61 Best colleges for Sociology 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 Sociology. A graph of 3.53M citations received by 163K academic papers made by 61 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: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Sociology

#57 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#75 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Sociology

#128 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Sociology

#135 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Sociology

#138 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Sociology

#184 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Sociology

#185 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Sociology

#191 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Sociology

#192 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Sociology

#279 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Sociology

#342 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Sociology

#384 in the United States

#429 in North America

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

14. Urbana University

Urbana

For Sociology

#391 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Sociology

#413 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

16. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Sociology

#463 in the United States

#510 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#479 in the United States

#527 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

For Sociology

#481 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

19. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Sociology

#483 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

20. Capital University

Columbus

For Sociology

#496 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Sociology

#531 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Sociology

#578 in the United States

#634 in North America

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

23. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Sociology

#639 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Sociology

#650 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

25. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#673 in the United States

#735 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

#723 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Sociology

#737 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Sociology

#749 in the United States

#814 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Sociology

#750 in the United States

#815 in North America

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

30. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Sociology

#807 in the United States

#873 in North America

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

31. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Sociology

#856 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Sociology

#863 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Sociology

#874 in the United States

#943 in North America

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

34. Franklin University

Columbus

For Sociology

#892 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

35. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Sociology

#915 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

36. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Sociology

#936 in the United States

#1006 in North America

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

37. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Sociology

#959 in the United States

#1029 in North America

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

38. Marietta College

Marietta

For Sociology

#984 in the United States

#1055 in North America

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

39. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Sociology

#1036 in the United States

#1109 in North America

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

40. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Sociology

#1051 in the United States

#1124 in North America

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

41. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Sociology

#1073 in the United States

#1147 in North America

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

42. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Sociology

#1088 in the United States

#1162 in North America

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

43. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Sociology

#1090 in the United States

#1164 in North America

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

44. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Sociology

#1092 in the United States

#1166 in North America

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

45. Hiram College

Hiram

For Sociology

#1143 in the United States

#1218 in North America

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

46. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Sociology

#1173 in the United States

#1249 in North America

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

47. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Sociology

#1219 in the United States

#1295 in North America

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

48. Wilberforce University

Wilberforce

For Sociology

#1248 in the United States

#1324 in North America

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

49. Malone University

Canton

For Sociology

#1274 in the United States

#1351 in North America

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

50. Ohio University

Athens

For Sociology

#1301 in the United States

#1380 in North America

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

51. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Sociology

#1340 in the United States

#1419 in North America

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

52. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Sociology

#1348 in the United States

#1428 in North America

Enrollment: 467
Male:Female: 60:40

53. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Sociology

#1351 in the United States

#1431 in North America

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

54. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Sociology

#1358 in the United States

#1438 in North America

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

55. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Sociology

#1369 in the United States

#1450 in North America

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

56. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Sociology

#1383 in the United States

#1465 in North America

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

57. Defiance College

Defiance

For Sociology

#1406 in the United States

#1490 in North America

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

58. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Sociology

#1421 in the United States

#1505 in North America

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

59. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Sociology

#1434 in the United States

#1519 in North America

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

60. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Sociology

#1466 in the United States

#1552 in North America

Enrollment: 136
Male:Female: 30:70

61. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Sociology

#1477 in the United States

#1563 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Sociology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	17	119
Indiana	34	62
Kentucky	27	55
Pennsylvania	100	11
Virginia	42	39
Michigan	41	2
District of Columbia	11	54
Maryland	27	7
Illinois	75	13
Tennessee	36	44
North Carolina	46	16
New Jersey	27	34
New York	133	5
Wisconsin	30	12
South Carolina	25	56
Connecticut	21	10
Georgia	47	35
Missouri	37	38
Iowa	32	42
Vermont	11	122
Massachusetts	72	1
Rhode Island	9	63
Alabama	25	68
New Hampshire	12	98
Arkansas	16	159
Mississippi	13	178
Minnesota	28	14
Maine	13	206
Kansas	15	66
Louisiana	23	92
Florida	56	33
Oklahoma	21	115
Nebraska	13	87
South Dakota	8	292
North Dakota	6	215
Texas	77	25
Colorado	21	60
New Mexico	7	86
Montana	8	160
Utah	11	43
Idaho	7	186
Arizona	9	24
Puerto Rico	14	518
Nevada	6	150
Washington	28	4
Oregon	17	104
California	125	3
Alaska	4	263
Hawaii	6	96