60 Best colleges for 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 Psychology. A graph of 9.26M citations received by 270K academic papers made by 60 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 Psychology

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Psychology

#38 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Psychology

#68 in the United States

#77 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Psychology

#134 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Psychology

#153 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Psychology

#168 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

7. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Psychology

#169 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

8. Wright State University

Dayton

For Psychology

#170 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

9. University of Akron

Akron

For Psychology

#205 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Psychology

#234 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

11. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Psychology

#266 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

12. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Psychology

#279 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

13. Urbana University

Urbana

For Psychology

#330 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

14. Capital University

Columbus

For Psychology

#379 in the United States

#422 in North America

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

15. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Psychology

#383 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

16. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Psychology

#429 in the United States

#474 in North America

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

17. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Psychology

#435 in the United States

#480 in North America

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

18. Franklin University

Columbus

For Psychology

#438 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

19. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Psychology

#481 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Psychology

#505 in the United States

#556 in North America

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

21. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Psychology

#512 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

22. Walsh University

North Canton

For Psychology

#558 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

23. Denison University

Granville

For Psychology

#574 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

24. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Psychology

#593 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

25. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Psychology

#599 in the United States

#654 in North America

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

26. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Psychology

#657 in the United States

#715 in North America

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

27. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Psychology

#713 in the United States

#772 in North America

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

28. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Psychology

#714 in the United States

#773 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

For Psychology

#816 in the United States

#881 in North America

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

30. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Psychology

#824 in the United States

#889 in North America

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

31. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Psychology

#866 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,086

32. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Psychology

#886 in the United States

#954 in North America

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

33. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Psychology

#900 in the United States

#968 in North America

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

34. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Psychology

#913 in the United States

#981 in North America

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

35. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Psychology

#920 in the United States

#988 in North America

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

36. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Psychology

#933 in the United States

#1001 in North America

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

37. Marietta College

Marietta

For Psychology

#937 in the United States

#1005 in North America

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

38. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Psychology

#965 in the United States

#1034 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For Psychology

#1022 in the United States

#1092 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,868
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,726

40. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Psychology

#1042 in the United States

#1114 in North America

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

41. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Psychology

#1044 in the United States

#1116 in North America

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

42. Ohio University

Athens

For Psychology

#1064 in the United States

#1136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

43. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Psychology

#1094 in the United States

#1166 in North America

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

44. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Psychology

#1131 in the United States

#1205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,616

45. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Psychology

#1140 in the United States

#1215 in North America

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

46. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Psychology

#1147 in the United States

#1222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1008
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $19,695

47. Malone University

Canton

For Psychology

#1165 in the United States

#1240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,390

48. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Psychology

#1244 in the United States

#1320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,350

49. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Psychology

#1259 in the United States

#1335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,654
Enrollment: 2,708

50. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Psychology

#1271 in the United States

#1347 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $21,032
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,790

51. Lourdes University

Sylvania

For Psychology

#1280 in the United States

#1356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $21,473
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,149

52. Wilmington College

Wilmington

For Psychology

#1361 in the United States

#1440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $26,548

53. Tiffin University

Tiffin

For Psychology

#1376 in the United States

#1455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Net Price: $26,068

54. Notre Dame College

Cleveland

For Psychology

#1399 in the United States

#1478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $20,606
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,926

55. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon

For Psychology

#1415 in the United States

#1495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,961

56. Bluffton University

Bluffton

For Psychology

#1454 in the United States

#1536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $20,429

57. Shawnee State University

Portsmouth

For Psychology

#1478 in the United States

#1560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $7,820
Enrollment: 3,231

58. Defiance College

Defiance

For Psychology

#1487 in the United States

#1570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Net Price: $26,298
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,024

59. United Theological Seminary

Dayton

For Psychology

#1506 in the United States

#1592 in North America

Enrollment: 510
Male:Female: 60:40

60. Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware

For Psychology

#1549 in the United States

#1636 in North America

Enrollment: 186
Male:Female: 37:63

Closest to Ohio states to learn Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	17	100
Indiana	35	57
Kentucky	26	56
Pennsylvania	101	6
Virginia	43	39
Michigan	37	3
District of Columbia	10	71
Maryland	28	2
Illinois	71	20
Tennessee	37	42
North Carolina	44	14
New Jersey	27	32
New York	132	8
Wisconsin	32	17
South Carolina	25	73
Connecticut	21	7
Georgia	46	21
Missouri	35	18
Iowa	31	31
Vermont	11	97
Massachusetts	68	1
Rhode Island	9	51
Alabama	26	52
New Hampshire	13	95
Arkansas	17	125
Mississippi	14	158
Minnesota	28	16
Maine	13	253
Kansas	14	75
Louisiana	25	90
Florida	58	27
Oklahoma	20	129
Nebraska	13	111
South Dakota	8	260
North Dakota	7	209
Texas	77	33
Colorado	21	58
New Mexico	8	89
Montana	7	231
Utah	11	43
Idaho	7	269
Arizona	11	40
Puerto Rico	16	421
Nevada	7	149
Washington	30	5
Oregon	18	55
California	130	4
Alaska	4	387
Hawaii	6	139