For the academic year 2023-2024, the average acceptance rate of Ohio Colleges is 66.58%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.82%. A total of 481,427 have applied, 320,515 admitted, and 60,331 students have enrolled one of Ohio Colleges.
Of the Ohio colleges, Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science is the tightest school to admit with 16.93% acceptance rate, and Denison University has the second lowest acceptance rate of 17.00%.
You can check the 5-year acceptance rate changes of Ohio Colleges.
Acceptance Rates & Admission Statistics Comparison Table
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2024 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 | 160 | 134 | 134 |
83.75% | 100.00% |
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Antioch CollegeYellow Springs, OH | 251 | 206 | 35 |
82.07% | 16.99% |
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Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH | 1,056 | 348 | 56 |
32.95% | 16.09% |
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Ashland UniversityAshland, OH | 3,633 | 2,943 | 530 |
81.01% | 18.01% |
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Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCanton, OH | 189 | 77 | 42 |
40.74% | 54.55% |
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Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH | 4,384 | 3,376 | 743 |
77.01% | 22.01% |
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Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH | 2,873 | 1,753 | 193 |
61.02% | 11.01% |
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Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, OH | 18,629 | 15,089 | 3,169 |
81.00% | 21.00% |
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Capital UniversityColumbus, OH | 4,365 | 3,186 | 414 |
72.99% | 12.99% |
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Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 39,033 | 11,320 | 1,585 |
29.00% | 14.00% |
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Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH | 5,382 | 3,391 | 1,017 |
63.01% | 29.99% |
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Central State UniversityWilberforce, OH | 3,291 | 1,514 | 575 |
46.00% | 37.98% |
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Chamberlain University-OhioColumbus, OH | 4 | 3 | 3 |
75.00% | 100.00% |
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Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH | 963 | 539 | 124 |
55.97% | 23.01% |
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Cleveland Institute of MusicCleveland, OH | 461 | 175 | 49 |
37.96% | 28.00% |
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Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH | 10,274 | 9,760 | 1,562 |
95.00% | 16.00% |
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Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, OH | 867 | 624 | 193 |
71.97% | 30.93% |
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Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH | 1,546 | 649 | 130 |
41.98% | 20.03% |
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Denison UniversityGranville, OH | 14,580 | 2,479 | 645 |
17.00% | 26.02% |
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DeVry University-OhioColumbus, OH | 9 | 8 | 8 |
88.89% | 100.00% |
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Felbry CollegeColumbus, OH | 232 | 151 | 59 |
65.09% | 39.07% |
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Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, OH | 2,265 | 1,631 | 669 |
72.01% | 41.02% |
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Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati, OH | 139 | 89 | 58 |
64.03% | 65.17% |
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Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnati, OH | 189 | 32 | 32 |
16.93% | 100.00% |
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Heidelberg UniversityTiffin, OH | 2,253 | 1,532 | 291 |
68.00% | 18.99% |
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Herzing University-AkronAkron, OH | 134 | 126 | 87 |
94.03% | 69.05% |
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Hiram CollegeHiram, OH | 1,906 | 1,773 | 230 |
93.02% | 12.97% |
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John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OH | 4,238 | 3,433 | 549 |
81.01% | 15.99% |
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Kent State University at KentKent, OH | 22,365 | 19,458 | 4,281 |
87.00% | 22.00% |
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Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH | 8,218 | 2,548 | 459 |
31.01% | 18.01% |
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Kettering CollegeKettering, OH | 140 | 116 | 35 |
82.86% | 30.17% |
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Lake Erie CollegePainesville, OH | 1,193 | 764 | 183 |
64.04% | 23.95% |
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Lourdes UniversitySylvania, OH | 1,004 | 743 | 126 |
74.00% | 16.96% |
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Malone UniversityCanton, OH | 1,335 | 1,015 | 223 |
76.03% | 21.97% |
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Marietta CollegeMarietta, OH | 2,516 | 1,988 | 318 |
79.01% | 16.00% |
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Mercy College of OhioToledo, OH | 283 | 122 | 52 |
43.11% | 42.62% |
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Miami University-OxfordOxford, OH | 34,498 | 28,288 | 3,960 |
82.00% | 14.00% |
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Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbus, OH | 115 | 66 | 26 |
57.39% | 39.39% |
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Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH | 2,169 | 1,236 | 321 |
56.98% | 25.97% |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount Vernon, OH | 1,134 | 953 | 267 |
84.04% | 28.02% |
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Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH | 2,623 | 2,151 | 366 |
82.01% | 17.02% |
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Notre Dame CollegeCleveland, OH | 3,348 | 2,678 | 241 |
79.99% | 9.00% |
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Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OH | 11,039 | 3,643 | 765 |
33.00% | 21.00% |
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Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH | 1,223 | 489 | 186 |
39.98% | 38.04% |
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Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH | 1,559 | 1,325 | 239 |
84.99% | 18.04% |
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Ohio Northern UniversityAda, OH | 4,537 | 3,312 | 596 |
73.00% | 18.00% |
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Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH | 70,028 | 35,714 | 8,214 |
51.00% | 23.00% |
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Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, OH | 25,648 | 21,801 | 4,578 |
85.00% | 21.00% |
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Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH | 5,708 | 2,911 | 437 |
51.00% | 15.01% |
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Otterbein UniversityWesterville, OH | 3,498 | 2,903 | 523 |
82.99% | 18.02% |
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Pontifical College JosephinumColumbus, OH | 6 | 5 | 4 |
83.33% | 80.00% |
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Professional Skills InstituteMaumee, OH | 168 | 119 | 50 |
70.83% | 42.02% |
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Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffe, OH | 36 | 29 | 18 |
80.56% | 62.07% |
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The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH | 562 | 281 | 87 |
50.00% | 30.96% |
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The College of WoosterWooster, OH | 7,031 | 3,797 | 456 |
54.00% | 12.01% |
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The Modern College of DesignKettering, OH | 355 | 327 | 65 |
92.11% | 19.88% |
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The University of FindlayFindlay, OH | 3,760 | 3,234 | 614 |
86.01% | 18.99% |
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Tiffin UniversityTiffin, OH | 4,785 | 3,828 | 498 |
80.00% | 13.01% |
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University of Akron Main CampusAkron, OH | 14,982 | 10,637 | 2,127 |
71.00% | 20.00% |
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University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH | 33,165 | 29,185 | 7,004 |
88.00% | 24.00% |
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University of DaytonDayton, OH | 22,747 | 14,103 | 1,974 |
62.00% | 14.00% |
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University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH | 3,322 | 2,658 | 532 |
80.01% | 20.02% |
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University of ToledoToledo, OH | 11,184 | 10,625 | 2,125 |
95.00% | 20.00% |
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Ursuline CollegePepper Pike, OH | 613 | 515 | 113 |
84.01% | 21.94% |
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Walsh UniversityNorth Canton, OH | 2,287 | 1,784 | 339 |
78.01% | 19.00% |
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Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH | 12,661 | 6,710 | 201 |
53.00% | 3.00% |
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Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH | 1,877 | 1,595 | 255 |
84.98% | 15.99% |
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Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OH | 2,956 | 2,690 | 377 |
91.00% | 14.01% |
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Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, OH | 8,894 | 8,449 | 1,436 |
95.00% | 17.00% |
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Xavier UniversityCincinnati, OH | 16,750 | 14,740 | 1,179 |
88.00% | 8.00% |
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Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, OH | 5,799 | 4,639 | 1,299 |
80.00% | 28.00% |
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| Average | 6,781 | 4,514 | 850 | 66.58% | 18.82% |
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*The admission data is updated with academic year 2023-2024 data from National Center For Education Statistics (September 2, 2023).
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