Top Ten Business Colleges in Ohio

Miami University-Oxford

• Miami University-Oxford, one of the eight original "Public Ivies," is in southwestern rural Ohio. Founded in 1809, the university is one of the nation's top business schools, ranked #18 by BusinessWeek in 2009 and #8 by U.S. News and World Report for America's Best Colleges 2010. The university prides itself on being recognized for providing an ivy league education at a public university tuition.

  Miami University-Oxford
  501 E. High Street
  Oxford, OH 45056
  513-529-1809
  muohio.edu

Case Western Reserve University

• Although Case Western Reserve University takes pride on being a top research university, the university is also one of the nation's top business schools, ranked #39 by BusinessWeek in 2009. In operation since 1967, Case Western Reserve is close to downtown Cleveland, an ideal location for internships and jobs for students and graduates.

  Case Western Reserve University
  10900 Euclid Avenue
  Cleveland, OH 44106
  216-368-2000
  case.edu

The Ohio State University, Columbus

• The Ohio State University, Columbus (OSU), was ranked #42 by BusinessWeek's ranking of business schools in 2009 and was the largest university in the country in 2009 with over 35,000 undergraduate students. In operation since 1870, OSU is a large, gregarious, bustling metropolis of a university, whose collection of colleges includes Fisher College of Business.

  Ohio State University, Columbus
  Enarson Hall 154 W. 12th Avenue
  Columbus, OH 43210
  614-292-6446
  osu.edu

Ohio University

• Ohio University in southern Ohio was ranked #47 by BusinessWeek's ranking of business schools in 2009. The university was established in 1804 and is the oldest college in Ohio. The school takes pride in having been recognized for academic quality by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review and the John Templeton Foundation.

  Ohio University
  Athens, OH 45701
  740-593-1000
  ohio.edu

Xavier University

• Xavier University is a Jesuit, Catholic university in one of Ohio's major metropolitan areas. It was ranked #69 by BusinessWeek's ranking of business schools in 2009. Founded in 1831, Xavier is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the United States. The university's extensive mission statement includes claims of "specific attention given to ethical issues and values."

  Xavier University
  3800 Victory Parkway
  Cincinnati, OH 45207
  513-745-3000
  xavier.edu

University of Cincinnati

• University of Cincinnati was founded in 1819 and claims to be the source for the first antihistamine, the oral polio vaccine and the designer of the Golden Gate Bridge. Rated #91 in BusinessWeek's 2009 ranking of business schools, the university is the largest employer in the Cincinnati area. The university's mission proclaims service to the people of Ohio and the nation, and a commitment to excellence, service and leadership.

  University of Cincinnati
  2600 Clifton Avenue
  Cincinnati, OH 45221
  513-556-6000
  uc.edu

University of Dayton

• The University of Dayton is a private Catholic university with a mission that includes "educating the whole person and to linking learning and scholarship with leadership and service." The university is proud to be ranked as one of the 10 best Catholic universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

  University of Dayton
  300 College Park
  Dayton, OH 45469
  937-229-1000
  udayton.edu

Other Ohio Business Schools

• Three more business schools in Ohio in the top 10 include the University of Akron (#93 in BusinessWeek's 2009 ranking of business schools), Youngstown State University and Kent State University. All are public institutions founded in the 1800s and 1900s, with long histories in higher education and business.