63 Best Political Science schools in Ohio

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Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 5.14M citations received by 209K 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

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

For Political Science

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

3. University of Cincinnati

For Political Science

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

For Political Science

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

For Political Science

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

6. Bowling Green State University

For Political Science

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

7. University of Akron

For Political Science

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

8. University of Toledo

For Political Science

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

9. Cleveland State University

For Political Science

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

10. Wright State University

For Political Science

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

11. University of Dayton

For Political Science

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

12. Capital University

For Political Science

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

13. Urbana University

For Political Science

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

14. Oberlin College

For Political Science

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

15. Heidelberg University

For Political Science

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

16. Youngstown State University

For Political Science

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

17. Walsh University

For Political Science

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

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

For Political Science

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

For Political Science

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

20. Xavier University

For Political Science

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

21. John Carroll University

For Political Science

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

22. Kenyon College

For Political Science

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

23. Denison University

For Political Science

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

24. College of Wooster

For Political Science

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

25. Wittenberg University

For Political Science

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

26. University of Rio Grande

For Political Science

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

27. Ohio Northern University

For Political Science

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

28. Union Institute & University

For Political Science

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

For Political Science

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

30. Franklin University

For Political Science

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

31. Cedarville University

For Political Science

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

32. Ashland University

For Political Science

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

33. Otterbein University

For Political Science

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

34. Marietta College

For Political Science

#1009 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1143
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$21,333

35. Baldwin Wallace University

For Political Science

#1025 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1168
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$28,190

36. Franciscan University of Steubenville

For Political Science

#1082 in North America
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,490

37. Muskingum University

For Political Science

#1107 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1010
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$20,269

38. Mount Saint Joseph University

For Political Science

#1117 in North America
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
982
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$15,887

39. Hiram College

For Political Science

#1168 in North America
Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$21,362
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,546

40. University of Findlay

For Political Science

#1169 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$26,215
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,728

41. Ohio State University - Marion

For Political Science

#1182 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$4,739
Enrollment
886

42. Ohio State University - Lima

For Political Science

#1195 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$5,744
Enrollment
740

43. Antioch College

For Political Science

#1212 in North America
Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$10,979
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,404

44. Ohio State University - Mansfield

For Political Science

#1216 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$6,070
Enrollment
849

45. Ohio University

For Political Science

#1284 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

46. University of Mount Union

For Political Science

#1312 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$22,835

47. Malone University

For Political Science

#1315 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1061
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$23,362

48. Ursuline College

For Political Science

#1343 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$17,678

49. Ohio Dominican University

For Political Science

#1347 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$21,006
Receiving Aid
100%

50. Central State University

For Political Science

#1385 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$6,318
Enrollment
3,454

51. Lourdes University

For Political Science

#1422 in North America
Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$22,614
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$20,402

52. United Theological Seminary

For Political Science

#1437 in North America
Enrollment
471
Male:Female
59:41

53. Lake Erie College

For Political Science

#1454 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,322

54. Bluffton University

For Political Science

#1481 in North America
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$21,299

55. Tiffin University

For Political Science

#1490 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
995
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$24,516

56. Wilberforce University

For Political Science

#1513 in North America
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average ACT
18
Net Price
$8,222
Receiving Aid
100%

57. Notre Dame College

For Political Science

#1549 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Net Price
$20,606
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$25,926

58. Wilmington College

For Political Science

#1559 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
955
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$24,915

59. Cleveland Institute of Art

For Political Science

#1572 in North America
Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$33,527

60. Shawnee State University

For Political Science

#1582 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$7,173
Enrollment
3,206

61. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

For Political Science

#1604 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1096
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$23,293

62. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

For Political Science

#1640 in North America
Enrollment
172
Male:Female
40:60

63. Defiance College

For Political Science

#1666 in North America
Acceptance Rate
42%
Net Price
$24,098
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$25,302

Closest to Ohio states to learn Political Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
West Virginia 17 122
Indiana 35 39
Kentucky 27 63
Pennsylvania 101 8
Virginia 42 32
Michigan 43 2
District of Columbia 12 41
Maryland 28 14
Illinois 78 9
Tennessee 37 47
North Carolina 47 20
Delaware 4 86
New Jersey 28 21
New York 140 5
Wisconsin 34 16
South Carolina 31 61
Connecticut 21 7
Georgia 50 45
Missouri 40 43
Iowa 31 48
Vermont 11 127
Massachusetts 71 1
Rhode Island 9 66
Alabama 26 97
New Hampshire 12 75
Arkansas 16 131
Mississippi 14 181
Minnesota 29 18
Maine 14 229
Kansas 17 68
Louisiana 26 84
Florida 64 34
Oklahoma 20 92
Nebraska 13 82
South Dakota 9 338
North Dakota 8 230
Texas 82 22
Colorado 21 57
New Mexico 8 104
Montana 8 203
Utah 11 50
Idaho 7 242
Arizona 10 24
Puerto Rico 13 528
Nevada 6 134
Washington 32 6
Oregon 19 105
California 133 3
Alaska 4 331
Hawaii 7 111