The 2024 average acceptance rate of 4-year colleges in Ohio is 69.24% - 320,515 students accepted out of total 481,427.
Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 68.31% to 69.24%. The Ohio Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 29.04% and the yield is lower than 39.30%, rate of 10 years ago.
Acceptance Rate Trends
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.42% where the current academic year rate is 69.24% at Ohio Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 69.44% and women students' rate is 71.43%.
Last year, it was slightly harder to get into Ohio Colleges than the previous year. The acceptance rate at Ohio Colleges have not been tight and applicants have more chance to admit.
The following table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Ohio Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
68.31% |
67.45% |
69.39% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
71.44%
3.14% |
69.27%
1.83% |
72.64%
3.25% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
71.09%
-0.35% |
69.85%
0.58% |
71.86%
-0.78% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
71.81%
0.72% |
70.73%
0.88% |
72.69%
0.84% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
70.19%
-1.62% |
69.02%
-1.71% |
70.56%
-2.13% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
70.09%
-0.10% |
69.56%
0.54% |
70.85%
0.29% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
68.61%
-1.49% |
68.02%
-1.54% |
69.55%
-1.30% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
69.16%
0.56% |
69.63%
1.61% |
69.94%
0.39% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
72.08%
2.92% |
70.11%
0.48% |
73.61%
3.67% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
72.63%
0.55% |
72.75%
2.64% |
73.97%
0.37% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
69.24%
-3.39% |
67.46%
-5.29% |
70.73%
-3.24% |
|---|
| Average |
70.42% |
69.44% |
71.43% |
|---|
Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes
The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 34.04% where the current academic year yield is 29.04%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Ohio Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
39.30% |
39.33% |
37.69% |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
39.06%
-0.24% |
39.85%
0.52% |
36.80%
-0.89% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
38.66%
-0.40% |
39.66%
-0.20% |
36.48%
-0.31% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
34.66%
-4.00% |
35.48%
-4.17% |
32.08%
-4.41% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
35.09%
0.43% |
36.57%
1.09% |
33.23%
1.15% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
34.22%
-0.87% |
35.13%
-1.44% |
31.79%
-1.44% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
32.84%
-1.38% |
32.57%
-2.56% |
30.90%
-0.89% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
30.21%
-2.63% |
31.27%
-1.30% |
28.42%
-2.48% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
29.49%
-0.72% |
30.13%
-1.14% |
26.86%
-1.56% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
31.85%
2.35% |
31.41%
1.27% |
29.08%
2.22% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
29.04%
-2.81% |
29.07%
-2.34% |
27.37%
-1.71% |
|---|
| Average |
34.04% |
34.59% |
31.88% |
|---|
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes
The average number of applicants is 387,114, the average number of admitted is 260,274, and the average number of enrolled students is 61,073 over the last 10 years.
The number of applicants to Ohio Colleges increased by 7.37% (33,050 applicants) compared to last year.
The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Ohio Colleges from 2013 to 2024.
| Year | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled |
|---|
| 2013-14 |
306,864 |
200,025 |
58,507 |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
319,839
4.23% |
209,474
4.72% |
59,283
1.33% |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
343,533
7.41% |
226,670
8.21% |
62,485
5.40% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
370,786
7.93% |
245,166
8.16% |
63,850
2.18% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
385,146
3.87% |
254,765
3.92% |
63,633
-0.34% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
400,696
4.04% |
266,078
4.44% |
63,916
0.44% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
397,878
-0.70% |
266,489
0.15% |
61,525
-3.74% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
388,984
-2.24% |
274,419
2.98% |
58,206
-5.39% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
414,729
6.62% |
293,365
6.90% |
59,257
1.81% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
448,377
8.11% |
306,051
4.32% |
60,809
2.62% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
481,427
7.37% |
320,515
4.73% |
60,331
-0.79% |
|---|
| Average |
387,114 |
260,274 |
61,073 |
|---|