

#902 in the United States

#976 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Philosophy

#932 in the United States

#1007 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Philosophy

#987 in the United States

#1063 in North America

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

38. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#991 in the United States

#1067 in North America

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

39. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Philosophy

#1024 in the United States

#1101 in North America

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

40. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Philosophy

#1036 in the United States

#1113 in North America

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

41. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Philosophy

#1053 in the United States

#1130 in North America

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

42. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#1070 in the United States

#1147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

43. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#1091 in the United States

#1169 in North America

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

44. Hiram College

Hiram

For Philosophy

#1118 in the United States

#1196 in North America

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

45. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Philosophy

#1133 in the United States

#1211 in North America

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

46. Ohio University

Athens

For Philosophy

#1177 in the United States

#1257 in North America

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

47. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Philosophy

#1185 in the United States

#1265 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

48. Malone University

Canton

For Philosophy

#1198 in the United States

#1278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1061
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $23,362

49. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Philosophy

#1228 in the United States

#1309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $22,614
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,402

50. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Philosophy

#1266 in the United States

#1347 in North America

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

51. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Philosophy

#1308 in the United States

#1389 in North America

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

52. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Philosophy

#1315 in the United States

#1396 in North America

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

53. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Philosophy

#1317 in the United States

#1398 in North America

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

54. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Philosophy

#1319 in the United States

#1400 in North America

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

55. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Philosophy

#1326 in the United States

#1407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

56. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Philosophy

#1415 in the United States

#1501 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 40:60

57. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Philosophy

#1448 in the United States

#1535 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,322

58. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Philosophy

#1459 in the United States

#1546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $8,222
Receiving Aid: 100%

59. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Philosophy

#1475 in the United States

#1562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $24,915

60. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Philosophy

#1485 in the United States

#1572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,293

61. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Philosophy

#1517 in the United States

#1605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,516

62. Defiance College

Defiance

For Philosophy

#1567 in the United States

#1657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Net Price: $24,098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,302

63. Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#1575 in the United States

#1665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 166
Male:Female: 88:12

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	12	57
Maryland	27	20
Illinois	79	12
Tennessee	36	44
North Carolina	46	25
New Jersey	26	16
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	121
Massachusetts	72	3
Rhode Island	9	56
Alabama	25	98
New Hampshire	12	78
Arkansas	17	142
Mississippi	14	180
Minnesota	26	26
Maine	13	214
Kansas	17	72
Louisiana	25	61
Florida	55	35
Oklahoma	20	108
Nebraska	12	94
South Dakota	8	380
North Dakota	7	215
Texas	79	19
Colorado	21	51
New Mexico	8	102
Montana	7	202
Utah	10	52
Idaho	7	216
Arizona	10	29
Puerto Rico	14	295
Nevada	6	148
Washington	28	7
Oregon	18	92
California	129	1
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	6	118