For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Ohio Colleges is 68.26%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 19.87%. A total of 448,377 have applied, 306,051 admitted, and 60,809 students have enrolled one of Ohio Colleges.

Of the Ohio colleges, Denison University is the tightest school to admit with 21.96% acceptance rate, and Case Western Reserve University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 27.41%.

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2023 Acceptance Rates Comparison Table Between Ohio Colleges
School NameApplicantsAdmitted EnrolledAcceptance RateAdmission Yield
 American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbus, OH18414140 76.63%28.37%
Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH17614627 82.95%18.49%
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH42642687 100.00%20.42%
Ashland UniversityAshland, OH4,5653,276528 71.76%16.12%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH1478153 55.10%65.43%
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH4,2293,258643 77.04%19.74%
Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH1,1051,064162 96.29%15.23%
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH17,44713,7232,937 78.66%21.40%
Capital UniversityColumbus, OH4,3703,153518 72.15%16.43%
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH38,70110,6071,553 27.41%14.64%
Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH5,4353,5261,139 64.88%32.30%
Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH3,8143,388614 88.83%18.12%
Chamberlain University-OhioColumbus, OH141110 78.57%90.91%
Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH693484154 69.84%31.82%
Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH37813741 36.24%29.93%
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH11,5709,8721,654 85.32%16.75%
Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbus, OH776706227 90.98%32.15%
Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH2,7221,711149 62.86%8.71%
Denison UniversityGranville, OH12,2202,684683 21.96%25.45%
DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH211 50.00%100.00%
Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH695041 72.46%82.00%
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH2,4561,637663 66.65%40.50%
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH17411174 63.79%66.67%
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH322424 75.00%100.00%
Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH1,8011,285241 71.35%18.75%
Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH11410774 93.86%69.16%
Hiram CollegeHiram, OH1,8961,766192 93.14%10.87%
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH4,3103,550566 82.37%15.94%
Kent State University at KentKent, OH20,36917,9294,281 88.02%23.88%
Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH8,1162,784531 34.30%19.07%
Kettering CollegeKettering, OH58720298 34.41%48.51%
Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH1,085587225 54.10%38.33%
Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH1,082654172 60.44%26.30%
Malone UniversityCanton, OH1,3951,082211 77.56%19.50%
Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH2,4672,044321 82.85%15.70%
Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH23610950 46.19%45.87%
Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH30,36726,6994,035 87.92%15.11%
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH825230 63.41%57.69%
Mount Saint Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH2,1271,156296 54.35%25.61%
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH1,070913296 85.33%32.42%
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH2,6902,324412 86.39%17.73%
Notre Dame CollegeCleveland, OH3,1162,447232 78.53%9.48%
Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH11,0663,859882 34.87%22.86%
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH2,1861,146208 52.42%18.15%
Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH6,6253,602666 54.37%18.49%
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH65,18934,3708,060 52.72%23.45%
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH24,97821,6104,441 86.52%20.55%
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH5,3242,778453 52.18%16.31%
Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH3,7623,148550 83.68%17.47%
Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH876 87.50%85.71%
Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH18510467 56.22%64.42%
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH302725 90.00%92.59%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH380270102 71.05%37.78%
The College of WoosterWooster, OH7,2514,080578 56.27%14.17%
The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH23022857 99.13%25.00%
The North Coast CollegeLakewood, OH876 87.50%85.71%
The University of FindlayFindlay, OH3,6093,103672 85.98%21.66%
Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH4,1953,475647 82.84%18.62%
University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH12,28210,1782,115 82.87%20.78%
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH29,02525,0246,369 86.22%25.45%
University of DaytonDayton, OH18,86413,9691,996 74.05%14.29%
University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH3,5212,667551 75.75%20.66%
University of ToledoToledo, OH12,57511,5982,135 92.23%18.41%
Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH610519107 85.08%20.62%
Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH2,6591,928378 72.51%19.61%
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH4,1001,850363 45.12%19.62%
Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH1,9631,730317 88.13%18.32%
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH2,9982,816405 93.93%14.38%
Wright State University-Lake CampusCelina, OH660659271 99.85%41.12%
Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH7,1626,8201,281 95.22%18.78%
Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH14,83612,5421,191 84.54%9.50%
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH7,4816,0301,625 80.60%26.95%
Average6,2274,25184568.26%19.87%
*The admission data is updated with academic year 2022-2023 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).

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