Most selective colleges in Ohio
50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate
These 50 most selective colleges in Ohio, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 17% at Denison University to 84% at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. 6 are public and 44 are private.
| # | College | Type | Acceptance | Avg SAT | Net price / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denison University Granville, OH | Private | 17% | 1,395 | $38,111 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private | 29% | 1,501 | $38,909 |
| 3 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | Private | 31% | 1,440 | $29,383 |
| 4 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | Private | 33% | 1,440 | $39,184 |
| 5 | Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | Private | 33% | — | $38,041 |
| 6 | Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, OH | Private | 38% | — | $32,623 |
| 7 | Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH | Private | 40% | 910 | $21,607 |
| 8 | Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton, OH | Private | 41% | 1,020 | $21,873 |
| 9 | Defiance College Defiance, OH | Private | 42% | — | $23,722 |
| 10 | Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH | Private | 43% | 961 | $15,709 |
| 11 | Central State University Wilberforce, OH | Public | 46% | — | $16,544 |
| 12 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH | Private | 50% | 972 | $19,462 |
| 13 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH | Private | 51% | 1,311 | $21,619 |
| 14 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | 51% | 1,407 | $18,292 |
| 15 | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH | Private | 53% | 980 | $7,349 |
| 16 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH | Private | 54% | 1,370 | $25,766 |
| 17 | Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH | Private | 56% | 1,156 | $41,480 |
| 18 | Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, OH | Private | 57% | 1,068 | $16,135 |
| 19 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, OH | Private | 57% | 1,020 | $12,939 |
| 20 | Bluffton University Bluffton, OH | Private | 61% | 1,020 | $17,430 |
| 21 | University of Dayton Dayton, OH | Private | 62% | 1,313 | $31,236 |
| 22 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH | Private | 63% | 1,246 | $25,022 |
| 23 | Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH | Private | 64% | — | $3,138 |
| 24 | Lake Erie College Painesville, OH | Private | 64% | 1,114 | $21,296 |
| 25 | Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH | Private | 68% | — | $21,662 |
| 26 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | 71% | 1,088 | $14,981 |
| 27 | Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH | Private | 72% | — | $30,139 |
| 28 | Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH | Private | 72% | 1,218 | $23,987 |
| 29 | Capital University Columbus, OH | Private | 73% | 1,118 | $23,585 |
| 30 | Ohio Northern University Ada, OH | Private | 73% | 1,290 | $25,727 |
| 31 | Lourdes University Sylvania, OH | Private | 74% | — | $21,596 |
| 32 | Malone University Canton, OH | Private | 76% | 1,089 | $22,881 |
| 33 | Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | Private | 77% | 1,176 | $27,654 |
| 34 | Walsh University North Canton, OH | Private | 78% | 1,210 | $20,004 |
| 35 | Marietta College Marietta, OH | Private | 79% | 1,103 | $18,372 |
| 36 | Tiffin University Tiffin, OH | Private | 80% | 989 | $23,758 |
| 37 | University of Mount Union Alliance, OH | Private | 80% | 1,227 | $22,539 |
| 38 | Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | Public | 80% | 1,055 | $11,877 |
| 39 | Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH | Private | 80% | — | $20,477 |
| 40 | Ashland University Ashland, OH | Private | 81% | 1,119 | $21,994 |
| 41 | Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | Public | 81% | 1,118 | $20,918 |
| 42 | John Carroll University University Heights, OH | Private | 81% | 1,295 | $28,617 |
| 43 | Muskingum University New Concord, OH | Private | 82% | 1,016 | $20,204 |
| 44 | Antioch College Yellow Springs, OH | Private | 82% | — | $6,602 |
| 45 | Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | Public | 82% | 1,313 | $27,662 |
| 46 | Kettering College Kettering, OH | Private | 83% | 1,120 | $15,156 |
| 47 | Otterbein University Westerville, OH | Private | 83% | 1,220 | $22,140 |
| 48 | Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, OH | Private | 83% | — | — |
| 49 | Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH | Private | 84% | 1,140 | $18,027 |
| 50 | Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH | Private | 84% | 1,119 | $21,812 |
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