List of 90 best universities in Ohio

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EduRank

Top 90 universities in Ohio ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 21M citations received by 866K academic publications made by 90 universities from Ohio, the popularity of 4,049 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ohio State University

Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

3. University of Cincinnati

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

4. Kent State University at Kent

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

5. Miami University - Oxford

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

6. University of Toledo

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

7. Bowling Green State University

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

8. University of Akron

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1105
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

9. Wright State University

Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1041
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
94%

10. Cleveland State University

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1005
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

11. University of Dayton

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1261
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,590

12. Oberlin College

Acceptance Rate
35%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$46,462

13. Kenyon College

Acceptance Rate
34%
Average SAT
1433
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,044

14. Youngstown State University

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
995
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
100%

16. Xavier University

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,619

17. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,001
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1973

18. Denison University

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$38,267

19. Capital University

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1073
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$24,439

20. College of Wooster

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1350
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,976

21. Ohio University

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

22. John Carroll University

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,496

23. Ohio Wesleyan University

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1241
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,311

24. Franklin University

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

25. Ohio Northern University

Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$27,398

26. Heidelberg University

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$20,053
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,562

27. Wittenberg University

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$22,912

28. Marietta College

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$22,895

29. Ashland University

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$20,342

30. Walsh University

Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1175
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$20,032

31. Hiram College

Acceptance Rate
93%
Net Price
$19,384
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,941

32. Baldwin Wallace University

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1171
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$28,705

33. Cedarville University

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$25,462

34. University of Findlay

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$24,069
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,989

35. Otterbein University

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1148
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$22,661

36. Urbana University

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

#1050 in North America
Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$25,310

38. Muskingum University

#1116 in North America
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$19,682

39. Bluffton University

#1124 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
17
Net Price
$21,247
Receiving Aid
100%

40. Union Institute & University

#1141 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$28,463
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$3,217

41. Central State University

#1144 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$6,943
Enrollment
5,434

42. Mount Saint Joseph University

#1147 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1151
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$17,506

43. University of Mount Union

#1163 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1070
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$23,259

44. Cleveland Institute of Art

#1228 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$33,395

45. Wilmington College

#1396 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
930
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$24,528

46. Malone University

#1417 in North America
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1067
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$21,571

47. Shawnee State University

#1421 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,718
Enrollment
3,297

48. Ohio Dominican University

#1439 in North America
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$21,881
Receiving Aid
100%

49. Wilberforce University

#1444 in North America
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
890
Average ACT
16
Net Price
$14,070

50. Mount Vernon Nazarene University

#1494 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1096
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$23,391

51. Antioch College

#1504 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$17,083
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,536

52. Ursuline College

#1512 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1088
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$14,502

53. Notre Dame College

#1540 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Net Price
$20,151
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,299

54. Ohio State University - Mansfield

#1547 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
84%
Average Aid
$7,083
Enrollment
828

55. Tiffin University

#1553 in North America
Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$25,636
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$18,830

56. Cleveland Institute of Music

#1578 in North America
Acceptance Rate
36%
Net Price
$29,383
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$28,571

57. University of Rio Grande

#1597 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$26,369
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$7,178

58. Columbus College of Art and Design

#1606 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Net Price
$29,238
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$23,246

59. Defiance College

#1624 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$23,196
Receiving Aid
100%

60. Ohio State University - Marion

#1630 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$5,147
Enrollment
900

61. Ohio State University - Lima

#1641 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$5,766
Enrollment
818

62. Lake Erie College

#1652 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$22,678

63. Art Academy of Cincinnati

#1665 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$27,510
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$17,764

65. Lourdes University

#1761 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$22,634
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$18,038

66. Ohio Christian University

#1830 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,490
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$12,560

67. University of Northwestern Ohio

#1883 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$16,860
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$6,580

69. Kettering College

#1914 in North America
Acceptance Rate
34%
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$16,398
Receiving Aid
89%

70. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

#1921 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$5,500
Enrollment
7,448

71. Athenaeum of Ohio

#1934 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
141
Male:Female
87:13

72. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

#1971 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
101
Male:Female
15:85

73. Pontifical College Josephinum

#1980 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$36,821
Receiving Aid
0%
Average Aid
$6,721

74. Mercy College of Ohio

#2007 in North America
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
905
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$14,564

75. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College

#2190 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
86%
Average Aid
$5,628
Enrollment
6,569

76. Ohio State University - Newark

#2192 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$6,718
Enrollment
2,263

77. Gods Bible School and College

#2201 in North America
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$9,478
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,306

78. Wright State University - Lake Campus

#2203 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$5,775

79. American Institute of Alternative Medicine - Ohio

#2284 in North America
Acceptance Rate
77%
Net Price
$27,493
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$5,283

80. Mount Carmel College of Nursing

#2287 in North America
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$15,006
Receiving Aid
95%

81. Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

#2327 in North America
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$20,173
Receiving Aid
90%

82. Hondros College of Nursing

#2359 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Net Price
$26,436
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,769

83. Winebrenner Theological Seminary

#2383 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
121
Male:Female
52:48

84. Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

#2399 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
950
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$18,370

85. Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science

#2415 in North America
Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$23,480
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,480

87. Allegheny Wesleyan College

#2483 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$6,377
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$7,912

88. North Coast College

#2488 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$22,040
Receiving Aid
50%
Average Aid
$14,895

89. Tri-State Bible College

#2493 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$768
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$6,650

90. Art Institute of Cincinnati - AIC College of Design

#2518 in North America
Acceptance Rate
66%
Net Price
$26,920
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$5,354

Closest to Ohio states

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
West Virginia 26 112
Indiana 55 39
Kentucky 38 60
Pennsylvania 155 12
Virginia 63 41
Michigan 62 3
District of Columbia 15 56
Maryland 34 9
Illinois 100 15
Tennessee 56 50
North Carolina 65 24
Delaware 5 90
New Jersey 47 23
New York 221 4
Wisconsin 47 13
South Carolina 37 87
Connecticut 28 11
Georgia 63 44
Missouri 67 38
Iowa 39 47
Vermont 17 109
Massachusetts 88 1
Rhode Island 12 49
Alabama 33 84
New Hampshire 16 77
Arkansas 24 127
Mississippi 18 133
Minnesota 48 14
Maine 19 152
Kansas 32 75
Louisiana 27 79
Florida 109 22
Oklahoma 31 100
Nebraska 23 68
South Dakota 15 233
North Dakota 14 182
Texas 119 26
Colorado 38 46
Wyoming 1 141
New Mexico 12 81
Montana 12 153
Utah 20 40
Idaho 10 148
Arizona 25 34
Puerto Rico 52 373
Nevada 10 130
US Virgin Islands 1 811
Washington 57 8
Oregon 31 63
California 249 2
Alaska 6 181
Hawaii 10 160
American Samoa 1 1702
Northern Mariana Islands 1 1594
Guam 2 614