How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Ohio Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Ohio Colleges is 72.63%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate increased by 0.25%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Ohio Colleges has increased by 2.06% from 70.56% to 72.63%. Of the 72 Ohio Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 40 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 32 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Ohio Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Ohio Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Ohio Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH100.00%86.33%
13.67%
91.60%
5.27%
94.17%
2.57%
93.86%
0.31%
6.14%
University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH68.93%73.04%
4.11%
73.04%84.92%
11.88%
82.87%
2.05%
13.94%
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH32.74%26.51%
6.22%
30.81%
4.3%
100.00%
69.19%
100.00% 67.26%
Ashland UniversityAshland, OH68.06%71.17%
3.1%
74.35%
3.19%
70.01%
4.34%
71.76%
1.75%
3.7%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH74.63%50.55%
24.08%
61.98%
11.43%
31.91%
30.07%
55.10%
23.19%
19.52%
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH74.25%72.69%
1.56%
69.82%
2.87%
79.01%
9.19%
77.04%
1.97%
2.79%
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH42.02%54.97%
12.95%
60.51%
5.53%
75.22%
14.71%
96.29%
21.07%
54.27%
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH72.27%71.82%
0.45%
75.30%
3.48%
78.73%
3.44%
78.66%
0.08%
6.38%
Capital UniversityColumbus, OH73.02%72.11%
0.91%
74.06%
1.95%
74.17%
0.11%
72.15%
2.02%
0.87%
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH29.25%27.36%
1.89%
30.27%
2.91%
30.24%
0.03%
27.41%
2.83%
1.85%
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH79.36%78.83%
0.53%
59.33%
19.51%
62.24%
2.92%
64.88%
2.63%
14.49%
Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH57.08%56.79%
0.29%
58.04%
1.25%
58.64%
0.59%
88.83%
30.19%
31.75%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH63.64%51.75%
11.88%
70.84%
19.09%
64.12%
6.72%
71.05%
6.93%
7.42%
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH73.12%76.67%
3.56%
76.40%
0.27%
84.83%
8.43%
86.22%
1.39%
13.1%
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH73.46%69.60%
3.87%
67.18%
2.42%
65.88%
1.3%
69.84%
3.96%
3.62%
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH36.71%36.60%
0.11%
34.16%
2.44%
32.89%
1.27%
36.24%
3.35%
0.46%
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH88.34%94.01%
5.66%
93.60%
0.41%
91.29%
2.31%
85.32%
5.97%
3.02%
Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbus, OH88.49%92.81%
4.32%
91.69%
1.12%
94.38%
2.69%
90.98%
3.4%
2.49%
University of DaytonDayton, OH71.54%72.03%
0.49%
81.11%
9.08%
80.63%
0.48%
74.05%
6.58%
2.51%
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH52.40%50.10%
2.3%
54.92%
4.82%
62.21%
7.3%
62.86%
0.65%
10.46%
Denison UniversityGranville, OH33.91%29.39%
4.52%
28.17%
1.22%
28.27%
0.09%
21.96%
6.3%
11.95%
The University of FindlayFindlay, OH74.29%77.22%
2.93%
79.59%
2.37%
83.60%
4%
85.98%
2.38%
11.69%
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH49.15%52.50%
3.35%
81.40%
28.9%
64.58%
16.81%
63.79%
0.79%
14.64%
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH44.44%40.64%
3.81%
34.62%
6.02%
88.89%
54.27%
75.00%
13.89%
30.56%
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH73.08%74.83%
1.75%
81.06%
6.23%
86.36%
5.3%
71.35%
15.01%
1.73%
Hiram CollegeHiram, OH57.61%59.67%
2.06%
92.77%
33.1%
93.42%
0.65%
93.14%
0.28%
35.53%
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH83.25%86.33%
3.08%
87.84%
1.51%
88.11%
0.27%
82.37%
5.74%
0.89%
Kent State University at KentKent, OH85.35%85.54%
0.19%
84.43%
1.11%
87.31%
2.89%
88.02%
0.71%
2.67%
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH35.83%34.09%
1.74%
36.89%
2.8%
36.55%
0.34%
34.30%
2.25%
1.52%
Kettering CollegeKettering, OH26.63%22.15%
4.49%
21.30%
0.85%
25.30%
4%
34.41%
9.12%
7.78%
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH65.00%57.37%
7.63%
63.95%
6.58%
54.73%
9.22%
54.10%
0.62%
10.9%
Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH89.46%69.18%
20.28%
77.82%
8.64%
75.24%
2.58%
60.44%
14.8%
29.02%
Malone UniversityCanton, OH69.69%70.88%
1.19%
74.27%
3.39%
78.03%
3.76%
77.56%
0.47%
7.87%
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH69.03%70.78%
1.76%
73.91%
3.13%
83.09%
9.18%
82.85%
0.24%
13.83%
Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH55.60%60.13%
4.53%
39.51%
20.63%
40.97%
1.47%
46.19%
5.21%
9.42%
Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH74.55%80.39%
5.84%
91.95%
11.57%
88.60%
3.35%
87.92%
0.68%
13.37%
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH78.18%73.64%
4.54%
80.82%
7.18%
52.21%
28.62%
63.41%
11.21%
14.77%
University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH96.41%76.60%
19.81%
77.41%
0.81%
79.74%
2.33%
75.75%
3.99%
20.67%
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH75.75%73.03%
2.73%
72.48%
0.54%
87.23%
14.74%
85.33%
1.9%
9.57%
Mount Saint Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH60.32%62.41%
2.1%
60.15%
2.26%
63.16%
3.01%
54.35%
8.81%
5.97%
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH72.18%80.62%
8.43%
79.66%
0.96%
85.62%
5.96%
86.39%
0.77%
14.21%
Notre Dame CollegeCleveland, OH89.65%97.54%
7.89%
87.43%
10.11%
82.39%
5.04%
78.53%
3.86%
11.12%
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH36.21%36.40%
0.19%
35.36%
1.04%
34.34%
1.02%
34.87%
0.53%
1.34%
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH75.35%83.94%
8.59%
49.50%
34.45%
53.55%
4.05%
52.42%
1.12%
22.93%
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH68.30%70.15%
1.85%
65.20%
4.95%
68.90%
3.7%
54.37%
14.53%
13.93%
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH51.98%53.74%
1.76%
68.49%
14.75%
57.18%
11.31%
52.72%
4.46%
0.75%
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH78.30%82.07%
3.76%
87.49%
5.42%
88.55%
1.07%
86.52%
2.04%
8.21%
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH68.99%67.30%
1.69%
68.40%
1.1%
74.02%
5.62%
52.18%
21.84%
16.81%
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH81.02%80.15%
0.87%
76.06%
4.08%
82.90%
6.83%
83.68%
0.78%
2.66%
Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH83.33%69.23%
14.1%
75.00%
5.77%
80.00%
5%
87.50%
7.5%
4.17%
Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH78.26%80.85%
2.59%
93.08%
12.23%
62.24%
30.84%
56.22%
6.02%
22.04%
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH84.00%83.33%
0.67%
81.82%
1.52%
84.38%
2.56%
90.00%
5.63%
6%
The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH91.39%91.37%
0.02%
98.64%
7.27%
99.31%
0.67%
99.13%
0.18%
7.74%
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH77.10%76.64%
0.46%
73.00%
3.64%
68.45%
4.55%
66.65%
1.8%
10.44%
Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH69.22%68.90%
0.32%
62.47%
6.43%
73.74%
11.27%
82.84%
9.1%
13.61%
University of ToledoToledo, OH93.65%96.40%
2.75%
94.68%
1.72%
96.52%
1.85%
92.23%
4.29%
1.42%
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH90.34%85.27%
5.07%
80.79%
4.48%
82.46%
1.67%
85.08%
2.62%
5.26%
The North Coast CollegeLakewood, OH82.35%51.72%
30.63%
41.18%
10.55%
50.00%
8.82%
87.50%
37.5%
5.15%
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH77.80%76.21%
1.58%
76.56%
0.35%
79.92%
3.36%
72.51%
7.42%
5.29%
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH67.37%39.05%
28.32%
61.57%
22.52%
38.80%
22.77%
45.12%
6.32%
22.25%
Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH84.59%78.18%
6.41%
72.72%
5.46%
86.88%
14.16%
88.13%
1.25%
3.54%
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH73.73%91.30%
17.57%
97.44%
6.13%
92.27%
5.17%
93.93%
1.66%
20.2%
The College of WoosterWooster, OH54.18%54.66%
0.48%
65.30%
10.64%
60.63%
4.67%
56.27%
4.36%
2.09%
Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH94.90%95.45%
0.56%
95.64%
0.19%
96.04%
0.4%
95.22%
0.81%
0.33%
Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, OH99.44%99.38%
0.06%
99.61%
0.23%
98.41%
1.2%
99.85%
1.44%
0.41%
Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH73.79%76.37%
2.58%
81.22%
4.84%
84.02%
2.8%
84.54%
0.52%
10.74%
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH68.77%67.39%
1.38%
69.93%
2.54%
78.15%
8.22%
80.60%
2.46%
11.83%
American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH80.00%80.39%
0.39%
66.67%
13.73%
100.00%
33.33%
76.63%
23.37%
3.37%
Chamberlain University-OhioColumbus, OH70.59%87.50%
16.91%
67.74%
19.76%
70.00%
2.26%
78.57%
8.57%
7.98%
DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH92.86%96.00%
3.14%
32.00%
64%
41.79%
9.79%
50.00%
8.21%
42.86%
Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH83.58%81.65%
1.93%
84.57%
2.92%
71.90%
12.67%
82.95%
11.05%
0.63%
Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH--71.72%86.96%
15.23%
72.46%
14.49%
0.74%
Average70.56%69.32%
1.25%
69.87%
0.55%
72.38%
2.51%
72.63%
0.25%
2.06%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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