List of 8 best universities in Columbus, OH

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EduRank

Top 8 universities in Columbus ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 7.67M citations received by 302K academic publications made by 8 universities from Columbus, the popularity of 933 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ohio State University

#1 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

2. Capital University

#19 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1073
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$24,439

3. Franklin University

#24 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$18,989
Receiving Aid
31%
Average Aid
$7,398

4. Ohio Dominican University

#48 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$21,881
Receiving Aid
100%

5. Columbus College of Art and Design

#58 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$29,238
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,246

6. Pontifical College Josephinum

#73 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$36,821
Receiving Aid
0%
Average Aid
$6,721

7. American Institute of Alternative Medicine - Ohio

#79 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
77%
Net Price
$27,493
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$5,283

8. Mount Carmel College of Nursing

#80 in Ohio
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$15,006
Receiving Aid
95%

Universities near Columbus

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16 Hondros College of Nursing 2259
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Westerville, Ohio
19 Otterbein University 853
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Westerville, Ohio
33 Methodist Theological School in Ohio 1804
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Delaware, Ohio
38 Ohio Wesleyan University 617
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Delaware, Ohio
40 Ohio Christian University 1742
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Circleville, Ohio
42 Denison University 493
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Granville, Ohio
49 Ohio State University - Newark 2096
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Newark, Ohio
64 Mount Vernon Nazarene University 1414
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Mount Vernon, Ohio
67 Urbana University 877
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Urbana, Ohio
69 Kenyon College 386
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Gambier, Ohio