The average acceptance rate of the 43 Ohio colleges that have competitive admission is 72.16% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 0.15%. The acceptance rate at 24 Ohio colleges increased and the rate of 19 colleges decreased.
Denison University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 17.39%. Kenyon College (31.03%) and Oberlin College (34.18%) are following it in the list of Tightest Ohio Colleges to Get In.
This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Denison University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Kenyon College ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $50,064 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,050 for the academic year 2024-2025.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Denison University Granville, OHPrivate, 4-year | 17.39% 0.46% | 23.78% | 1,410 | $67,000 | 2,394 | 79.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 2 1 | Kenyon College Gambier, OHPrivate, 4-year | 31.03% 0.32% | 18.31% | 1,420 | $71,520 | 2,249 | 82.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 3 1 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OHPrivate, 4-year | 34.18% 1.20% | 19.47% | 1,450 | $67,366 | 2,909 | 81.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OHPrivate, 4-year | 36.54% 7.86% | 11.95% | 1,510 | $66,608 | 12,475 | 87.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 5 - | Ohio Christian University Circleville, OHPrivate, 4-year | 37.97% 1.93% | 49.45% | - | $19,190 | 1,431 | 34.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 6 - | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OHPrivate, 4-year | 55.60% 4.93% | 12.65% | - | $54,248 | 1,525 | 59.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 7 8 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OHPrivate, 4-year | 58.36% 13.87% | 41.74% | 1,220 | $34,100 | 3,976 | 75.00% | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OHPrivate, 4-year | 59.12% 2.60% | 24.59% | 1,070 | $38,150 | 2,265 | 56.00% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 1 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OHPrivate, 4-year | 59.53% 5.21% | 11.42% | 1,330 | $61,640 | 1,738 | 74.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 10 4 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OHPublic, 4-year | 59.67% 11.24% | 18.29% | 1,040 | $20,815 ($13,135) | 13,332 | 52.00% | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 44.94% | 23.17% | 1,306 | $50,064 ($13,135) | 4,429 | 67.90% | 12 to 1 |