55 Best colleges for Mathematics 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 Mathematics. A graph of 5.6M citations received by 174K academic papers made by 55 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 Mathematics

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Mathematics

#62 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#73 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Mathematics

#143 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Mathematics

#144 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Mathematics

#162 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Mathematics

#172 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Mathematics

#173 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Mathematics

#182 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Mathematics

#224 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Mathematics

#236 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Mathematics

#241 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Mathematics

#257 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Mathematics

#262 in the United States

#296 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Mathematics

#391 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Mathematics

#435 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Mathematics

#438 in the United States

#484 in North America

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

18. Walsh University

North Canton

For Mathematics

#500 in the United States

#549 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Mathematics

#504 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Mathematics

#539 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Mathematics

#555 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#560 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Mathematics

#569 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

24. Denison University

Granville

For Mathematics

#593 in the United States

#647 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Mathematics

#702 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

26. Franklin University

Columbus

For Mathematics

#716 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

27. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Mathematics

#730 in the United States

#793 in North America

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

28. Marietta College

Marietta

For Mathematics

#747 in the United States

#811 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Mathematics

#789 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

30. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Mathematics

#827 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

31. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Mathematics

#832 in the United States

#897 in North America

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

32. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#864 in the United States

#930 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Mathematics

#878 in the United States

#946 in North America

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

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Mathematics

#883 in the United States

#953 in North America

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

35. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#890 in the United States

#960 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Mathematics

#908 in the United States

#978 in North America

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

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Mathematics

#935 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Mathematics

#948 in the United States

#1018 in North America

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

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Mathematics

#962 in the United States

#1033 in North America

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

40. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Mathematics

#1028 in the United States

#1100 in North America

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

41. Ohio University

Athens

For Mathematics

#1053 in the United States

#1125 in North America

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

42. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Mathematics

#1055 in the United States

#1127 in North America

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

43. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Mathematics

#1105 in the United States

#1178 in North America

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

44. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Mathematics

#1107 in the United States

#1180 in North America

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

45. Hiram College

Hiram

For Mathematics

#1119 in the United States

#1192 in North America

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

46. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Mathematics

#1132 in the United States

#1205 in North America

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

47. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Mathematics

#1148 in the United States

#1222 in North America

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

48. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Mathematics

#1200 in the United States

#1276 in North America

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

49. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Mathematics

#1207 in the United States

#1283 in North America

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

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Mathematics

#1222 in the United States

#1298 in North America

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

51. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Mathematics

#1241 in the United States

#1317 in North America

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

52. Defiance College

Defiance

For Mathematics

#1301 in the United States

#1380 in North America

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

53. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Mathematics

#1328 in the United States

#1407 in North America

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

54. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Mathematics

#1344 in the United States

#1424 in North America

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

55. Malone University

Canton

For Mathematics

#1370 in the United States

#1450 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Mathematics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	15	118
Indiana	30	31
Kentucky	23	70
Pennsylvania	92	11
Virginia	38	46
Michigan	34	4
District of Columbia	9	74
Maryland	25	7
Illinois	63	12
Tennessee	32	51
North Carolina	38	20
New Jersey	26	18
New York	124	9
Wisconsin	31	15
South Carolina	23	65
Connecticut	20	23
Georgia	41	28
Missouri	34	41
Iowa	27	45
Vermont	8	133
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	9	55
Alabama	23	72
New Hampshire	11	96
Arkansas	17	149
Mississippi	13	148
Minnesota	26	13
Maine	11	219
Kansas	12	81
Louisiana	23	89
Florida	50	32
Oklahoma	17	111
Nebraska	12	83
South Dakota	8	314
North Dakota	7	200
Texas	70	16
Colorado	19	56
New Mexico	8	91
Montana	7	202
Utah	11	50
Idaho	7	188
Arizona	9	34
Puerto Rico	14	374
Nevada	6	156
Washington	27	5
Oregon	17	94
California	113	2
Alaska	4	263
Hawaii	6	119

Mathematics subfields in Ohio

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics15

Blockchain and Cryptography14

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics22

Math Teachers46

Operations Research15

Statistics47