50 Best colleges for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 3.11M citations received by 72.8K academic papers made by 50 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 Social Psychology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

For Social Psychology

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

For Social Psychology

#83 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

For Social Psychology

#84 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

5. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

For Social Psychology

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

6. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

For Social Psychology

#117 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

7. University of Akron

Akron

For Social Psychology

#144 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

8. University of Toledo

Toledo

For Social Psychology

#154 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

For Social Psychology

#180 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

10. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

For Social Psychology

#192 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

11. University of Dayton

Dayton

For Social Psychology

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

12. Urbana University

Urbana

For Social Psychology

#323 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

13. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

For Social Psychology

#409 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

14. Oberlin College

Oberlin

For Social Psychology

#410 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

15. Kenyon College

Gambier

For Social Psychology

#426 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

16. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

For Social Psychology

#441 in the United States

#487 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

For Social Psychology

#452 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

For Social Psychology

#466 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

19. Xavier University

Cincinnati

For Social Psychology

#487 in the United States

#537 in North America

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

20. Denison University

Granville

For Social Psychology

#495 in the United States

#547 in North America

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

21. John Carroll University

University Heights

For Social Psychology

#510 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

22. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

For Social Psychology

#513 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

23. College of Wooster

Wooster

For Social Psychology

#563 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

24. Wittenberg University

Springfield

For Social Psychology

#640 in the United States

#700 in North America

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

25. University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande

For Social Psychology

#669 in the United States

#730 in North America

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

26. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

For Social Psychology

#675 in the United States

#736 in North America

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

27. Walsh University

North Canton

For Social Psychology

#684 in the United States

#745 in North America

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

28. Ashland University

Ashland

For Social Psychology

#700 in the United States

#762 in North America

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

29. Franklin University

Columbus

For Social Psychology

#765 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

30. Ohio State University - Marion

Marion

For Social Psychology

#784 in the United States

#848 in North America

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

31. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

For Social Psychology

#802 in the United States

#867 in North America

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

32. Ohio State University - Mansfield

Mansfield

For Social Psychology

#803 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

33. Ohio Northern University

Ada

For Social Psychology

#808 in the United States

#873 in North America

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

34. Marietta College

Marietta

For Social Psychology

#820 in the United States

#888 in North America

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

35. Otterbein University

Westerville

For Social Psychology

#829 in the United States

#898 in North America

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

36. Cedarville University

Cedarville

For Social Psychology

#855 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

37. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

For Social Psychology

#911 in the United States

#980 in North America

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

38. Ohio University

Athens

For Social Psychology

#916 in the United States

#985 in North America

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

39. Hiram College

Hiram

For Social Psychology

#959 in the United States

#1029 in North America

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

40. Muskingum University

New Concord

For Social Psychology

#994 in the United States

#1065 in North America

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

41. University of Findlay

Findlay

For Social Psychology

#1043 in the United States

#1115 in North America

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

42. Malone University

Canton

For Social Psychology

#1054 in the United States

#1126 in North America

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

43. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

For Social Psychology

#1062 in the United States

#1134 in North America

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

44. Ohio State University - Lima

Lima

For Social Psychology

#1077 in the United States

#1149 in North America

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

45. Antioch College

Yellow Springs

For Social Psychology

#1092 in the United States

#1164 in North America

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

46. Ursuline College

Pepper Pike

For Social Psychology

#1130 in the United States

#1204 in North America

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

47. Ohio Dominican University

Columbus

For Social Psychology

#1147 in the United States

#1221 in North America

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

48. University of Mount Union

Alliance

For Social Psychology

#1167 in the United States

#1241 in North America

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

49. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

For Social Psychology

#1171 in the United States

#1245 in North America

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

50. Central State University

Wilberforce

For Social Psychology

#1188 in the United States

#1263 in North America

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

Closest to Ohio states to learn Social Psychology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	9	99
Indiana	25	25
Kentucky	20	50
Pennsylvania	87	5
Virginia	38	41
Michigan	28	1
District of Columbia	9	86
Maryland	24	23
Illinois	53	9
Tennessee	26	59
North Carolina	35	22
New Jersey	22	28
New York	111	4
Wisconsin	25	16
South Carolina	20	67
Connecticut	20	7
Georgia	35	39
Missouri	25	43
Iowa	19	27
Vermont	8	124
Massachusetts	59	2
Rhode Island	9	64
Alabama	18	82
New Hampshire	11	105
Arkansas	15	125
Mississippi	9	170
Minnesota	25	14
Maine	8	209
Kansas	10	49
Louisiana	19	92
Florida	36	31
Oklahoma	12	100
Nebraska	9	73
South Dakota	8	309
North Dakota	5	181
Texas	63	15
Colorado	18	72
New Mexico	7	104
Montana	4	219
Utah	10	58
Idaho	5	245
Arizona	7	17
Puerto Rico	8	673
Nevada	4	142
Washington	19	10
Oregon	16	87
California	106	3
Alaska	3	430
Hawaii	6	132

Psychology subfields in Ohio

Child Psychology40

Clinical Psychology28

Cognitive Science32

Education Majors46

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution10

Neuroscience44

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology11