51 Best colleges for Quantum and Particle 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 Quantum and Particle physics. A graph of 7.65M citations received by 239K academic papers made by 51 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 Quantum and Particle physics

#23 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Quantum and Particle physics

#58 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Quantum and Particle physics

#82 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

4. University of Akron

Akron

For Quantum and Particle physics

#113 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

5. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Quantum and Particle physics

#130 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Quantum and Particle physics

#139 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Quantum and Particle physics

#167 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

8. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Quantum and Particle physics

#179 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

9. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Quantum and Particle physics

#189 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

10. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Quantum and Particle physics

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Quantum and Particle physics

#198 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

12. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Quantum and Particle physics

#208 in the United States

#240 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Quantum and Particle physics

#221 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

14. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Quantum and Particle physics

#333 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

15. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Quantum and Particle physics

#339 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Quantum and Particle physics

#364 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

17. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Quantum and Particle physics

#377 in the United States

#423 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

For Quantum and Particle physics

#449 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

19. Capital University

Columbus

For Quantum and Particle physics

#489 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

20. Marietta College

Marietta

For Quantum and Particle physics

#502 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

21. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Quantum and Particle physics

#525 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

22. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Quantum and Particle physics

#532 in the United States

#586 in North America

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

23. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Quantum and Particle physics

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

24. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Quantum and Particle physics

#573 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Quantum and Particle physics

#576 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

26. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Quantum and Particle physics

#577 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

27. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Quantum and Particle physics

#606 in the United States

#661 in North America

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

28. Walsh University

North Canton

For Quantum and Particle physics

#668 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

29. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Quantum and Particle physics

#724 in the United States

#787 in North America

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

30. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Quantum and Particle physics

#793 in the United States

#859 in North America

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

31. Franklin University

Columbus

For Quantum and Particle physics

#819 in the United States

#885 in North America

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

32. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Quantum and Particle physics

#852 in the United States

#919 in North America

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

33. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Quantum and Particle physics

#864 in the United States

#931 in North America

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

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Quantum and Particle physics

#885 in the United States

#952 in North America

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

35. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Quantum and Particle physics

#891 in the United States

#958 in North America

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

36. Ohio University

Athens

For Quantum and Particle physics

#903 in the United States

#970 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Quantum and Particle physics

#931 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1005 in the United States

#1076 in North America

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

39. Ashland University

Ashland

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1028 in the United States

#1099 in North America

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

40. Hiram College

Hiram

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1054 in the United States

#1127 in North America

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

41. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1081 in the United States

#1155 in North America

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

42. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1113 in the United States

#1187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

43. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1126 in the United States

#1200 in North America

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

44. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1152 in the United States

#1227 in North America

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

45. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1156 in the United States

#1231 in North America

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

46. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1163 in the United States

#1238 in North America

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

47. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1177 in the United States

#1252 in North America

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

48. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1184 in the United States

#1259 in North America

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

49. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1189 in the United States

#1264 in North America

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

50. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1214 in the United States

#1290 in North America

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

51. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Quantum and Particle physics

#1240 in the United States

#1317 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Quantum and Particle physics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	14	114
Indiana	30	20
Kentucky	22	74
Pennsylvania	87	12
Virginia	38	38
Michigan	32	5
District of Columbia	8	110
Maryland	25	16
Illinois	58	7
Tennessee	31	53
North Carolina	34	40
New Jersey	24	8
New York	121	10
Wisconsin	27	14
South Carolina	23	75
Connecticut	20	27
Georgia	37	15
Missouri	30	55
Iowa	21	37
Vermont	10	162
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	9	52
Alabama	22	97
New Hampshire	11	95
Arkansas	17	106
Mississippi	13	133
Minnesota	25	17
Maine	11	192
Kansas	13	89
Louisiana	22	71
Florida	43	30
Oklahoma	18	87
Nebraska	10	77
South Dakota	8	266
North Dakota	7	181
Texas	71	11
Colorado	18	34
New Mexico	8	78
Montana	6	144
Utah	10	45
Idaho	7	160
Arizona	7	31
Puerto Rico	13	271
Nevada	4	131
Washington	25	13
Oregon	16	80
California	110	2
Alaska	4	195
Hawaii	7	120