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Ohio offers several excellent and nationally-recognized liberal arts schools, both public and private. Here are the five best Liberal Arts colleges in the state, according to Forbes and U.S. News & World Report.

Oberlin College
Located 35 miles outside of Cleveland, Oberlin College is one of the nation's foremost liberal arts schools and one of its most well-known. Oberlin is famous for its history of progressive politics, and it was the first school to admit students regardless of race and the first to offer women co-ed bachelor's degrees. This legacy continues to this day, and Oberlin is one of the most politically-liberal colleges in the country. Oberlin features an acclaimed music conservatory, as well as a top-ranked liberal arts curriculum.

Kenyon College
Located in Gambier, Kenyon College is known for its idyllic rural setting and beautiful Gothic Revival architecture. Kenyon is one of the most highly-ranked liberal arts schools in the country, and Forbes places it higher than Oberlin (though U.S. News does not). Founded in 1824, Kenyon offers a top-flight English program, and its literary journal, the "Kenyon Review," is nationally-renowned.

Denison University
Despite the name, Denison is primarily a small liberal arts college located in Granville. Denison's location is largely rural, and although students enjoy Granville, which is within walking distance, the location's main attraction is its many beautiful hiking and biking trails. Founded in 1831, Denison prides itself on intimate classroom settings and providing its students with a well-rounded suite of liberal arts courses.

The College of Wooster
Rounding out the list of Ohio's best liberal arts schools is the College of Wooster, located in Wooster. Wooster's claim to fame is that it's the nation's "premier college for mentored undergraduate research." This means, succinctly, that Wooster allows undergrads to commence graduate-style research as early as their freshman year. Each student, "by working in partnership with a faculty member to conceive, organize and complete a significant project on a topic of the student's own choosing," is meant to receive a leg up in their ability to perform the kind of practical work prized by grad schools and employers.

Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University rounds out what are known as the "Ohio Five," an inter-college consortium comprised of the five schools on this list. Located in Delaware, Ohio Wesleyan is particularly proud of its study abroad college paper help program, and it is focused on "theory-to-practice," a comprehensive set of programs designed to get students out of the classroom and applying learned principles to real life. Ohio Wesleyan also offers a range of research grants, which encourages students to take their studies into their own hands.

Ohio is a great place to attend school, and as the birthplace of seven U.S. presidents, it has quite the pedigree. If you're interested in receiving a rounded liberal arts education, these five schools are the best the Buckeye State has to offer.

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