29 Best colleges for Nuclear Physics 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 Nuclear Physics. A graph of 1.55M citations received by 38.9K academic papers made by 29 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 Nuclear Physics

#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 Nuclear Physics

#64 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 Nuclear Physics

#82 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Nuclear Physics

#122 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

5. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Nuclear Physics

#156 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

6. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Nuclear Physics

#170 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Nuclear Physics

#177 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

For Nuclear Physics

#179 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Nuclear Physics

#222 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Nuclear Physics

#235 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Nuclear Physics

#242 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Nuclear Physics

#244 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Nuclear Physics

#250 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

14. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Nuclear Physics

#274 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Nuclear Physics

#286 in the United States

#324 in North America

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

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Nuclear Physics

#345 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

17. Marietta College

Marietta

For Nuclear Physics

#396 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

For Nuclear Physics

#414 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

19. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Nuclear Physics

#445 in the United States

#495 in North America

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

20. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Nuclear Physics

#502 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

21. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Nuclear Physics

#513 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

22. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Nuclear Physics

#516 in the United States

#568 in North America

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

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Nuclear Physics

#536 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

24. Capital University

Columbus

For Nuclear Physics

#537 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Nuclear Physics

#543 in the United States

#595 in North America

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

26. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Nuclear Physics

#552 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

27. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Nuclear Physics

#579 in the United States

#633 in North America

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

28. Ohio University

Athens

For Nuclear Physics

#605 in the United States

#659 in North America

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

29. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Nuclear Physics

#623 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Nuclear Physics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	14	28
Kentucky	8	73
Pennsylvania	33	22
Virginia	19	50
Michigan	17	9
District of Columbia	7	93
Maryland	13	8
Illinois	30	12
Tennessee	16	36
North Carolina	18	33
New Jersey	13	4
New York	68	11
Wisconsin	12	10
South Carolina	8	91
Connecticut	11	20
Georgia	14	38
Missouri	10	56
Iowa	8	42
Vermont	4	162
Massachusetts	27	2
Rhode Island	3	65
Alabama	10	96
New Hampshire	3	81
Arkansas	6	140
Mississippi	5	168
Minnesota	12	18
Maine	5	189
Kansas	5	84
Louisiana	12	71
Florida	24	29
Oklahoma	7	107
Nebraska	6	77
South Dakota	6	275
North Dakota	2	197
Texas	42	15
Colorado	12	24
New Mexico	5	63
Montana	3	127
Utah	5	43
Idaho	3	119
Arizona	4	30
Puerto Rico	5	230
Washington	12	13
Oregon	9	80
California	51	1
Hawaii	2	110