For the academic year 2024-2025, the average acceptance rate of Ohio Colleges is 68.52%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.42%. A total of 491,360 have applied, 336,679 admitted, and 62,022 students have enrolled one of Ohio Colleges.
Of the Ohio colleges, Denison University is the tightest school to admit with 17.39% acceptance rate, and Kenyon College has the second lowest acceptance rate of 31.03%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Ohio Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2025 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Ohio Colleges | School Name | Applicants | Admitted |
Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Admission Yield |
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American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH | 175 | 137 | 83 |
78.29% | 60.58% |
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Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | 138 | 123 | 17 |
89.13% | 13.82% |
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Arizona College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | 59 | 59 | 24 |
100.00% | 40.68% |
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Arizona College of Nursing-ClevelandBeachwood, OH | 47 | 47 | 11 |
100.00% | 23.40% |
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Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | 1,293 | 446 | 51 |
34.49% | 11.43% |
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Ashland UniversityAshland, OH | 3,814 | 2,914 | 464 |
76.40% | 15.92% |
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Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH | 279 | 128 | 68 |
45.88% | 53.13% |
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Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH | 4,819 | 3,648 | 700 |
75.70% | 19.19% |
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Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH | 3,128 | 2,103 | 190 |
67.23% | 9.03% |
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Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH | 21,153 | 17,125 | 3,521 |
80.96% | 20.56% |
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Capital UniversityColumbus, OH | 4,520 | 3,174 | 374 |
70.22% | 11.78% |
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Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 37,082 | 13,550 | 1,619 |
36.54% | 11.95% |
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Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH | 5,298 | 3,459 | 1,176 |
65.29% | 34.00% |
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Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | 2,810 | 2,771 | 537 |
98.61% | 19.38% |
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Chamberlain University-OhioColumbus, OH | 8 | 7 | 6 |
87.50% | 85.71% |
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Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH | 978 | 600 | 119 |
61.35% | 19.83% |
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Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH | 427 | 202 | 30 |
47.31% | 14.85% |
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Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH | 11,050 | 10,089 | 1,580 |
91.30% | 15.66% |
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Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH | 1,079 | 730 | 234 |
67.66% | 32.05% |
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Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH | 1,754 | 834 | 180 |
47.55% | 21.58% |
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Denison UniversityGranville, OH | 15,012 | 2,611 | 621 |
17.39% | 23.78% |
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DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH | 9 | 9 | 9 |
100.00% | 100.00% |
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Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH | 48 | 41 | 23 |
85.42% | 56.10% |
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Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH | 2,968 | 1,732 | 723 |
58.36% | 41.74% |
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Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH | 158 | 119 | 77 |
75.32% | 64.71% |
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Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH | 223 | 102 | 77 |
45.74% | 75.49% |
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Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | 1,879 | 1,612 | 293 |
85.79% | 18.18% |
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Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH | 92 | 87 | 60 |
94.57% | 68.97% |
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Hiram CollegeHiram, OH | 1,747 | 1,634 | 211 |
93.53% | 12.91% |
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John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH | 4,623 | 3,740 | 596 |
80.90% | 15.94% |
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Kent State University at KentKent, OH | 24,611 | 21,248 | 4,304 |
86.34% | 20.26% |
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Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH | 7,726 | 2,397 | 439 |
31.03% | 18.31% |
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Kettering CollegeKettering, OH | 162 | 124 | 88 |
76.54% | 70.97% |
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Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH | 1,370 | 964 | 190 |
70.36% | 19.71% |
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Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH | 661 | 490 | 103 |
74.13% | 21.02% |
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Malone UniversityCanton, OH | 1,313 | 996 | 230 |
75.86% | 23.09% |
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Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH | 2,218 | 1,759 | 235 |
79.31% | 13.36% |
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Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH | 236 | 220 | 102 |
93.22% | 46.36% |
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Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH | 39,580 | 29,843 | 4,192 |
75.40% | 14.05% |
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Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH | 70 | 59 | 39 |
84.29% | 66.10% |
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Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH | 2,084 | 1,232 | 303 |
59.12% | 24.59% |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH | 1,230 | 1,035 | 303 |
84.15% | 29.28% |
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Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH | 2,539 | 2,078 | 355 |
81.84% | 17.08% |
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Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH | 10,536 | 3,601 | 701 |
34.18% | 19.47% |
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Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH | 964 | 366 | 181 |
37.97% | 49.45% |
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Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH | 1,942 | 1,830 | 208 |
94.23% | 11.37% |
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Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH | 4,640 | 3,452 | 686 |
74.40% | 19.87% |
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Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 72,829 | 44,116 | 9,607 |
60.57% | 21.78% |
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Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | 27,486 | 23,360 | 4,489 |
84.99% | 19.22% |
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Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH | 6,144 | 3,416 | 432 |
55.60% | 12.65% |
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Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH | 3,923 | 3,316 | 586 |
84.53% | 17.67% |
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Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH | 24 | 23 | 23 |
95.83% | 100.00% |
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Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH | 77 | 64 | 43 |
83.12% | 67.19% |
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Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH | 24 | 20 | 18 |
83.33% | 90.00% |
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The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH | 341 | 201 | 118 |
58.94% | 58.71% |
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The College of WoosterWooster, OH | 5,473 | 3,258 | 372 |
59.53% | 11.42% |
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The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH | 265 | 243 | 72 |
91.70% | 29.63% |
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The University of FindlayFindlay, OH | 4,065 | 3,389 | 577 |
83.37% | 17.03% |
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Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH | 5,949 | 4,762 | 517 |
80.05% | 10.86% |
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University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH | 18,025 | 10,755 | 1,967 |
59.67% | 18.29% |
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University of Akron Wayne CollegeOrrville, OH | 387 | 348 | 141 |
89.92% | 40.52% |
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University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH | 34,285 | 29,242 | 6,584 |
85.29% | 22.52% |
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University of DaytonDayton, OH | 21,981 | 14,386 | 1,680 |
65.45% | 11.68% |
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University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH | 3,679 | 2,877 | 669 |
78.20% | 23.25% |
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University of ToledoToledo, OH | 11,067 | 10,184 | 1,919 |
92.02% | 18.84% |
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Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH | 738 | 553 | 119 |
74.93% | 21.52% |
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Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH | 2,748 | 1,944 | 379 |
70.74% | 19.50% |
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Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | 6,338 | 2,567 | 210 |
40.50% | 8.18% |
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Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH | 1,578 | 1,458 | 292 |
92.40% | 20.03% |
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Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH | 4,528 | 3,276 | 381 |
72.35% | 11.63% |
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Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH | 8,855 | 8,530 | 1,740 |
96.33% | 20.40% |
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Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH | 14,631 | 12,642 | 927 |
86.41% | 7.33% |
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Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH | 7,368 | 6,222 | 1,827 |
84.45% | 29.36% |
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| Average | 6,731 | 4,612 | 850 | 68.52% | 18.42% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2024-2025 data from National Center For Education Statistics (January 2, 2025).
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