Admission Comparison between Ohio Colleges
For the academic year 2022-2023, 449,343 students have applied to Ohio colleges and 306,781 have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate of the Ohio colleges is 69.8%. Of the admitted students, 61,304 students finally enrolled in one of Ohio colleges.
2 Ohio colleges require to submit Test Scores (SAT and/or ACT scores) and no colleges recommend to submit the scores. 61 colleges does not require the test scores, but they consider the scores in admission selection process. The average SAT score submitted by enrolled students at Ohio colleges is 1,160.
Ohio College Admission Statistics
The admission statistics is based on IPEDS admission data and the data is mostly focused on the 4 years colleges. Therefore, the numbers of applicant, admitted, and enrolled are for the 4 years colleges other than community colleges and career/vocational schools
Below list shows the top colleges in key admission facts. For that, we include colleges that have more than 500 applicants.
- Ohio State University-Main Campus has the largest number of applicants of 65,189 and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most admitted students of 34,370.
- The average acceptance rate of Ohio colleges is 69.8% and Denison University has the lowest acceptance rate of 22.0%.
- The average yield (enrollment rate) is 33.7% and Kettering College has the highest yield of 48.5%.
- The average SAT score is 1,160 and Case Western Reserve University has the highest SAT score of 1,490.
Ohio Colleges Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics Comparison
The following table lists Ohio colleges with admission perspectives including acceptance rate and yield (enrollment rate). As mentioned above, only 4-years colleges are included in this table. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
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| College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield (Enrollment Rate) | Undergraduate Application Fees | Graduate Application Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 38,701 | 10,607 | 1,553 | 27.4% | 15 | $70 | $50 |
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 11,066 | 3,859 | 882 | 34.9% | 23 | $100 | $100 |
| Kenyon College Gambier, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 8,116 | 2,784 | 531 | 34.3% | 19 | - | - |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 65,189 | 34,370 | 8,060 | 52.7% | 23 | $60 | $60 |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 18,864 | 13,969 | 1,996 | 74.1% | 14 | - | - |
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 4,229 | 3,258 | 643 | 77.0% | 20 | - | - |
| The College of Wooster Wooster, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 7,251 | 4,080 | 578 | 56.3% | 14 | - | - |
| John Carroll University University Heights, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 4,310 | 3,550 | 566 | 82.4% | 16 | - | - |
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 14,836 | 12,542 | 1,191 | 84.5% | 9 | - | - |
| Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,127 | 1,156 | 296 | 54.3% | 26 | $25 | $50 |
| The University of Findlay Findlay, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 3,609 | 3,103 | 672 | 86.0% | 22 | - | - |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 20,369 | 17,929 | 4,281 | 88.0% | 24 | $50 | $45 |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 7,481 | 6,030 | 1,625 | 80.6% | 27 | $45 | $45 |
| Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 5,324 | 2,778 | 453 | 52.2% | 16 | - | - |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 12,575 | 11,598 | 2,135 | 92.2% | 18 | $40 | $45 |
| Capital University Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 4,370 | 3,153 | 518 | 72.2% | 16 | - | - |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 29,025 | 25,024 | 6,369 | 86.2% | 25 | $50 | $65 |
| Walsh University North Canton, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,659 | 1,928 | 378 | 72.5% | 20 | - | - |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 30,367 | 26,699 | 4,035 | 87.9% | 15 | $50 | $50 |
| Denison University Granville, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 12,220 | 2,684 | 683 | 22.0% | 25 | - | - |
| Malone University Canton, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,395 | 1,082 | 211 | 77.6% | 20 | $20 | - |
| Lake Erie College Painesville, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,085 | 587 | 225 | 54.1% | 38 | - | - |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 7,162 | 6,820 | 1,281 | 95.2% | 19 | - | $40 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,456 | 1,637 | 663 | 66.7% | 41 | - | - |
| Lourdes University Sylvania, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,082 | 654 | 172 | 60.4% | 26 | - | - |
| DeVry University-Ohio Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 100 | $30 | $30 |
| Hiram College Hiram, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,896 | 1,766 | 192 | 93.1% | 11 | - | - |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 12,282 | 10,178 | 2,115 | 82.9% | 21 | $50 | $45 |
| Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 3,116 | 2,447 | 232 | 78.5% | 9 | - | $200 |
| Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,186 | 1,146 | 208 | 52.4% | 18 | - | $25 |
| Muskingum University New Concord, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,690 | 2,324 | 412 | 86.4% | 18 | - | $20 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 24,978 | 21,610 | 4,441 | 86.5% | 21 | $50 | $50 |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 17,447 | 13,723 | 2,937 | 78.7% | 21 | $45 | $45 |
| Otterbein University Westerville, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 3,762 | 3,148 | 550 | 83.7% | 17 | - | $40 |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,070 | 913 | 296 | 85.3% | 32 | $25 | - |
| Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,801 | 1,285 | 241 | 71.3% | 19 | - | - |
| Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,998 | 2,816 | 405 | 93.9% | 14 | - | - |
| Ashland University Ashland, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 4,565 | 3,276 | 528 | 71.8% | 16 | - | $30 |
| Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 11,570 | 9,872 | 1,654 | 85.3% | 17 | - | - |
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 610 | 519 | 107 | 85.1% | 21 | - | - |
| Tiffin University Tiffin, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 4,195 | 3,475 | 647 | 82.8% | 19 | - | - |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 426 | 426 | 87 | 100.0% | 20 | - | - |
| The North Coast College Lakewood, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 8 | 7 | 6 | 87.5% | 86 | - | - |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson Columbus, OH Public, Less than 2 years | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0% | 100 | - | - |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 82 | 52 | 30 | 63.4% | 58 | $30 | $30 |
| Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 176 | 146 | 27 | 83.0% | 18 | - | - |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 380 | 270 | 102 | 71.1% | 38 | - | - |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 184 | 141 | 40 | 76.6% | 28 | - | - |
| Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 776 | 706 | 227 | 91.0% | 32 | $50 | $60 |
| Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 8 | 7 | 6 | 87.5% | 86 | $125 | $125 |
| University of Mount Union Alliance, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 3,521 | 2,667 | 551 | 75.7% | 21 | - | - |
| Felbry College Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 69 | 50 | 41 | 72.5% | 82 | $125 | - |
| Herzing University-Akron Akron, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 114 | 107 | 74 | 93.9% | 69 | - | - |
| Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 174 | 111 | 74 | 63.8% | 67 | - | $40 |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 147 | 81 | 53 | 55.1% | 65 | - | - |
| Marietta College Marietta, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,467 | 2,044 | 321 | 82.9% | 16 | - | - |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio Columbus, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 14 | 11 | 10 | 78.6% | 91 | $95 | - |
| Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 4,100 | 1,850 | 363 | 45.1% | 20 | $25 | $40 |
| Professional Skills Institute Maumee, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 185 | 104 | 67 | 56.2% | 64 | - | - |
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing Steubenville, OH Private, 2-4 years | 6 | 6 | 5 | 100.0% | 83 | $25 | - |
| Academia Medical Institute Columbus, OH Private, Less than 2 years | 276 | 141 | 79 | 51.1% | 56 | $100 | - |
| Kettering College Kettering, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 587 | 202 | 98 | 34.4% | 49 | - | - |
| Wright State University-Lake Campus Celina, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 660 | 659 | 271 | 99.8% | 41 | - | $40 |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 32 | 24 | 24 | 75.0% | 100 | $50 | - |
| Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 693 | 484 | 154 | 69.8% | 32 | - | - |
| Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 236 | 109 | 50 | 46.2% | 46 | - | - |
| Athena Career Academy Toledo, OH Private, 2-4 years | 30 | 26 | 23 | 86.7% | 88 | $120 | - |
| Wilmington College Wilmington, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,963 | 1,730 | 317 | 88.1% | 18 | - | - |
| Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 30 | 27 | 25 | 90.0% | 93 | $100 | $100 |
| Defiance College Defiance, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 2,722 | 1,711 | 149 | 62.9% | 9 | - | - |
| Cedarville University Cedarville, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 5,435 | 3,526 | 1,139 | 64.9% | 32 | $30 | - |
| University of Akron Wayne College Orrville, OH Public, 2-4 years | 322 | 267 | 144 | 82.9% | 54 | $50 | - |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing Salem, OH Public, Less than 2 years | 14 | 4 | 4 | 28.6% | 100 | $50 | - |
| Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 378 | 137 | 41 | 36.2% | 30 | $125 | $125 |
| Ohio Northern University Ada, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 6,625 | 3,602 | 666 | 54.4% | 18 | - | - |
| Bluffton University Bluffton, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 1,105 | 1,064 | 162 | 96.3% | 15 | - | - |
| Hondros College of Nursing Westerville, OH Private, 2-4 years | 312 | 280 | 234 | 89.7% | 84 | $25 | - |
| The Modern College of Design Kettering, OH Private, 4 years four-years | 230 | 228 | 57 | 99.1% | 25 | - | - |
| Central State University Wilberforce, OH Public, 4 years four-years | 3,814 | 3,388 | 614 | 88.8% | 18 | $35 | - |
| Average | 449,343 | 306,781 | 61,304 | 69.8% | 34 | $58 | $59 |
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