For the 2025 Ohio college admission cycle, a total of 8,272 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 18,759 students submitted ACT scores to Ohio colleges.
The average SAT score for Ohio colleges is 1,173 and the average ACT composite score is 24. Compared to the previous year, the Ohio's average SAT score increased by 13 points from 1,160 to 1,173, representing a 1.1% change. The average ACT score increased by 1 points, from 24 to 24.
The average acceptance rate for Ohio colleges with available SAT data is 67.44% with a yield rate of 18.44%. This represents a 0.98 percentage point increase in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.
Among Ohio colleges, Case Western Reserve University has the highest SAT score of 1,510.
The following table compares the SAT scores 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 | SAT Score | ACT Score | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case Western Reserve University | 1,510 20 | 34 | 36.54% 7.86% | 11.95% -1.84% |
| Oberlin College | 1,450 10 | 32 | 34.18% 1.20% | 19.47% -1.93% |
| Kenyon College | 1,420 -20 | 32 | 31.03% 0.32% | 18.31% 0.28% |
| Denison University | 1,410 30 | 31 | 17.39% 0.46% | 23.78% -1.99% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 1,400 | 30 -1 | 60.57% 9.75% | 21.78% -0.87% |
| The College of Wooster | 1,330 -30 | 30 | 59.53% 5.21% | 11.42% -0.42% |
| Miami University-Oxford | 1,310 20 | 28 | 75.40% -6.69% | 14.05% 0.15% |
| University of Dayton | 1,290 | 29 1 | 65.45% 3.80% | 11.68% -1.90% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 1,260 10 | 27 | 85.29% -2.38% | 22.52% -1.29% |
| Ohio Northern University | 1,260 -30 | 26 -1 | 74.40% 1.05% | 19.87% 2.23% |
| John Carroll University | 1,240 -20 | 29 1 | 80.90% -0.20% | 15.94% -0.24% |
| Cedarville University | 1,230 -10 | 26 | 65.29% 2.47% | 34.00% 3.92% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 1,220 30 | 25 -1 | 58.36% -13.87% | 41.74% 0.54% |
| Walsh University | 1,210 65 | 24 -1 | 70.74% -7.44% | 19.50% 0.65% |
| Xavier University | 1,210 20 | 25 -1 | 86.41% -1.32% | 7.33% -1.03% |
| University of Toledo | 1,200 20 | 26 1 | 92.02% -2.81% | 18.84% -1.17% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 1,190 75 | 22 | 84.15% -0.15% | 29.28% 0.83% |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | 1,190 | 25 | 84.99% 0.23% | 19.22% -1.91% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 1,170 10 | 25 1 | 75.70% -1.15% | 19.19% -2.54% |
| Wilmington College | 1,170 250 | 19 -1 | 92.40% 7.80% | 20.03% 3.53% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 1,150 -10 | 26 3 | 61.35% 5.07% | 19.83% -2.86% |
| Wittenberg University | 1,150 -20 | 24 1 | 72.35% -18.69% | 11.63% -2.60% |
| Ashland University | 1,120 40 | 22 | 76.40% -4.17% | 15.92% -1.81% |
| Kent State University at Kent | 1,120 10 | 21 | 86.34% -0.31% | 20.26% -1.82% |
| Youngstown State University | 1,120 40 | 22 2 | 84.45% 4.13% | 29.36% 1.09% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 1,110 | 22 | 80.96% 0.35% | 20.56% -0.18% |
| Marietta College | 1,080 -70 | 21 | 79.31% 0.69% | 13.36% -2.51% |
| University of Mount Union | 1,080 -10 | 21 -5 | 78.20% -1.90% | 23.25% 3.11% |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 1,070 90 | 25 4 | 59.12% 2.60% | 24.59% -1.84% |
| Ursuline College | 1,065 15 | 22 -2 | 74.93% -9.08% | 21.52% -0.62% |
| University of Akron Main Campus | 1,040 -40 | 21 | 59.67% -11.24% | 18.29% -1.39% |
| Malone University | 1,020 -60 | 21 | 75.86% 0.28% | 23.09% 1.39% |
| Capital University | 1,010 -100 | 21 -1 | 70.22% -2.95% | 11.78% -1.15% |
| Muskingum University | 1,000 10 | 19 | 81.84% 0.18% | 17.08% -0.33% |
| Tiffin University | 1,000 -10 | 18 | 80.05% 0.28% | 10.86% -2.34% |
| Bluffton University | 960 -60 | 18 -1 | 67.23% 6.07% | 9.03% -1.78% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | 940 -50 | 17 | 93.22% 50.46% | 46.36% 3.38% |
| University of Akron Wayne College | 880 -155 | 20 | 89.92% 9.39% | 40.52% -13.99% |