For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Ohio colleges is 66.58%, 320,515 accepted out of 481,427 applicants.
For Ohio college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 33,050 (7.37%) compared to last year, from 448,377 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year decreased by 478, which is less than -0.79% last year.
Ohio colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 1.68% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Ohio colleges. The yield decreased by 1.05%.
Among Ohio colleges, Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science has the lowest acceptance rate of 16.93% with 32 accepted students out of 189 applicants. Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most number of applicants of 70,028 and Ohio State University-Main Campus has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 8,214.
The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics 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.
| School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science | 189 157 | 32 8 | 32 8 | 16.93% -58.07% | 100.00% |
| Denison University | 14,580 2,360 | 2,479 -205 | 645 -38 | 17.00% -4.96% | 26.02% 0.57% |
| Case Western Reserve University | 39,033 332 | 11,320 713 | 1,585 32 | 29.00% 1.59% | 14.00% -0.64% |
| Kenyon College | 8,218 102 | 2,548 -236 | 459 -72 | 31.01% -3.29% | 18.01% -1.06% |
| Art Academy of Cincinnati | 1,056 630 | 348 -78 | 56 -31 | 32.95% -67.05% | 16.09% -4.33% |
| Oberlin College | 11,039 -27 | 3,643 -216 | 765 -117 | 33.00% -1.87% | 21.00% -1.86% |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | 461 83 | 175 38 | 49 8 | 37.96% 1.72% | 28.00% -1.93% |
| Ohio Christian University | 1,223 | 489 | 186 | 39.98% | 38.04% |
| Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 189 42 | 77 -4 | 42 -11 | 40.74% -14.36% | 54.55% -10.88% |
| Academia Medical Institute | 321 45 | 132 -9 | 131 52 | 41.12% -9.97% | 99.24% 43.21% |
| Defiance College | 1,546 -1,176 | 649 -1,062 | 130 -19 | 41.98% -20.88% | 20.03% 11.32% |
| Mercy College of Ohio | 283 47 | 122 13 | 52 2 | 43.11% -3.08% | 42.62% -3.25% |
| Central State University | 3,291 -523 | 1,514 -1,874 | 575 -39 | 46.00% -42.83% | 37.98% 19.86% |
| The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | 562 182 | 281 11 | 87 -15 | 50.00% -21.05% | 30.96% -6.82% |
| Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing | 24 10 | 12 8 | 12 8 | 50.00% 21.43% | 100.00% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | 70,028 4,839 | 35,714 1,344 | 8,214 154 | 51.00% -1.72% | 23.00% -0.45% |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | 5,708 384 | 2,911 133 | 437 -16 | 51.00% -1.18% | 15.01% -1.30% |
| Wilberforce University | 12,661 8,561 | 6,710 4,860 | 201 -162 | 53.00% 7.88% | 3.00% -16.62% |
| The College of Wooster | 7,031 -220 | 3,797 -283 | 456 -122 | 54.00% -2.27% | 12.01% -2.16% |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 963 270 | 539 55 | 124 -30 | 55.97% -13.87% | 23.01% -8.81% |
| Mount St. Joseph University | 2,169 42 | 1,236 80 | 321 25 | 56.98% 2.63% | 25.97% 0.36% |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | 115 33 | 66 14 | 26 -4 | 57.39% -6.02% | 39.39% -18.30% |
| Athena Career Academy | 150 120 | 90 64 | 30 7 | 60.00% -26.67% | 33.33% -55.13% |
| Bluffton University | 2,873 1,768 | 1,753 689 | 193 31 | 61.02% -35.27% | 11.01% -4.22% |
| University of Dayton | 22,747 3,883 | 14,103 134 | 1,974 -22 | 62.00% -12.05% | 14.00% -0.29% |
| Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education | 27 | 17 | 17 | 62.96% | 100.00% |
| Cedarville University | 5,382 -53 | 3,391 -135 | 1,017 -122 | 63.01% -1.87% | 29.99% -2.31% |
| Gods Bible School and College | 139 -35 | 89 -22 | 58 -16 | 64.03% 0.24% | 65.17% -1.50% |
| Lake Erie College | 1,193 108 | 764 177 | 183 -42 | 64.04% 9.94% | 23.95% -14.38% |
| Felbry College | 232 163 | 151 101 | 59 18 | 65.09% -7.37% | 39.07% -42.93% |
| Heidelberg University | 2,253 452 | 1,532 247 | 291 50 | 68.00% -3.35% | 18.99% 0.24% |
| Hondros College of Nursing | 394 82 | 272 -8 | 218 -16 | 69.04% -20.70% | 80.15% -3.42% |
| Professional Skills Institute | 168 -17 | 119 15 | 50 -17 | 70.83% 14.61% | 42.02% -22.40% |
| University of Akron Main Campus | 14,982 2,700 | 10,637 459 | 2,127 12 | 71.00% -11.87% | 20.00% -0.78% |
| Columbus College of Art & Design | 867 91 | 624 -82 | 193 -34 | 71.97% -19.01% | 30.93% -1.22% |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville | 2,265 -191 | 1,631 -6 | 669 6 | 72.01% 5.36% | 41.02% 0.52% |
| Capital University | 4,365 -5 | 3,186 33 | 414 -104 | 72.99% 0.84% | 12.99% -3.44% |
| Ohio Northern University | 4,537 -2,088 | 3,312 -290 | 596 -70 | 73.00% 18.63% | 18.00% -0.49% |
| Lourdes University | 1,004 -78 | 743 89 | 126 -46 | 74.00% 13.56% | 16.96% -9.34% |
| Chamberlain University-Ohio | 4 -10 | 3 -8 | 3 -7 | 75.00% -3.57% | 100.00% 9.09% |
| Malone University | 1,335 -60 | 1,015 -67 | 223 12 | 76.03% -1.53% | 21.97% 2.47% |
| Baldwin Wallace University | 4,384 155 | 3,376 118 | 743 100 | 77.01% -0.03% | 22.01% 2.27% |
| Walsh University | 2,287 -372 | 1,784 -144 | 339 -39 | 78.01% 5.50% | 19.00% -0.61% |
| Marietta College | 2,516 49 | 1,988 -56 | 318 -3 | 79.01% -3.84% | 16.00% 0.30% |
| Notre Dame College | 3,348 232 | 2,678 231 | 241 9 | 79.99% 1.46% | 9.00% -0.48% |
| Tiffin University | 4,785 590 | 3,828 353 | 498 -149 | 80.00% -2.84% | 13.01% -5.61% |
| Youngstown State University | 5,799 -1,682 | 4,639 -1,391 | 1,299 -326 | 80.00% -0.60% | 28.00% 1.05% |
| University of Mount Union | 3,322 -199 | 2,658 -9 | 532 -19 | 80.01% 4.26% | 20.02% -0.64% |
| Rabbinical College Telshe | 36 6 | 29 2 | 18 -7 | 80.56% -9.44% | 62.07% -30.52% |
| University of Akron Wayne College | 303 -19 | 245 -22 | 135 -9 | 80.86% -2.06% | 55.10% 1.17% |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 18,629 1,182 | 15,089 1,366 | 3,169 232 | 81.00% 2.34% | 21.00% -0.40% |
| Ashland University | 3,633 -932 | 2,943 -333 | 530 2 | 81.01% 9.25% | 18.01% 1.89% |
| John Carroll University | 4,238 -72 | 3,433 -117 | 549 -17 | 81.01% -1.36% | 15.99% 0.05% |
| Miami University-Oxford | 34,498 4,131 | 28,288 1,589 | 3,960 -75 | 82.00% -5.92% | 14.00% -1.11% |
| Muskingum University | 2,623 -67 | 2,151 -173 | 366 -46 | 82.01% -4.38% | 17.02% -0.71% |
| Antioch College | 251 75 | 206 60 | 35 8 | 82.07% -0.88% | 16.99% -1.50% |
| Kettering College | 140 -447 | 116 -86 | 35 -63 | 82.86% 48.45% | 30.17% -18.34% |
| Otterbein University | 3,498 -264 | 2,903 -245 | 523 -27 | 82.99% -0.69% | 18.02% 0.55% |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | 6 -2 | 5 -2 | 4 -2 | 83.33% -4.17% | 80.00% -5.71% |
| American Institute of Alternative Medicine | 160 -24 | 134 -7 | 134 94 | 83.75% 7.12% | 100.00% 71.63% |
| Ursuline College | 613 3 | 515 -4 | 113 6 | 84.01% -1.07% | 21.94% 1.32% |
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University | 1,134 64 | 953 40 | 267 -29 | 84.04% -1.29% | 28.02% -4.40% |
| Wilmington College | 1,877 -86 | 1,595 -135 | 255 -62 | 84.98% -3.15% | 15.99% -2.33% |
| Ohio Dominican University | 1,559 -627 | 1,325 179 | 239 31 | 84.99% 32.57% | 18.04% -0.11% |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | 25,648 670 | 21,801 191 | 4,578 137 | 85.00% -1.52% | 21.00% 0.45% |
| The University of Findlay | 3,760 151 | 3,234 131 | 614 -58 | 86.01% 0.03% | 18.99% -2.67% |
| Kent State University at Kent | 22,365 1,996 | 19,458 1,529 | 4,281 | 87.00% -1.02% | 22.00% -1.88% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33,165 4,140 | 29,185 4,161 | 7,004 635 | 88.00% 1.78% | 24.00% -1.45% |
| Xavier University | 16,750 1,914 | 14,740 2,198 | 1,179 -12 | 88.00% 3.46% | 8.00% -1.50% |
| DeVry University-Ohio | 9 7 | 8 7 | 8 7 | 88.89% 38.89% | 100.00% |
| Wittenberg University | 2,956 -42 | 2,690 -126 | 377 -28 | 91.00% -2.93% | 14.01% -0.37% |
| The Modern College of Design | 355 125 | 327 99 | 65 8 | 92.11% -7.02% | 19.88% -5.12% |
| Hiram College | 1,906 10 | 1,773 7 | 230 38 | 93.02% -0.12% | 12.97% 2.10% |
| Herzing University-Akron | 134 20 | 126 19 | 87 13 | 94.03% 0.17% | 69.05% -0.11% |
| Cleveland State University | 10,274 -1,296 | 9,760 -112 | 1,562 -92 | 95.00% 9.68% | 16.00% -0.75% |
| University of Toledo | 11,184 -1,391 | 10,625 -973 | 2,125 -10 | 95.00% 2.77% | 20.00% 1.59% |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | 8,894 1,732 | 8,449 1,629 | 1,436 155 | 95.00% -0.22% | 17.00% -1.78% |
| Trinity Health System School of Nursing | 2 -4 | 2 -4 | 2 -3 | 100.00% | 100.00% 16.67% |
| Adult and Community Education-Hudson | 9 3 | 9 3 | 9 3 | 100.00% | 100.00% |