Ohio Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 11 public Ohio colleges that have competitive admission is 81.57% for the academic year 2024-2025. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.09%. The acceptance rate at 5 public Ohio colleges increased and the rate of 6 colleges decreased.

University of Akron Main Campus has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 59.67%. Ohio State University-Main Campus (60.57%) and Miami University-Oxford (75.40%) are following it in the list of Tightest Ohio Public 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.

University of Akron Main Campus ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Ohio State University-Main Campus ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,712 and graduate tuition & fees is $23,800 for the academic year 2024-2025.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.

Comparison between Tightest Ohio Public Colleges To Get In

Table. Tightest Ohio Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OHPublic, 4-year 59.67%
11.24%		18.29%1,040$20,815
($13,135)		13,33252.00%17 to 1
2
1		Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OHPublic, 4-year 60.57%
9.75%		21.78%1,400$40,022
($13,244)		61,44388.00%16 to 1
3
2		Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OHPublic, 4-year 75.40%
6.69%		14.05%1,310$38,965
($17,519)		18,83880.00%16 to 1
4
-		Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OHPublic, 4-year 80.96%
0.35%		20.56%1,110$21,900
($13,912)		17,59464.00%17 to 1
5
2		Youngstown State University Youngstown, OHPublic, 4-year 84.45%
4.13%		29.36%1,120$10,286
($9,926)		12,20450.00%20 to 1
6
-		Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OHPublic, 4-year 84.99%
0.23%		19.22%1,190$24,838
($14,158)		26,32365.00%18 to 1
7
1		University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OHPublic, 4-year 85.29%
2.38%		22.52%1,260$28,697
($13,363)		45,02675.00%19 to 1
8
1		Kent State University at Kent Kent, OHPublic, 4-year 86.34%
0.31%		20.26%1,120$21,575
($12,920)		26,37464.00%20 to 1
9
2		Cleveland State University Cleveland, OHPublic, 4-year 91.30%
4.18%		15.66%-$18,502
($12,982)		14,07451.00%16 to 1
10
1		University of Toledo Toledo, OHPublic, 4-year 92.02%
2.81%		18.84%1,200$21,517
($12,157)		14,35857.00%18 to 1
Average80.10%20.05%1,194$24,712
($13,332)		24,95764.60%18 to 1