36 Best Surgeons Medical schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 3.07M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 36 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. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Surgery

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

2. Ohio State University

Columbus

For Surgery

#36 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Surgery

#54 in the United States

#62 in North America

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

4. Wright State University

Dayton

For Surgery

#135 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Surgery

#141 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

6. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Surgery

#153 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

7. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Surgery

#219 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Surgery

#235 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

9. Franklin University

Columbus

For Surgery

#240 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

10. Capital University

Columbus

For Surgery

#257 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Surgery

#279 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

12. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Surgery

#291 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

13. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Surgery

#292 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

14. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Surgery

#296 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Surgery

#320 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

16. Walsh University

North Canton

For Surgery

#351 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

17. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Surgery

#404 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

18. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Surgery

#448 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

19. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Surgery

#491 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

20. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Surgery

#499 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

21. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Surgery

#510 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

22. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Surgery

#558 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

23. Marietta College

Marietta

For Surgery

#637 in the United States

#685 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Surgery

#658 in the United States

#707 in North America

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

25. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Surgery

#692 in the United States

#744 in North America

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

26. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Surgery

#783 in the United States

#840 in North America

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

27. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Surgery

#802 in the United States

#860 in North America

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

28. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Surgery

#815 in the United States

#874 in North America

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

29. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Surgery

#817 in the United States

#876 in North America

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

30. Denison University

Granville

For Surgery

#824 in the United States

#883 in North America

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

31. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Surgery

#827 in the United States

#887 in North America

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

32. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Surgery

#836 in the United States

#896 in North America

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

33. Hiram College

Hiram

For Surgery

#843 in the United States

#904 in North America

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

34. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Surgery

#868 in the United States

#930 in North America

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

35. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Surgery

#887 in the United States

#951 in North America

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

36. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Surgery

#896 in the United States

#961 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	7	95
Indiana	22	27
Kentucky	13	60
Pennsylvania	60	8
Virginia	25	44
Michigan	23	5
District of Columbia	7	57
Maryland	14	2
Illinois	36	17
Tennessee	24	46
North Carolina	26	23
New Jersey	16	63
New York	85	12
Wisconsin	17	29
South Carolina	12	48
Connecticut	15	13
Georgia	21	16
Missouri	21	19
Iowa	10	40
Vermont	3	79
Massachusetts	43	1
Rhode Island	5	51
Alabama	16	25
New Hampshire	5	109
Arkansas	10	73
Mississippi	7	101
Minnesota	17	3
Maine	7	321
Kansas	8	107
Louisiana	13	72
Florida	32	24
Oklahoma	10	93
Nebraska	8	68
South Dakota	5	196
North Dakota	4	197
Texas	54	10
Colorado	13	31
New Mexico	3	78
Utah	7	33
Idaho	3	273
Arizona	7	53
Puerto Rico	9	243
Nevada	4	156
Washington	16	6
Oregon	13	39
California	85	4