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.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Ohio Colleges

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.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Ohio Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science189
157
32
8
32
8
16.93%
-58.07%
100.00%
Denison University14,580
2,360
2,479
-205
645
-38
17.00%
-4.96%
26.02%
0.57%
Case Western Reserve University39,033
332
11,320
713
1,585
32
29.00%
1.59%
14.00%
-0.64%
Kenyon College8,218
102
2,548
-236
459
-72
31.01%
-3.29%
18.01%
-1.06%
Art Academy of Cincinnati1,056
630
348
-78
56
-31
32.95%
-67.05%
16.09%
-4.33%
Oberlin College11,039
-27
3,643
-216
765
-117
33.00%
-1.87%
21.00%
-1.86%
Cleveland Institute of Music461
83
175
38
49
8
37.96%
1.72%
28.00%
-1.93%
Ohio Christian University1,22348918639.98%38.04%
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences189
42
77
-4
42
-11
40.74%
-14.36%
54.55%
-10.88%
Academia Medical Institute321
45
132
-9
131
52
41.12%
-9.97%
99.24%
43.21%
Defiance College1,546
-1,176
649
-1,062
130
-19
41.98%
-20.88%
20.03%
11.32%
Mercy College of Ohio283
47
122
13
52
2
43.11%
-3.08%
42.62%
-3.25%
Central State University3,291
-523
1,514
-1,874
575
-39
46.00%
-42.83%
37.98%
19.86%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences562
182
281
11
87
-15
50.00%
-21.05%
30.96%
-6.82%
Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing24
10
12
8
12
8
50.00%
21.43%
100.00%
Ohio State University-Main Campus70,028
4,839
35,714
1,344
8,214
154
51.00%
-1.72%
23.00%
-0.45%
Ohio Wesleyan University5,708
384
2,911
133
437
-16
51.00%
-1.18%
15.01%
-1.30%
Wilberforce University12,661
8,561
6,710
4,860
201
-162
53.00%
7.88%
3.00%
-16.62%
The College of Wooster7,031
-220
3,797
-283
456
-122
54.00%
-2.27%
12.01%
-2.16%
Cleveland Institute of Art963
270
539
55
124
-30
55.97%
-13.87%
23.01%
-8.81%
Mount St. Joseph University2,169
42
1,236
80
321
25
56.98%
2.63%
25.97%
0.36%
Mount Carmel College of Nursing115
33
66
14
26
-4
57.39%
-6.02%
39.39%
-18.30%
Athena Career Academy150
120
90
64
30
7
60.00%
-26.67%
33.33%
-55.13%
Bluffton University2,873
1,768
1,753
689
193
31
61.02%
-35.27%
11.01%
-4.22%
University of Dayton22,747
3,883
14,103
134
1,974
-22
62.00%
-12.05%
14.00%
-0.29%
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education27171762.96%100.00%
Cedarville University5,382
-53
3,391
-135
1,017
-122
63.01%
-1.87%
29.99%
-2.31%
Gods Bible School and College139
-35
89
-22
58
-16
64.03%
0.24%
65.17%
-1.50%
Lake Erie College1,193
108
764
177
183
-42
64.04%
9.94%
23.95%
-14.38%
Felbry College232
163
151
101
59
18
65.09%
-7.37%
39.07%
-42.93%
Heidelberg University2,253
452
1,532
247
291
50
68.00%
-3.35%
18.99%
0.24%
Hondros College of Nursing394
82
272
-8
218
-16
69.04%
-20.70%
80.15%
-3.42%
Professional Skills Institute168
-17
119
15
50
-17
70.83%
14.61%
42.02%
-22.40%
University of Akron Main Campus14,982
2,700
10,637
459
2,127
12
71.00%
-11.87%
20.00%
-0.78%
Columbus College of Art & Design867
91
624
-82
193
-34
71.97%
-19.01%
30.93%
-1.22%
Franciscan University of Steubenville2,265
-191
1,631
-6
669
6
72.01%
5.36%
41.02%
0.52%
Capital University4,365
-5
3,186
33
414
-104
72.99%
0.84%
12.99%
-3.44%
Ohio Northern University4,537
-2,088
3,312
-290
596
-70
73.00%
18.63%
18.00%
-0.49%
Lourdes University1,004
-78
743
89
126
-46
74.00%
13.56%
16.96%
-9.34%
Chamberlain University-Ohio4
-10
3
-8
3
-7
75.00%
-3.57%
100.00%
9.09%
Malone University1,335
-60
1,015
-67
223
12
76.03%
-1.53%
21.97%
2.47%
Baldwin Wallace University4,384
155
3,376
118
743
100
77.01%
-0.03%
22.01%
2.27%
Walsh University2,287
-372
1,784
-144
339
-39
78.01%
5.50%
19.00%
-0.61%
Marietta College2,516
49
1,988
-56
318
-3
79.01%
-3.84%
16.00%
0.30%
Notre Dame College3,348
232
2,678
231
241
9
79.99%
1.46%
9.00%
-0.48%
Youngstown State University5,799
-1,682
4,639
-1,391
1,299
-326
80.00%
-0.60%
28.00%
1.05%
Tiffin University4,785
590
3,828
353
498
-149
80.00%
-2.84%
13.01%
-5.61%
University of Mount Union3,322
-199
2,658
-9
532
-19
80.01%
4.26%
20.02%
-0.64%
Rabbinical College Telshe36
6
29
2
18
-7
80.56%
-9.44%
62.07%
-30.52%
University of Akron Wayne College303
-19
245
-22
135
-9
80.86%
-2.06%
55.10%
1.17%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus18,629
1,182
15,089
1,366
3,169
232
81.00%
2.34%
21.00%
-0.40%
Ashland University3,633
-932
2,943
-333
530
2
81.01%
9.25%
18.01%
1.89%
John Carroll University4,238
-72
3,433
-117
549
-17
81.01%
-1.36%
15.99%
0.05%
Miami University-Oxford34,498
4,131
28,288
1,589
3,960
-75
82.00%
-5.92%
14.00%
-1.11%
Muskingum University2,623
-67
2,151
-173
366
-46
82.01%
-4.38%
17.02%
-0.71%
Antioch College251
75
206
60
35
8
82.07%
-0.88%
16.99%
-1.50%
Kettering College140
-447
116
-86
35
-63
82.86%
48.45%
30.17%
-18.34%
Otterbein University3,498
-264
2,903
-245
523
-27
82.99%
-0.69%
18.02%
0.55%
Pontifical College Josephinum6
-2
5
-2
4
-2
83.33%
-4.17%
80.00%
-5.71%
American Institute of Alternative Medicine160
-24
134
-7
134
94
83.75%
7.12%
100.00%
71.63%
Ursuline College613
3
515
-4
113
6
84.01%
-1.07%
21.94%
1.32%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University1,134
64
953
40
267
-29
84.04%
-1.29%
28.02%
-4.40%
Wilmington College1,877
-86
1,595
-135
255
-62
84.98%
-3.15%
15.99%
-2.33%
Ohio Dominican University1,559
-627
1,325
179
239
31
84.99%
32.57%
18.04%
-0.11%
Ohio University-Main Campus25,648
670
21,801
191
4,578
137
85.00%
-1.52%
21.00%
0.45%
The University of Findlay3,760
151
3,234
131
614
-58
86.01%
0.03%
18.99%
-2.67%
Kent State University at Kent22,365
1,996
19,458
1,529
4,28187.00%
-1.02%
22.00%
-1.88%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus33,165
4,140
29,185
4,161
7,004
635
88.00%
1.78%
24.00%
-1.45%
Xavier University16,750
1,914
14,740
2,198
1,179
-12
88.00%
3.46%
8.00%
-1.50%
DeVry University-Ohio9
7
8
7
8
7
88.89%
38.89%
100.00%
Wittenberg University2,956
-42
2,690
-126
377
-28
91.00%
-2.93%
14.01%
-0.37%
The Modern College of Design355
125
327
99
65
8
92.11%
-7.02%
19.88%
-5.12%
Hiram College1,906
10
1,773
7
230
38
93.02%
-0.12%
12.97%
2.10%
Herzing University-Akron134
20
126
19
87
13
94.03%
0.17%
69.05%
-0.11%
Cleveland State University10,274
-1,296
9,760
-112
1,562
-92
95.00%
9.68%
16.00%
-0.75%
University of Toledo11,184
-1,391
10,625
-973
2,125
-10
95.00%
2.77%
20.00%
1.59%
Wright State University-Main Campus8,894
1,732
8,449
1,629
1,436
155
95.00%
-0.22%
17.00%
-1.78%
Trinity Health System School of Nursing2
-4
2
-4
2
-3
100.00%100.00%
16.67%
Adult and Community Education-Hudson9
3
9
3
9
3
100.00%100.00%