90 Best Universities in Ohio [2025 Rankings]

Top 90 universities in Ohio ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 28.7M citations received by 990K academic publications made by 90 universities from Ohio, the popularity of 4,265 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ohio State University

Columbus

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

2. Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

#68 in the United States

#76 in North America

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

3. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

#78 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

4. Kent State University at Kent

Kent

#139 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

5. Miami University - Oxford

Oxford

#174 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

6. University of Toledo

Toledo

#182 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

7. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green

#189 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

8. University of Akron

Akron

#193 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

9. Wright State University

Dayton

#208 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

10. University of Dayton

Dayton

#222 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

11. Cleveland State University

Cleveland

#231 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

12. Oberlin College

Oberlin

#297 in the United States

#328 in North America

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

13. Kenyon College

Gambier

#373 in the United States

#413 in North America

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

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

Wright-Patterson AFB

#416 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

15. Youngstown State University

Youngstown

#427 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

16. Xavier University

Cincinnati

#440 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

17. Capital University

Columbus

#454 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

18. Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

#474 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

19. Denison University

Granville

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

20. College of Wooster

Wooster

#507 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

21. Heidelberg University

Tiffin

#547 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

22. Ohio University

Athens

#551 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

23. John Carroll University

University Heights

#553 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

24. Franklin University

Columbus

#603 in the United States

#660 in North America

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

25. Wittenberg University

Springfield

#630 in the United States

#688 in North America

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

26. Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

#637 in the United States

#697 in North America

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

27. Ohio Northern University

Ada

#651 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

28. Walsh University

North Canton

#700 in the United States

#763 in North America

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

29. Ashland University

Ashland

#731 in the United States

#798 in North America

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

30. Cedarville University

Cedarville

#774 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

31. Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

#775 in the United States

#843 in North America

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

32. Marietta College

Marietta

#781 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

33. Hiram College

Hiram

#800 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $21,362
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $17,546

34. Otterbein University

Westerville

#833 in the United States

#901 in North America

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

35. University of Findlay

Findlay

#856 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

36. Urbana University

Urbana

#911 in the United States

#979 in North America

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

37. Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

#945 in the United States

#1014 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,490

38. Mount Saint Joseph University

Cincinnati

#1025 in the United States

#1097 in North America

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

39. University of Mount Union

Alliance

#1028 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,835

40. Central State University

Wilberforce

#1052 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $6,318
Enrollment: 3,454

41. Union Institute & University

Cincinnati

#1090 in the United States

#1163 in North America

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

42. Bluffton University

Bluffton

#1091 in the United States

#1164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,299

43. Muskingum University

New Concord

#1098 in the United States

#1172 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,269

44. Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

#1192 in the United States

#1268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $33,527

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
West Virginia	26	105
Indiana	55	33
Kentucky	38	63
Pennsylvania	155	12
Virginia	63	40
Michigan	62	3
District of Columbia	15	55
Maryland	34	9
Illinois	100	15
Tennessee	56	50
North Carolina	65	24
Delaware	5	82
New Jersey	47	21
New York	221	4
Wisconsin	47	13
South Carolina	37	89
Connecticut	28	10
Georgia	63	47
Missouri	67	39
Iowa	39	48
Vermont	17	111
Massachusetts	88	1
Rhode Island	12	49
Alabama	33	87
New Hampshire	16	76
Arkansas	24	128
Mississippi	18	132
Minnesota	48	14
Maine	19	154
Kansas	32	74
Louisiana	27	79
Florida	109	23
Oklahoma	31	99
Nebraska	23	64
South Dakota	15	232
North Dakota	14	177
Texas	119	26
Colorado	38	44
Wyoming	1	146
New Mexico	12	84
Montana	12	145
Utah	20	41
Idaho	10	149
Arizona	25	35
Puerto Rico	52	367
Nevada	10	129
US Virgin Islands	1	790
Washington	57	8
Oregon	31	60
California	249	2
Alaska	6	181
Hawaii	10	159
American Samoa	1	1689
Northern Mariana Islands	1	1585
Guam	2	601

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