40 Best colleges for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 1.77M citations received by 42.3K academic papers made by 40 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 Child Psychology

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Child Psychology

#48 in the United States

#55 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Child Psychology

#81 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Child Psychology

#86 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Child Psychology

#101 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Child Psychology

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

7. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Child Psychology

#177 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Child Psychology

#180 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Child Psychology

#191 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Child Psychology

#200 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Child Psychology

#273 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Child Psychology

#277 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Child Psychology

#324 in the United States

#361 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Child Psychology

#354 in the United States

#394 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Child Psychology

#412 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Child Psychology

#428 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Child Psychology

#473 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

For Child Psychology

#506 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Child Psychology

#543 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

20. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Child Psychology

#550 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Child Psychology

#564 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Child Psychology

#567 in the United States

#619 in North America

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

23. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#590 in the United States

#643 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Child Psychology

#610 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

25. Capital University

Columbus

For Child Psychology

#619 in the United States

#673 in North America

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

26. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Child Psychology

#663 in the United States

#719 in North America

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

27. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Child Psychology

#697 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

28. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Child Psychology

#709 in the United States

#768 in North America

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

29. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Child Psychology

#732 in the United States

#791 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Child Psychology

#735 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

31. Marietta College

Marietta

For Child Psychology

#745 in the United States

#805 in North America

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

32. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Child Psychology

#771 in the United States

#832 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Child Psychology

#780 in the United States

#841 in North America

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

34. Walsh University

North Canton

For Child Psychology

#792 in the United States

#854 in North America

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

35. Ashland University

Ashland

For Child Psychology

#795 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

36. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Child Psychology

#800 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

37. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Child Psychology

#843 in the United States

#909 in North America

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

38. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Child Psychology

#846 in the United States

#912 in North America

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

39. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Child Psychology

#922 in the United States

#990 in North America

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

40. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Child Psychology

#931 in the United States

#999 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Child Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	3	88
Indiana	18	37
Kentucky	12	53
Pennsylvania	65	6
Virginia	31	28
Michigan	19	1
District of Columbia	8	105
Maryland	18	13
Illinois	39	15
Tennessee	20	31
North Carolina	23	9
New Jersey	21	27
New York	97	7
Wisconsin	18	14
South Carolina	13	65
Connecticut	18	4
Georgia	26	26
Missouri	19	39
Iowa	10	29
Vermont	4	96
Massachusetts	52	2
Rhode Island	8	59
Alabama	14	85
New Hampshire	9	128
Arkansas	7	156
Mississippi	8	147
Minnesota	20	11
Maine	7	201
Kansas	8	41
Louisiana	16	61
Florida	29	34
Oklahoma	9	132
Nebraska	6	66
South Dakota	4	245
North Dakota	4	187
Texas	54	18
Colorado	14	68
New Mexico	4	113
Montana	3	239
Utah	7	47
Idaho	3	256
Arizona	6	17
Puerto Rico	5	655
Nevada	3	139
Washington	15	5
Oregon	14	63
California	84	3
Hawaii	4	129

Psychology subfields in Ohio

Clinical Psychology28

Cognitive Science32

Education Majors46

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Neuroscience44

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11