62 Best colleges for Philosophy 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 Philosophy. A graph of 3.4M citations received by 168K academic papers made by 62 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

#21 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#70 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#80 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Philosophy

#128 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Philosophy

#143 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Philosophy

#144 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Philosophy

#190 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Philosophy

#191 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Philosophy

#195 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#208 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Philosophy

#220 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

12. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Philosophy

#304 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Philosophy

#319 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Philosophy

#324 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Philosophy

#396 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#418 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Philosophy

#433 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Philosophy

#446 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

19. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#459 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

20. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Philosophy

#461 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

21. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Philosophy

#466 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

22. Denison University

Granville

For Philosophy

#467 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

23. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Philosophy

#486 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Philosophy

#504 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Philosophy

#519 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

26. Walsh University

North Canton

For Philosophy

#530 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Philosophy

#735 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

28. Franklin University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#739 in the United States

#806 in North America

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

29. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Philosophy

#790 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

30. Marietta College

Marietta

For Philosophy

#808 in the United States

#879 in North America

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

31. Ashland University

Ashland

For Philosophy

#822 in the United States

#894 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Philosophy

#842 in the United States

#914 in North America

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

33. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#844 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

34. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Philosophy

#854 in the United States

#926 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Philosophy

#870 in the United States

#942 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Philosophy

#891 in the United States

#964 in North America

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

37. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Philosophy

#893 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Philosophy

#960 in the United States

#1035 in North America

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

39. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#966 in the United States

#1041 in North America

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

40. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Philosophy

#1014 in the United States

#1090 in North America

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

41. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Philosophy

#1030 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

42. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Philosophy

#1045 in the United States

#1122 in North America

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

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Philosophy

#1049 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

44. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Philosophy

#1054 in the United States

#1131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1088
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $14,502

45. Ohio University

Athens

For Philosophy

#1063 in the United States

#1140 in North America

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

46. Hiram College

Hiram

For Philosophy

#1104 in the United States

#1181 in North America

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

47. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Philosophy

#1170 in the United States

#1249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $20,151
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,299

48. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Philosophy

#1178 in the United States

#1257 in North America

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

49. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Philosophy

#1187 in the United States

#1267 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

50. Malone University

Canton

For Philosophy

#1220 in the United States

#1301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1067
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,571

51. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Philosophy

#1230 in the United States

#1311 in North America

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

52. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Philosophy

#1254 in the United States

#1335 in North America

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

53. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Philosophy

#1268 in the United States

#1349 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $21,247
Receiving Aid: 100%

54. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Philosophy

#1271 in the United States

#1352 in North America

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

55. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Philosophy

#1296 in the United States

#1377 in North America

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

56. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Philosophy

#1380 in the United States

#1464 in North America

Enrollment: 136
Male:Female: 30:70

57. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Philosophy

#1399 in the United States

#1485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $22,634
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,038

58. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Philosophy

#1406 in the United States

#1493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,678

59. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Philosophy

#1419 in the United States

#1506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $24,528

60. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Philosophy

#1420 in the United States

#1507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1096
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,391

61. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Philosophy

#1498 in the United States

#1585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $25,636
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $18,830

62. Athenaeum of Ohio

Cincinnati

For Philosophy

#1545 in the United States

#1634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 141
Male:Female: 87:13

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	16	115
Indiana	33	48
Kentucky	28	66
Pennsylvania	98	11
Virginia	42	40
Michigan	39	4
District of Columbia	12	60
Maryland	26	22
Illinois	77	10
Tennessee	34	43
North Carolina	45	26
New Jersey	26	17
New York	132	6
Wisconsin	33	13
South Carolina	25	81
Connecticut	22	12
Georgia	47	45
Missouri	39	42
Iowa	29	38
Vermont	11	119
Massachusetts	71	3
Rhode Island	9	56
Alabama	25	98
New Hampshire	11	84
Arkansas	17	141
Mississippi	13	183
Minnesota	26	25
Maine	13	207
Kansas	17	76
Louisiana	25	55
Florida	51	33
Oklahoma	20	113
Nebraska	12	93
South Dakota	8	373
North Dakota	6	215
Texas	77	18
Colorado	20	54
New Mexico	7	99
Montana	7	198
Utah	10	53
Idaho	7	214
Arizona	10	27
Puerto Rico	14	325
Nevada	6	149
Washington	28	7
Oregon	18	75
California	126	1
Alaska	4	320
Hawaii	6	116