For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Ohio colleges is 68.52%, 336,679 accepted out of 491,360 applicants.
For Ohio college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 9,542 (1.98%) compared to last year, from 481,818 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,862, which is more than 3.10% last year.
Ohio colleges' acceptance rate increased by 2.07% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Ohio colleges. The yield decreased by 0.37%.
Among Ohio colleges, Denison University has the lowest acceptance rate of 17.39% with 2,611 accepted students out of 15,012 applicants. Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 72,829 and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 9,607.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Ohio. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison University | 15,012 432 | 2,611 143 | 621 -15 | 17.39% 0.46% | 23.78% -1.99% |
| Kenyon College | 7,726 -492 | 2,397 -127 | 439 -16 | 31.03% 0.32% | 18.31% 0.28% |
| Oberlin College | 10,536 -503 | 3,601 -40 | 701 -78 | 34.18% 1.20% | 19.47% -1.93% |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | 1,293 237 | 446 96 | 51 -6 | 34.49% 1.35% | 11.43% -4.86% |
| Case Western Reserve University | 37,082 -1,951 | 13,550 2,357 | 1,619 75 | 36.54% 7.86% | 11.95% -1.84% |
| Ohio Christian University | 964 -259 | 366 -122 | 181 -5 | 37.97% -1.93% | 49.45% 11.34% |
| Wilberforce University | 6,338 -6,323 | 2,567 -4,109 | 210 6 | 40.50% -12.23% | 8.18% 5.12% |
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | 223 34 | 102 70 | 77 45 | 45.74% 28.81% | 75.49% -24.51% |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 279 90 | 128 50 | 68 25 | 45.88% 4.61% | 53.13% -2.00% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | 427 -34 | 202 26 | 30 -20 | 47.31% 9.13% | 14.85% -13.56% |
| Defiance College | 1,754 208 | 834 178 | 180 46 | 47.55% 5.12% | 21.58% 1.15% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 6,144 436 | 3,416 524 | 432 4 | 55.60% 4.93% | 12.65% -2.15% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 2,968 703 | 1,732 96 | 723 49 | 58.36% -13.87% | 41.74% 0.54% |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 341 -221 | 201 -81 | 118 30 | 58.94% 8.76% | 58.71% 27.50% |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 2,084 -85 | 1,232 6 | 303 -21 | 59.12% 2.60% | 24.59% -1.84% |
| The College of Wooster | 5,473 -1,558 | 3,258 -561 | 372 -80 | 59.53% 5.21% | 11.42% -0.42% |
| University of Akron Main Campus | 18,025 3,043 | 10,755 131 | 1,967 -124 | 59.67% -11.24% | 18.29% -1.39% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 72,829 2,801 | 44,116 8,528 | 9,607 1,545 | 60.57% 9.75% | 21.78% -0.87% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 978 15 | 600 58 | 119 -4 | 61.35% 5.07% | 19.83% -2.86% |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | 88 61 | 55 38 | 38 21 | 62.50% -0.46% | 69.09% -30.91% |
| Academia Medical Institute | 389 68 | 250 119 | 250 120 | 64.27% 23.46% | 100.00% 0.76% |
| Cedarville University | 5,298 -84 | 3,459 78 | 1,176 159 | 65.29% 2.47% | 34.00% 3.92% |
| University of Dayton | 21,981 -766 | 14,386 363 | 1,680 -224 | 65.45% 3.80% | 11.68% -1.90% |
| Bluffton University | 3,128 255 | 2,103 346 | 190 | 67.23% 6.07% | 9.03% -1.78% |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | 1,079 212 | 730 108 | 234 42 | 67.66% -4.08% | 32.05% 1.18% |
| Capital University | 4,520 155 | 3,174 -20 | 374 -39 | 70.22% -2.95% | 11.78% -1.15% |
| Lake Erie College | 1,370 177 | 964 199 | 190 3 | 70.36% 6.24% | 19.71% -4.73% |
| Walsh University | 2,748 461 | 1,944 156 | 379 42 | 70.74% -7.44% | 19.50% 0.65% |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing | 7 -17 | 5 -7 | 5 -7 | 71.43% 21.43% | 100.00% |
| Wittenberg University | 4,528 1,572 | 3,276 585 | 381 -2 | 72.35% -18.69% | 11.63% -2.60% |
| Lourdes University | 661 -343 | 490 -254 | 103 -26 | 74.13% 0.03% | 21.02% 3.68% |
| Ohio Northern University | 4,640 103 | 3,452 124 | 686 99 | 74.40% 1.05% | 19.87% 2.23% |
| Ursuline College | 738 125 | 553 38 | 119 5 | 74.93% -9.08% | 21.52% -0.62% |
| Gods Bible School and College | 158 19 | 119 30 | 77 19 | 75.32% 11.29% | 64.71% -0.46% |
| Miami University-Oxford | 39,580 5,082 | 29,843 1,524 | 4,192 255 | 75.40% -6.69% | 14.05% 0.15% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 4,819 435 | 3,648 279 | 700 -32 | 75.70% -1.15% | 19.19% -2.54% |
| Malone University | 1,313 -22 | 996 -13 | 230 11 | 75.86% 0.28% | 23.09% 1.39% |
| Ashland University | 3,814 181 | 2,914 -13 | 464 -55 | 76.40% -4.17% | 15.92% -1.81% |
| Kettering College | 162 22 | 124 8 | 88 53 | 76.54% -6.32% | 70.97% 40.80% |
| Athena Career Academy | 41 -109 | 32 -58 | 32 2 | 78.05% 18.05% | 100.00% 66.67% |
| University of Mount Union | 3,679 357 | 2,877 216 | 669 133 | 78.20% -1.90% | 23.25% 3.11% |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 175 15 | 137 2 | 83 -52 | 78.29% -6.08% | 60.58% -39.42% |
| Marietta College | 2,218 -298 | 1,759 -219 | 235 -79 | 79.31% 0.69% | 13.36% -2.51% |
| Tiffin University | 5,949 1,164 | 4,762 945 | 517 13 | 80.05% 0.28% | 10.86% -2.34% |
| John Carroll University | 4,623 385 | 3,740 303 | 596 40 | 80.90% -0.20% | 15.94% -0.24% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 21,153 2,524 | 17,125 2,109 | 3,521 407 | 80.96% 0.35% | 20.56% -0.18% |
| Muskingum University | 2,539 -84 | 2,078 -64 | 355 -18 | 81.84% 0.18% | 17.08% -0.33% |
| Professional Skills Institute | 77 -91 | 64 -56 | 43 -7 | 83.12% 11.69% | 67.19% 25.52% |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | 24 -12 | 20 -9 | 18 | 83.33% 2.77% | 90.00% 27.93% |
| The University of Findlay | 4,065 305 | 3,389 143 | 577 -36 | 83.37% -2.96% | 17.03% -1.85% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 1,230 96 | 1,035 79 | 303 31 | 84.15% -0.15% | 29.28% 0.83% |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 70 -45 | 59 -7 | 39 13 | 84.29% 26.90% | 66.10% 26.71% |
| Youngstown State University | 7,368 1,569 | 6,222 1,564 | 1,827 510 | 84.45% 4.13% | 29.36% 1.09% |
| Otterbein University | 3,923 425 | 3,316 402 | 586 67 | 84.53% 1.23% | 17.67% -0.14% |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | 27,486 1,838 | 23,360 1,621 | 4,489 -104 | 84.99% 0.23% | 19.22% -1.91% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34,285 1,120 | 29,242 165 | 6,584 -338 | 85.29% -2.38% | 22.52% -1.29% |
| Hondros College of Nursing | 367 -27 | 313 43 | 274 59 | 85.29% 16.76% | 87.54% 7.91% |
| Felbry College | 48 -184 | 41 -109 | 23 -36 | 85.42% 20.76% | 56.10% 16.77% |
| Heidelberg University | 1,879 -374 | 1,612 86 | 293 6 | 85.79% 18.06% | 18.18% -0.63% |
| Kent State University at Kent | 24,611 2,246 | 21,248 1,869 | 4,304 26 | 86.34% -0.31% | 20.26% -1.82% |
| Xavier University | 14,631 -2,119 | 12,642 -2,052 | 927 -302 | 86.41% -1.32% | 7.33% -1.03% |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | 8 4 | 7 4 | 6 3 | 87.50% 12.50% | 85.71% -14.29% |
| Antioch College | 138 -113 | 123 -82 | 17 -18 | 89.13% 7.46% | 13.82% -3.25% |
| University of Akron Wayne College | 387 84 | 348 104 | 141 8 | 89.92% 9.39% | 40.52% -13.99% |
| Cleveland State University | 11,050 776 | 10,089 279 | 1,580 -13 | 91.30% -4.18% | 15.66% -0.58% |
| The Modern College of Design | 265 -90 | 243 -83 | 72 6 | 91.70% -0.13% | 29.63% 9.38% |
| University of Toledo | 11,067 -117 | 10,184 -422 | 1,919 -203 | 92.02% -2.81% | 18.84% -1.17% |
| Wilmington College | 1,578 -299 | 1,458 -130 | 292 30 | 92.40% 7.80% | 20.03% 3.53% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | 236 -47 | 220 99 | 102 50 | 93.22% 50.46% | 46.36% 3.38% |
| Hiram College | 1,747 -159 | 1,634 -146 | 211 -20 | 93.53% 0.14% | 12.91% -0.07% |
| Ohio Dominican University | 1,942 383 | 1,830 501 | 208 -26 | 94.23% 8.98% | 11.37% -6.24% |
| Herzing University-Akron | 92 -42 | 87 -39 | 60 -27 | 94.57% 0.54% | 68.97% -0.08% |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | 24 18 | 23 18 | 23 19 | 95.83% 12.50% | 100.00% 20.00% |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | 8,855 -39 | 8,530 67 | 1,740 277 | 96.33% 1.18% | 20.40% 3.11% |
| Central State University | 2,810 -481 | 2,771 1,257 | 537 -37 | 98.61% 52.61% | 19.38% -18.53% |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | 38 29 | 38 29 | 38 29 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Choffin Career and Technical Center | 8 | 8 | 4 | 100.00% | 50.00% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati | 59 19 | 59 19 | 24 8 | 100.00% | 40.68% 0.68% |
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing | 4 2 | 4 2 | 4 2 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland | 47 -1 | 47 -1 | 11 2 | 100.00% | 23.40% 4.65% |
| DeVry University-Ohio | 9 | 9 1 | 9 1 | 100.00% 11.11% | 100.00% |