55 Best colleges for Mathematics in Ohio

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ohio ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 5.84M citations received by 177K 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: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Mathematics

#62 in the United States

#73 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

4. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Mathematics

#143 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Mathematics

#144 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Mathematics

#165 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Mathematics

#172 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,942
Enrollment: 10,603

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Mathematics

#173 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Mathematics

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Mathematics

#226 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,795
Enrollment: 14,074

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Mathematics

#240 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,794

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Mathematics

#244 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Mathematics

#258 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 1,070
Male:Female: 81:19
Founded: 1919

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Mathematics

#261 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,395

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Mathematics

#391 in the United States

#435 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

16. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Mathematics

#433 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $19,447
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,363

17. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Mathematics

#444 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $51,624

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Mathematics

#499 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,029
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1973

19. Walsh University

North Canton

For Mathematics

#504 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,933

20. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Mathematics

#542 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1431
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $46,859

21. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Mathematics

#551 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $24,061
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,910

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#559 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,623

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Mathematics

#567 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,030

24. Denison University

Granville

For Mathematics

#595 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $43,721

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Mathematics

#687 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,941

26. Franklin University

Columbus

For Mathematics

#714 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,576
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,166

27. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Mathematics

#729 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,004

28. Marietta College

Marietta

For Mathematics

#755 in the United States

#819 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,007

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Mathematics

#805 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1122
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,610

30. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Mathematics

#824 in the United States

#889 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,187
Enrollment: 849

31. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Mathematics

#841 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1128
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,537

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

#877 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,150

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Mathematics

#890 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Net Price: $23,006
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $45,481

35. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Mathematics

#894 in the United States

#964 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $17,094

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Mathematics

#910 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,457
Receiving Aid: 100%

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Mathematics

#929 in the United States

#999 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,991

38. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Mathematics

#953 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $6,491
Enrollment: 723

39. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Mathematics

#979 in the United States

#1050 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $15,964
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,414

40. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Mathematics

#1035 in the United States

#1107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $7,627
Enrollment: 849

41. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Mathematics

#1050 in the United States

#1122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

42. Ohio University

Athens

For Mathematics

#1064 in the United States

#1138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

43. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Mathematics

#1100 in the United States

#1174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $27,297
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,292

44. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Mathematics

#1114 in the United States

#1188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,820
Enrollment: 3,231

45. Hiram College

Hiram

For Mathematics

#1119 in the United States

#1193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

46. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Mathematics

#1135 in the United States

#1209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

47. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Mathematics

#1137 in the United States

#1212 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

48. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Mathematics

#1200 in the United States

#1276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

49. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Mathematics

#1206 in the United States

#1282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Mathematics

#1223 in the United States

#1299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

51. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Mathematics

#1245 in the United States

#1321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

52. Defiance College

Defiance

For Mathematics

#1309 in the United States

#1388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $26,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,024

53. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Mathematics

#1330 in the United States

#1410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $21,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,149

54. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Mathematics

#1347 in the United States

#1427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

55. Malone University

Canton

For Mathematics

#1370 in the United States

#1450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

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	24	70
Pennsylvania	92	11
Virginia	38	46
Michigan	34	4
District of Columbia	9	73
Maryland	25	7
Illinois	63	12
Tennessee	32	50
North Carolina	38	19
New Jersey	26	20
New York	124	9
Wisconsin	31	14
South Carolina	23	66
Connecticut	20	23
Georgia	41	28
Missouri	34	41
Iowa	27	44
Vermont	8	132
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	9	55
Alabama	23	72
New Hampshire	11	97
Arkansas	17	148
Mississippi	13	147
Minnesota	26	13
Maine	11	223
Kansas	12	80
Louisiana	23	91
Florida	50	32
Oklahoma	17	112
Nebraska	12	84
South Dakota	8	311
North Dakota	7	199
Texas	70	17
Colorado	19	56
New Mexico	9	92
Montana	7	203
Utah	11	47
Idaho	7	192
Arizona	9	34
Puerto Rico	14	374
Nevada	6	156
Washington	27	5
Oregon	17	94
California	114	2
Alaska	4	263
Hawaii	6	120

Mathematics subfields in Ohio

Actuarial Science12

Applied Mathematics15

Blockchain and Cryptography14

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics22

Math Teachers46

Operations Research15

Statistics47