1,173 SAT and 24 ACT in Average for Ohio Colleges in 2025 Admission

1,173

SAT Score

24

ACT Score

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.

Average SAT Scores for Ohio Colleges

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.

Data source: IPEDS
SAT Scores for Ohio Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Case Western Reserve University1,510
20
3436.54%
7.86%
11.95%
-1.84%
Oberlin College1,450
10
3234.18%
1.20%
19.47%
-1.93%
Kenyon College1,420
-20
3231.03%
0.32%
18.31%
0.28%
Denison University1,410
30
3117.39%
0.46%
23.78%
-1.99%
Ohio State University-Main Campus1,40030
-1
60.57%
9.75%
21.78%
-0.87%
The College of Wooster1,330
-30
3059.53%
5.21%
11.42%
-0.42%
Miami University-Oxford1,310
20
2875.40%
-6.69%
14.05%
0.15%
University of Dayton1,29029
1
65.45%
3.80%
11.68%
-1.90%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus1,260
10
2785.29%
-2.38%
22.52%
-1.29%
Ohio Northern University1,260
-30
26
-1
74.40%
1.05%
19.87%
2.23%
John Carroll University1,240
-20
29
1
80.90%
-0.20%
15.94%
-0.24%
Cedarville University1,230
-10
2665.29%
2.47%
34.00%
3.92%
Franciscan University of Steubenville1,220
30
25
-1
58.36%
-13.87%
41.74%
0.54%
Walsh University1,210
65
24
-1
70.74%
-7.44%
19.50%
0.65%
Xavier University1,210
20
25
-1
86.41%
-1.32%
7.33%
-1.03%
University of Toledo1,200
20
26
1
92.02%
-2.81%
18.84%
-1.17%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University1,190
75
2284.15%
-0.15%
29.28%
0.83%
Ohio University-Main Campus1,1902584.99%
0.23%
19.22%
-1.91%
Baldwin Wallace University1,170
10
25
1
75.70%
-1.15%
19.19%
-2.54%
Wilmington College1,170
250
19
-1
92.40%
7.80%
20.03%
3.53%
Cleveland Institute of Art1,150
-10
26
3
61.35%
5.07%
19.83%
-2.86%
Wittenberg University1,150
-20
24
1
72.35%
-18.69%
11.63%
-2.60%
Ashland University1,120
40
2276.40%
-4.17%
15.92%
-1.81%
Kent State University at Kent1,120
10
2186.34%
-0.31%
20.26%
-1.82%
Youngstown State University1,120
40
22
2
84.45%
4.13%
29.36%
1.09%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus1,1102280.96%
0.35%
20.56%
-0.18%
Marietta College1,080
-70
2179.31%
0.69%
13.36%
-2.51%
University of Mount Union1,080
-10
21
-5
78.20%
-1.90%
23.25%
3.11%
Mount St. Joseph University1,070
90
25
4
59.12%
2.60%
24.59%
-1.84%
Ursuline College1,065
15
22
-2
74.93%
-9.08%
21.52%
-0.62%
University of Akron Main Campus1,040
-40
2159.67%
-11.24%
18.29%
-1.39%
Malone University1,020
-60
2175.86%
0.28%
23.09%
1.39%
Capital University1,010
-100
21
-1
70.22%
-2.95%
11.78%
-1.15%
Muskingum University1,000
10
1981.84%
0.18%
17.08%
-0.33%
Tiffin University1,000
-10
1880.05%
0.28%
10.86%
-2.34%
Bluffton University960
-60
18
-1
67.23%
6.07%
9.03%
-1.78%
Mercy College of Ohio940
-50
1793.22%
50.46%
46.36%
3.38%
University of Akron Wayne College880
-155
2089.92%
9.39%
40.52%
-13.99%