Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Ohio Colleges

There are 126 active four-years colleges and universities in Ohio - 44 public and 82 private schools. The 2023 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Ohio is 72.63% - 306,051 students accepted out of total 448,377.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 67.95% to 72.63%. The Ohio Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 31.85% and the yield is lower than 39.93%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.31% where the current academic year rate is 72.63% at Ohio Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 69.24% and women students' rate is 71.26%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Ohio Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	67.95%	65.26%	68.82%
2013-14	68.31% 0.35%	67.45% 0.56%	69.39% 0.56%
2014-15	71.44% 3.14%	69.27% 3.25%	72.64% 3.25%
2015-16	71.09% -0.35%	69.85% -0.78%	71.86% -0.78%
2016-17	71.81% 0.72%	70.73% 0.84%	72.69% 0.84%
2017-18	70.19% -1.62%	69.02% -2.13%	70.56% -2.13%
2018-19	70.09% -0.10%	69.56% 0.29%	70.85% 0.29%
2019-20	68.61% -1.49%	68.02% -1.30%	69.55% -1.30%
2020-21	69.16% 0.56%	69.63% 0.39%	69.94% 0.39%
2021-22	72.08% 2.92%	70.11% 3.67%	73.61% 3.67%
2022-23	72.63% 0.55%	72.75% 0.37%	73.97% 0.37%
Average	70.31%	69.24%	71.26%

Ohio Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 35.03% where the current academic year yield is 31.85%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Ohio Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	39.93%	40.79%	38.58%
2013-14	39.30% -0.62%	39.33% -0.90%	37.69% -0.90%
2014-15	39.06% -0.24%	39.85% -0.89%	36.80% -0.89%
2015-16	38.66% -0.40%	39.66% -0.31%	36.48% -0.31%
2016-17	34.66% -4.00%	35.48% -4.41%	32.08% -4.41%
2017-18	35.09% 0.43%	36.57% 1.15%	33.23% 1.15%
2018-19	34.22% -0.87%	35.13% -1.44%	31.79% -1.44%
2019-20	32.84% -1.38%	32.57% -0.89%	30.90% -0.89%
2020-21	30.21% -2.63%	31.27% -2.48%	28.42% -2.48%
2021-22	29.49% -0.72%	30.13% -1.56%	26.86% -1.56%
2022-23	31.85% 2.35%	31.41% 2.22%	29.08% 2.22%
Average	35.03%	35.65%	32.90%

Ohio Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 368,735, the average number of admitted is 248,128, and the average number of enrolled students is 60,634 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Ohio Colleges increased by 8.11% (33,648 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Ohio Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	279,254	186,905	55,506
2013-14	306,864 27,610	200,025 3,001	58,507 3,001
2014-15	319,839 12,975	209,474 776	59,283 776
2015-16	343,533 23,694	226,670 3,202	62,485 3,202
2016-17	370,786 27,253	245,166 1,365	63,850 1,365
2017-18	385,146 14,360	254,765 -217	63,633 -217
2018-19	400,696 15,550	266,078 283	63,916 283
2019-20	397,878 -2,818	266,489 -2,391	61,525 -2,391
2020-21	388,984 -8,894	274,419 -3,319	58,206 -3,319
2021-22	414,729 25,745	293,365 1,051	59,257 1,051
2022-23	448,377 33,648	306,051 1,552	60,809 1,552
Average	368,735	248,128	60,634

Ohio Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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