62 Best Political Science schools 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 Political Science. A graph of 3.63M citations received by 187K 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 Political Science

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Political Science

#68 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Political Science

#83 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Political Science

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Political Science

#138 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Political Science

#146 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Political Science

#177 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Political Science

#179 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

9. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Political Science

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Political Science

#201 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Political Science

#254 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

12. Capital University

Columbus

For Political Science

#328 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Political Science

#341 in the United States

#381 in North America

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

14. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Political Science

#449 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

15. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Political Science

#453 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

16. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Political Science

#456 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

17. Walsh University

North Canton

For Political Science

#461 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Political Science

#477 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Political Science

#495 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

20. Urbana University

Urbana

For Political Science

#499 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

21. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Political Science

#501 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

22. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Political Science

#517 in the United States

#568 in North America

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

23. Denison University

Granville

For Political Science

#522 in the United States

#573 in North America

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

24. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Political Science

#574 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Political Science

#650 in the United States

#713 in North America

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

26. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Political Science

#715 in the United States

#779 in North America

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

27. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Political Science

#721 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

28. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Political Science

#737 in the United States

#803 in North America

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

29. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Political Science

#781 in the United States

#850 in North America

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

30. Ashland University

Ashland

For Political Science

#815 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

31. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Political Science

#829 in the United States

#899 in North America

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

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Political Science

#869 in the United States

#939 in North America

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

33. Marietta College

Marietta

For Political Science

#873 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Political Science

#913 in the United States

#984 in North America

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

35. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Political Science

#916 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Political Science

#984 in the United States

#1056 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Political Science

#1002 in the United States

#1074 in North America

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

38. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Political Science

#1014 in the United States

#1087 in North America

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

39. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Political Science

#1030 in the United States

#1103 in North America

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

40. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Political Science

#1031 in the United States

#1104 in North America

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

41. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Political Science

#1064 in the United States

#1137 in North America

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

42. Hiram College

Hiram

For Political Science

#1071 in the United States

#1144 in North America

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

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Political Science

#1079 in the United States

#1153 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Political Science

#1087 in the United States

#1161 in North America

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

45. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Political Science

#1104 in the United States

#1178 in North America

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

46. Ohio University

Athens

For Political Science

#1111 in the United States

#1186 in North America

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

47. Malone University

Canton

For Political Science

#1196 in the United States

#1271 in North America

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

48. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Political Science

#1242 in the United States

#1318 in North America

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

49. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Political Science

#1265 in the United States

#1342 in North America

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

50. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Political Science

#1275 in the United States

#1352 in North America

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

51. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Political Science

#1280 in the United States

#1358 in North America

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

52. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Political Science

#1341 in the United States

#1422 in North America

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

53. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Political Science

#1370 in the United States

#1452 in North America

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

54. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Political Science

#1371 in the United States

#1453 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

55. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Political Science

#1416 in the United States

#1498 in North America

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

56. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Political Science

#1421 in the United States

#1505 in North America

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

57. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Political Science

#1424 in the United States

#1508 in North America

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

58. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Political Science

#1430 in the United States

#1515 in North America

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

59. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Political Science

#1493 in the United States

#1580 in North America

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

60. Defiance College

Defiance

For Political Science

#1497 in the United States

#1584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $23,196
Receiving Aid: 100%

61. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Political Science

#1505 in the United States

#1592 in North America

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

62. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Political Science

#1527 in the United States

#1615 in North America

Enrollment: 136
Male:Female: 30:70

Closest to Ohio states to learn Political Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	17	124
Indiana	35	52
Kentucky	26	60
Pennsylvania	101	10
Virginia	42	30
Michigan	42	2
District of Columbia	11	42
Maryland	27	15
Illinois	76	7
Tennessee	35	46
North Carolina	47	21
Delaware	3	86
New Jersey	28	23
New York	136	5
Wisconsin	34	16
South Carolina	28	59
Connecticut	21	8
Georgia	48	44
Missouri	39	43
Iowa	32	45
Vermont	11	130
Massachusetts	71	1
Rhode Island	9	74
Alabama	25	97
New Hampshire	12	78
Arkansas	17	136
Mississippi	13	183
Minnesota	28	18
Maine	14	222
Kansas	17	69
Louisiana	26	82
Florida	61	34
Oklahoma	20	93
Nebraska	13	87
South Dakota	9	334
North Dakota	7	215
Texas	79	20
Colorado	21	62
New Mexico	7	98
Montana	8	197
Utah	11	47
Idaho	7	240
Arizona	9	25
Puerto Rico	13	544
Nevada	6	132
Washington	30	6
Oregon	18	102
California	130	3
Alaska	4	322
Hawaii	6	110