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Best Biology Colleges in Ohio

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 48 schools · Agent Insights
48
Schools Analyzed
$55,544
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
59%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$22,305
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 48 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 48
Avg. earnings at 10yr $55,544
Avg. graduation rate 59%
Avg. net price $22,305
Avg. median debt $24,509

How We Ranked

Biology programs in Ohio ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$68K$120K$0$50KNET PRICECase WesternThe CollegeKenyon CollegeOhio WesleyanHiram College

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

Case Western Reserve Uni…87%The College of Wooster74%Kenyon College84%Ohio Wesleyan University60%Hiram College57%Denison University79%Ohio Northern University75%Oberlin College80%Otterbein University68%University of Dayton81%John Carroll University78%Walsh University60%Ohio Dominican University44%Wittenberg University53%Cedarville University73%Muskingum University55%University of Toledo56%Ashland University61%Malone University48%Franciscan University of…76%

Top 3

#1

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Graduation87%
Earnings$87,989
Net Price$41,190

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#2

The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH

Graduation74%
Earnings$59,629
Net Price$23,458

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#3

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH

Graduation84%
Earnings$71,830
Net Price$38,512

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Full Rankings

#1

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH · 6,437 students · Private nonprofit

37% accepted 87% graduate $87,989 earnings
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#2

The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH · 1,730 students · Private nonprofit

60% accepted 74% graduate $59,629 earnings
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#3

Kenyon College

Gambier, OH · 1,732 students · Private nonprofit

31% accepted 84% graduate $71,830 earnings
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#4

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH · 1,516 students · Private nonprofit

56% accepted 60% graduate $55,624 earnings
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#5

Hiram College

Hiram, OH · 777 students · Private nonprofit

94% accepted 57% graduate $54,311 earnings
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#6

Denison University

Granville, OH · 2,380 students · Private nonprofit

17% accepted 79% graduate $67,753 earnings
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#7

Ohio Northern University

Ada, OH · 2,489 students · Private nonprofit

74% accepted 75% graduate $80,928 earnings
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#8

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH · 2,887 students · Private nonprofit

34% accepted 80% graduate $58,343 earnings
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#9

Otterbein University

Westerville, OH · 2,157 students · Private nonprofit

85% accepted 68% graduate $53,313 earnings
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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH · 7,682 students · Private nonprofit

65% accepted 81% graduate $75,537 earnings
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#11

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH · 2,274 students · Private nonprofit

81% accepted 78% graduate $62,860 earnings
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#12

Walsh University

North Canton, OH · 1,390 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 60% graduate $59,764 earnings
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#13

Ohio Dominican University

Columbus, OH · 760 students · Private nonprofit

94% accepted 44% graduate $51,748 earnings
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#14

Wittenberg University

Springfield, OH · 1,215 students · Private nonprofit

72% accepted 53% graduate $54,947 earnings
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#15

Cedarville University

Cedarville, OH · 4,024 students · Private nonprofit

65% accepted 73% graduate $55,443 earnings
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#16

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH · 1,376 students · Private nonprofit

82% accepted 55% graduate $48,440 earnings
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#17

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH · 9,770 students · Public

92% accepted 56% graduate $50,632 earnings
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#18

Ashland University

Ashland, OH · 2,199 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 61% graduate $52,928 earnings
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#19

Malone University

Canton, OH · 798 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 48% graduate $48,909 earnings
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#20

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, OH · 2,901 students · Private nonprofit

58% accepted 76% graduate $50,030 earnings
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#21

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH · 7,961 students · Public

84% accepted 52% graduate $41,544 earnings
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#22

Marietta College

Marietta, OH · 952 students · Private nonprofit

79% accepted 60% graduate $57,180 earnings
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#23

University of Mount Union

Alliance, OH · 1,995 students · Private nonprofit

78% accepted 62% graduate $53,217 earnings
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#24

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, OH · 1,358 students · Private nonprofit

84% accepted 66% graduate $49,555 earnings
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#25

Ursuline College

Pepper Pike, OH · 670 students · Private nonprofit

75% accepted 61% graduate $56,878 earnings
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#26

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · 45,638 students · Public

61% accepted 88% graduate $60,409 earnings
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#27

Capital University

Columbus, OH · 1,585 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 63% graduate $54,143 earnings
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#28

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH · 4,207 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 70% graduate $64,873 earnings
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#29

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH · 2,842 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 68% graduate $54,122 earnings
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#30

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH · 582 students · Private nonprofit

67% accepted 51% graduate $49,547 earnings
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#31

Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH · 852 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 40% graduate $50,417 earnings
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#32

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH · 1,006 students · Private nonprofit

92% accepted 51% graduate $48,491 earnings
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#33

The University of Findlay

Findlay, OH · 2,223 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 60% graduate $56,996 earnings
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#34

Lourdes University

Sylvania, OH · 543 students · Private nonprofit

74% accepted 35% graduate $48,150 earnings
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#35

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, OH · 915 students · Private nonprofit

86% accepted 51% graduate $48,466 earnings
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#36

Shawnee State University

Portsmouth, OH · 2,247 students · Public

45% graduate $39,596 earnings
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#37

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, OH · 1,129 students · Private nonprofit

59% accepted 56% graduate $51,509 earnings
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#38

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · 16,656 students · Public

75% accepted 81% graduate $55,076 earnings
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#39

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH · 19,633 students · Public

85% accepted 66% graduate $52,581 earnings
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#40

Ohio State University-Marion Campus

Marion, OH · 794 students · Public

26% graduate $60,409 earnings
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#41

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Cincinnati, OH · 29,882 students · Public

85% accepted 73% graduate $54,810 earnings
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#42

Wright State University-Main Campus

Dayton, OH · 6,762 students · Public

96% accepted 44% graduate $49,500 earnings
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#43

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, OH · 19,320 students · Public

86% accepted 65% graduate $45,388 earnings
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#44

Ohio State University-Lima Campus

Lima, OH · 621 students · Public

21% graduate $60,409 earnings
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#45

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, OH · 12,812 students · Public

81% accepted 63% graduate $47,896 earnings
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#46

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH · 9,052 students · Public

60% accepted 50% graduate $46,600 earnings
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#47

University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College

Blue Ash, OH · 4,354 students · Public

16% graduate $54,810 earnings
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#48

Ohio University-Eastern Campus

Saint Clairsville, OH · 298 students · Public

20% graduate $52,581 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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