62 Best colleges for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 4.97M citations received by 178K 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 Sociology

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Sociology

#54 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#69 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Sociology

#127 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Sociology

#135 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Sociology

#138 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

7. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Sociology

#166 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Sociology

#187 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Sociology

#193 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

10. Wright State University

Dayton

For Sociology

#195 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Sociology

#272 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Sociology

#325 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

13. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Sociology

#346 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

14. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Sociology

#377 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Sociology

#408 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

16. Capital University

Columbus

For Sociology

#462 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

17. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Sociology

#481 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

18. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Sociology

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

For Sociology

#502 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Sociology

#517 in the United States

#570 in North America

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

21. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#525 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

22. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Sociology

#539 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

23. Walsh University

North Canton

For Sociology

#611 in the United States

#668 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Sociology

#668 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

25. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#680 in the United States

#742 in North America

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

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Sociology

#715 in the United States

#781 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Sociology

#741 in the United States

#808 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Sociology

#749 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Sociology

#760 in the United States

#827 in North America

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

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Sociology

#805 in the United States

#873 in North America

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

31. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Sociology

#824 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

32. Franklin University

Columbus

For Sociology

#848 in the United States

#916 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Sociology

#891 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

34. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#923 in the United States

#993 in North America

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

35. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Sociology

#948 in the United States

#1019 in North America

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

36. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Sociology

#975 in the United States

#1047 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Sociology

#1032 in the United States

#1106 in North America

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

38. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Sociology

#1041 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Sociology

#1042 in the United States

#1116 in North America

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

40. Hiram College

Hiram

For Sociology

#1083 in the United States

#1158 in North America

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

41. Marietta College

Marietta

For Sociology

#1084 in the United States

#1159 in North America

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

42. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Sociology

#1089 in the United States

#1164 in North America

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

43. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Sociology

#1103 in the United States

#1178 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Sociology

#1139 in the United States

#1216 in North America

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

45. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Sociology

#1167 in the United States

#1244 in North America

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

46. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Sociology

#1196 in the United States

#1273 in North America

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

47. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Sociology

#1255 in the United States

#1332 in North America

Enrollment: 471
Male:Female: 59:41

48. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Sociology

#1263 in the United States

#1340 in North America

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

49. Ohio University

Athens

For Sociology

#1304 in the United States

#1382 in North America

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

50. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Sociology

#1305 in the United States

#1383 in North America

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

51. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Sociology

#1338 in the United States

#1419 in North America

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

52. Malone University

Canton

For Sociology

#1340 in the United States

#1421 in North America

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

53. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Sociology

#1357 in the United States

#1438 in North America

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

54. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Sociology

#1373 in the United States

#1455 in North America

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

55. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Sociology

#1404 in the United States

#1488 in North America

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

56. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Sociology

#1406 in the United States

#1490 in North America

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

57. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Sociology

#1440 in the United States

#1525 in North America

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

58. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Sociology

#1459 in the United States

#1545 in North America

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

59. Defiance College

Defiance

For Sociology

#1460 in the United States

#1546 in North America

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

60. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Sociology

#1476 in the United States

#1562 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 40:60

61. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Sociology

#1495 in the United States

#1582 in North America

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

62. Lake Erie College

Painesville

For Sociology

#1519 in the United States

#1606 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Sociology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	17	116
Indiana	35	42
Kentucky	27	59
Pennsylvania	101	10
Virginia	42	39
Michigan	42	2
District of Columbia	11	49
Maryland	28	5
Illinois	77	11
Tennessee	36	46
North Carolina	48	14
Delaware	3	104
New Jersey	27	27
New York	138	6
Wisconsin	31	13
South Carolina	29	61
Connecticut	21	12
Georgia	49	37
Missouri	39	38
Iowa	31	44
Vermont	11	122
Massachusetts	72	1
Rhode Island	9	67
Alabama	25	74
New Hampshire	12	94
Arkansas	17	159
Mississippi	13	181
Minnesota	28	15
Maine	13	209
Kansas	15	64
Louisiana	24	92
Florida	56	30
Oklahoma	21	114
Nebraska	13	84
South Dakota	8	315
North Dakota	7	217
Texas	80	23
Colorado	21	55
New Mexico	8	89
Montana	8	157
Utah	11	41
Idaho	7	192
Arizona	10	21
Puerto Rico	14	518
Nevada	6	148
Washington	29	4
Oregon	17	107
California	129	3
Alaska	4	274
Hawaii	6	95