37 Best Surgeons Medical schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 4.16M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 37 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 Surgery

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Surgery

#36 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Surgery

#57 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

4. Wright State University

Dayton

For Surgery

#136 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Surgery

#138 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

6. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Surgery

#155 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

7. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Surgery

#213 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

8. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Surgery

#220 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

9. Capital University

Columbus

For Surgery

#226 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

10. Franklin University

Columbus

For Surgery

#237 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

11. University of Akron

Akron

For Surgery

#248 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Surgery

#292 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

13. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Surgery

#294 in the United States

#323 in North America

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

14. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Surgery

#300 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

15. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Surgery

#307 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

16. Walsh University

North Canton

For Surgery

#357 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

17. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Surgery

#403 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

18. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Surgery

#439 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

19. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Surgery

#492 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

20. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Surgery

#493 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

21. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Surgery

#570 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

22. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Surgery

#577 in the United States

#623 in North America

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

23. Marietta College

Marietta

For Surgery

#654 in the United States

#703 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Surgery

#676 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

25. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Surgery

#730 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

26. Hiram College

Hiram

For Surgery

#761 in the United States

#817 in North America

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

27. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Surgery

#783 in the United States

#840 in North America

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

28. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Surgery

#784 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

29. Denison University

Granville

For Surgery

#810 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

30. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Surgery

#826 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

31. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Surgery

#855 in the United States

#917 in North America

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

32. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Surgery

#860 in the United States

#922 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Surgery

#912 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

34. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Surgery

#915 in the United States

#980 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,961

35. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Surgery

#922 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

36. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Surgery

#945 in the United States

#1011 in North America

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

37. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Surgery

#975 in the United States

#1042 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	11	90
Indiana	24	27
Kentucky	14	60
Pennsylvania	65	8
Virginia	25	43
Michigan	25	5
District of Columbia	8	56
Maryland	17	2
Illinois	39	17
Tennessee	25	49
North Carolina	27	23
New Jersey	17	54
New York	92	12
Wisconsin	20	28
South Carolina	14	46
Connecticut	16	13
Georgia	24	16
Missouri	25	14
Iowa	11	40
Vermont	3	79
Massachusetts	42	1
Rhode Island	5	51
Alabama	17	26
New Hampshire	6	108
Arkansas	10	71
Mississippi	7	99
Minnesota	17	3
Maine	8	335
Kansas	10	100
Louisiana	13	72
Florida	36	24
Oklahoma	10	92
Nebraska	9	68
South Dakota	5	190
North Dakota	6	199
Texas	56	10
Colorado	14	34
New Mexico	4	78
Utah	8	33
Idaho	3	289
Arizona	7	52
Puerto Rico	11	244
Nevada	4	158
Washington	18	6
Oregon	15	39
California	91	4
Hawaii	3	129