40 Best colleges for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 1.69M citations received by 41.4K 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: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Child Psychology

#48 in the United States

#54 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Child Psychology

#81 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Child Psychology

#85 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Child Psychology

#101 in the United States

#115 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Child Psychology

#133 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

7. Wright State University

Dayton

For Child Psychology

#175 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Child Psychology

#178 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Child Psychology

#191 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Child Psychology

#199 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

11. Urbana University

Urbana

For Child Psychology

#268 in the United States

#302 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

#276 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Child Psychology

#323 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Child Psychology

#352 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

15. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Child Psychology

#417 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Child Psychology

#425 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

17. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Child Psychology

#473 in the United States

#523 in North America

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

18. Denison University

Granville

For Child Psychology

#500 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

19. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Child Psychology

#540 in the United States

#591 in North America

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

20. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Child Psychology

#555 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Child Psychology

#559 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

22. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Child Psychology

#573 in the United States

#625 in North America

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

23. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Child Psychology

#584 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

For Child Psychology

#618 in the United States

#671 in North America

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

25. Capital University

Columbus

For Child Psychology

#622 in the United States

#675 in North America

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

26. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Child Psychology

#657 in the United States

#712 in North America

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

27. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Child Psychology

#678 in the United States

#735 in North America

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

28. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Child Psychology

#689 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

29. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Child Psychology

#730 in the United States

#789 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Child Psychology

#733 in the United States

#792 in North America

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

31. Marietta College

Marietta

For Child Psychology

#735 in the United States

#794 in North America

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

32. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Child Psychology

#774 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

33. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Child Psychology

#778 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

34. Ashland University

Ashland

For Child Psychology

#794 in the United States

#856 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Child Psychology

#801 in the United States

#863 in North America

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

36. Walsh University

North Canton

For Child Psychology

#812 in the United States

#875 in North America

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

37. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Child Psychology

#838 in the United States

#903 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Child Psychology

#843 in the United States

#908 in North America

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

39. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Child Psychology

#923 in the United States

#991 in North America

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

40. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Child Psychology

#932 in the United States

#1000 in North America

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

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	30	28
Michigan	19	1
District of Columbia	8	102
Maryland	18	13
Illinois	39	15
Tennessee	19	31
North Carolina	23	9
New Jersey	21	26
New York	97	7
Wisconsin	18	14
South Carolina	13	65
Connecticut	19	4
Georgia	26	27
Missouri	18	40
Iowa	10	29
Vermont	4	96
Massachusetts	52	2
Rhode Island	6	60
Alabama	14	86
New Hampshire	9	128
Arkansas	8	157
Mississippi	8	148
Minnesota	20	11
Maine	7	197
Kansas	8	41
Louisiana	16	61
Florida	29	33
Oklahoma	9	130
Nebraska	6	66
South Dakota	4	248
North Dakota	4	188
Texas	54	18
Colorado	14	68
New Mexico	4	109
Montana	3	236
Utah	7	47
Idaho	3	256
Arizona	6	17
Puerto Rico	5	659
Washington	15	5
Oregon	14	64
California	83	3
Hawaii	3	129

Psychology subfields in Ohio

Clinical Psychology28

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors45

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Neuroscience44

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11