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Lowest to Highest Acceptance Rate of Ohio Colleges 2023

Acceptance Rate of all colleges in Ohio are given here. Colleges are listed from Lowest Acceptance rate in Ohio to the Highest Acceptance rate colleges. Acceptance Rate of Universities and Colleges indicate how tough the admissions selection criteria of an institution is. Acceptance or Admissions Rate of the colleges is obtained by dividing the number of admitted students divided by the total number of applicants who applied for admissions in a single admission calendar. The lower the acceptance rate of a college is, the tougher it is to get admitted to. Hence, the colleges with lower admissions rate are easier to get into.

Some institutions have open admission policy. Open Admission Policy means that all qualifying students who meet the minimum eligibility criteria are offered admission and they start the degree the program without additional qualifications or performance benchmarks. In other words, the institutes having open admission policy have 100% acceptance rate.

Acceptance Rate of all Ohio Colleges 2023 from Lowest to Highest

CollegeCityCategoryAcceptance RateOpen Admission PolicyNo of Students
Kettering CollegeKetteringPrivate Sector25.3%NO 567
Denison UniversityGranvillePrivate Sector28.27%NO 2312
Case Western Reserve UniversityClevelandPrivate Sector30.24%NO 5697
Aultman College of Nursing and Health SciencesCantonPrivate Sector31.91%NO 251
Cleveland Institute of MusicClevelandPrivate Sector32.89%NO 208
Oberlin CollegeOberlinPrivate Sector34.34%NO 2942
Kenyon CollegeGambierPrivate Sector36.55%NO 1868
Wilberforce UniversityWilberforcePrivate Sector38.8%NO 528
Mercy College of OhioToledoPrivate Sector40.97%NO 1215
DeVry University-OhioColumbusPrivate Sector41.79%NO 385
The North Coast CollegeLakewoodPrivate Sector50%NO 47
Mount Carmel College of NursingColumbusPrivate Sector52.21%NO 621
Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbusPrivate Sector53.55%NO 823
Hannah E Mullins School of Practical NursingSalemPublic Sector54.55%NO 54
Lake Erie CollegePainesvillePrivate Sector54.73%NO 644
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbusPublic Sector57.18%NO 45986
Central State UniversityWilberforcePublic Sector58.64%NO 6017
The College of WoosterWoosterPrivate Sector60.63%NO 1960
Defiance CollegeDefiancePrivate Sector62.21%NO 516
Cedarville UniversityCedarvillePrivate Sector62.24%NO 3613
Professional Skills InstituteMaumeePrivate Sector62.24%NO 349
Mount Saint Joseph UniversityCincinnatiPrivate Sector63.16%NO 1087
The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnatiPrivate Sector64.12%NO 870
Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnatiPrivate Sector64.58%NO 221
Cleveland Institute of ArtClevelandPrivate Sector65.88%NO 574
Franciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenvillePrivate Sector68.45%NO 2443
Ohio Northern UniversityAdaPrivate Sector68.9%NO 2187
Chamberlain University-OhioColumbusPrivate Sector70%NO 679
Athena Career AcademyToledoPrivate Sector70%NO 329
Ashland UniversityAshlandPrivate Sector70.01%NO 2991
Antioch CollegeYellow SpringsPrivate Sector71.9%NO 133
Tiffin UniversityTiffinPrivate Sector73.74%NO 1824
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelawarePrivate Sector74.02%NO 1338
Capital UniversityColumbusPrivate Sector74.17%NO 2045
Bluffton UniversityBlufftonPrivate Sector75.22%NO 718
Lourdes UniversitySylvaniaPrivate Sector75.24%NO 811
Malone UniversityCantonPrivate Sector78.03%NO 882
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstownPublic Sector78.15%NO 8306
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling GreenPublic Sector78.73%NO 12779
Baldwin Wallace UniversityBereaPrivate Sector79.01%NO 2808
University of Mount UnionAlliancePrivate Sector79.74%NO 1865
Walsh UniversityNorth CantonPrivate Sector79.92%NO 1635
Pontifical College JosephinumColumbusPrivate Sector80%NO 32
University of DaytonDaytonPrivate Sector80.63%NO 8555
Hondros College of NursingWestervillePrivate Sector81.98%NO 2541
Notre Dame CollegeClevelandPrivate Sector82.39%NO 1141
Ursuline CollegePepper PikePrivate Sector82.46%NO 657
Otterbein UniversityWestervillePrivate Sector82.9%NO 2180
Marietta CollegeMariettaPrivate Sector83.09%NO 1124
The University of FindlayFindlayPrivate Sector83.6%NO 2204
Xavier UniversityCincinnatiPrivate Sector84.02%NO 5124
Rabbinical College TelsheWickliffePrivate Sector84.38%NO 51
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnatiPublic Sector84.83%NO 27188
University of Akron Main CampusAkronPublic Sector84.92%NO 10811
Muskingum UniversityNew ConcordPrivate Sector85.62%NO 1501
University of Akron Wayne CollegeOrrvillePublic Sector86.07%NO 725
Heidelberg UniversityTiffinPrivate Sector86.36%NO 1036
Wilmington CollegeWilmingtonPrivate Sector86.88%NO 1027
Felbry CollegeColumbusPrivate Sector86.96%NO 329
Mount Vernon Nazarene UniversityMount VernonPrivate Sector87.23%NO 1490
Kent State University at KentKentPublic Sector87.31%NO 20136
John Carroll UniversityUniversity HeightsPrivate Sector88.11%NO 2609
Ohio University-Main CampusAthensPublic Sector88.55%NO 17899
Miami University-OxfordOxfordPublic Sector88.6%NO 16868
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health ScienceCincinnatiPrivate Sector88.89%NO 282
Adult and Community Education-HudsonColumbusPublic Sector90.91%NO 53
Cleveland State UniversityClevelandPublic Sector91.29%NO 10208
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfieldPrivate Sector92.27%NO 1256
Hiram CollegeHiramPrivate Sector93.42%NO 849
Herzing University-AkronAkronPrivate Sector94.17%NO 410
Columbus College of Art and DesignColumbusPrivate Sector94.38%NO 975
Wright State University-Main CampusDaytonPublic Sector96.04%NO 6879
Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical EducationCantonPublic Sector96.3%NO 84
University of ToledoToledoPublic Sector96.52%NO 12016
Wright State University-Lake CampusCelinaPublic Sector98.41%NO 1094
The Modern College of DesignKetteringPrivate Sector99.31%NO 195
American Institute of Alternative MedicineColumbusPrivate Sector100%NO 476
Art Academy of CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%NO 233
Trinity Health System School of NursingSteubenvillePrivate Sector100%NO 35
Eastern Gateway Community CollegeSteubenvillePublic Sector100%YES43555
Columbus State Community CollegeColumbusPublic Sector100%YES16911
Sinclair Community CollegeDaytonPublic Sector100%YES14334
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictClevelandPublic Sector100%YES12745
Stark State CollegeNorth CantonPublic Sector100%YES6992
Lorain County Community CollegeElyriaPublic Sector100%YES5919
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnatiPublic Sector100%YES5550
Owens Community CollegePerrysburgPublic Sector100%YES4461
Franklin UniversityColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES4444
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue AshPublic Sector100%YES3965
Kent State University at StarkNorth CantonPublic Sector100%YES3712
Lakeland Community CollegeKirtlandPublic Sector100%YES3524
Clark State CollegeSpringfieldPublic Sector100%YES3330
University of Northwestern OhioLimaPrivate Sector100%YES2687
Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewarkPublic Sector100%YES2612
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouthPublic Sector100%YES2537
MyComputerCareer at ColumbusWestervillePrivate Sector100%YES2397
University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBataviaPublic Sector100%YES2133
Miami University-HamiltonHamiltonPublic Sector100%YES2117
Kent State University at TrumbullWarrenPublic Sector100%YES1744
Edison State Community CollegePiquaPublic Sector100%YES1724
Hocking CollegeNelsonvillePublic Sector100%YES1696
Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewarkPublic Sector100%YES1670
Kent State University at GeaugaBurtonPublic Sector100%YES1665
Kent State University at TuscarawasNew PhiladelphiaPublic Sector100%YES1627
Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabulaPublic Sector100%YES1468
North Central State CollegeMansfieldPublic Sector100%YES1399
James A. Rhodes State CollegeLimaPublic Sector100%YES1390
Marion Technical CollegeMarionPublic Sector100%YES1371
Kent State University at SalemSalemPublic Sector100%YES1173
Ohio Christian UniversityCirclevillePrivate Sector100%YES1155
Miami University-MiddletownMiddletownPublic Sector100%YES1152
Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuronPublic Sector100%YES1138
Apollo Career CenterLimaPublic Sector100%YES1109
Terra State Community CollegeFremontPublic Sector100%YES1108
Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarionPublic Sector100%YES968
Ross College-SylvaniaSylvaniaPrivate Sector100%YES968
Northwest State Community CollegeArchboldPublic Sector100%YES966
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothePublic Sector100%YES965
Washington State Community CollegeMariettaPublic Sector100%YES957
Galen College of Nursing-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES952
Fortis College-ColumbusWestervillePrivate Sector100%YES904
Zane State CollegeZanesvillePublic Sector100%YES886
University of Rio GrandeRio GrandePrivate Sector100%YES868
Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfieldPublic Sector100%YES820
Southern State Community CollegeHillsboroPublic Sector100%YES795
Ohio State University-Lima CampusLimaPublic Sector100%YES780
Kent State University at East LiverpoolEast LiverpoolPublic Sector100%YES729
Ohio University-Southern CampusIrontonPublic Sector100%YES718
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancasterPublic Sector100%YES693
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesvillePublic Sector100%YES673
Bryant & Stratton College-ParmaParmaPrivate Sector100%YES619
Fortis College-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES562
Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga FallsPrivate Sector100%YES561
Fortis College-CentervilleCentervillePrivate Sector100%YES491
Union Institute & UniversityCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES489
Belmont CollegeSt ClairsvillePublic Sector100%YES486
Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumeePrivate Sector100%YES482
Ohio Technical CollegeClevelandPrivate Sector100%YES470
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWoosterPublic Sector100%YES459
O C Collins Career CenterChesapeakePublic Sector100%YES454
Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroePublic Sector100%YES448
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-AllianceAlliancePrivate Sector100%YES429
Aveda Fredric's Institute-CincinnatiWest ChesterPrivate Sector100%YES406
Dayton School of Medical MassageDaytonPrivate Sector100%YES382
EHOVE Career CenterMilanPublic Sector100%YES371
Hobart Institute of Welding TechnologyTroyPrivate Sector100%YES359
Valley College-ClevelandClevelandPrivate Sector100%YES351
Valor Christian CollegeCanal WinchesterPrivate Sector100%YES308
Ohio State College of Barber StylingColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES307
Ross College-CantonCantonPrivate Sector100%YES293
Ohio Media School-CincinnatiNorwoodPrivate Sector100%YES280
Ohio Media School-ColumbusColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES277
Ohio Media School-Valley ViewValley ViewPrivate Sector100%YES275
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint ClairsvillePublic Sector100%YES268
ATA College-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES265
Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksvillePrivate Sector100%YES257
Aveda Institute-ColumbusColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES255
Remington College-Cleveland CampusClevelandPrivate Sector100%YES252
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewarkPublic Sector100%YES248
Mid-EastCTC-Adult EducationZanesvillePublic Sector100%YES238
Paul Mitchell the School-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES232
Polaris Career CenterMiddleburg HeightsPublic Sector100%YES225
Paul Mitchell the School-ToledoSylvaniaPrivate Sector100%YES206
LaBarberia Institute of HairMayfield HtsPrivate Sector100%YES201
Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical TrainingMariettaPublic Sector100%YES195
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North DaytonDaytonPrivate Sector100%YES194
Buckeye Hills Career CenterRio GrandePublic Sector100%YES190
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School DistrictChillicothePublic Sector100%YES184
Ohio Business College-SheffieldSheffield VillagePrivate Sector100%YES183
Columbiana County Career and Technical CenterLisbonPublic Sector100%YES179
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-BoardmanBoardmanPrivate Sector100%YES174
Portage Lakes Career CenterUniontownPublic Sector100%YES167
Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnatiPublic Sector100%YES166
Hamrick SchoolMedinaPrivate Sector100%YES165
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-NilesNilesPrivate Sector100%YES164
Warren County Career CenterLebanonPublic Sector100%YES164
Tri-Rivers Career CenterMarionPublic Sector100%YES160
Miami Valley Career Technology CenterEnglewoodPublic Sector100%YES157
The Spa SchoolColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES157
Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterBrecksvillePublic Sector100%YES156
Paul Mitchell the School-ClevelandTwinsburgPrivate Sector100%YES155
Salon Institute-Toledo CampusToledoPrivate Sector100%YES151
Elite School of CosmetologyNorwalkPrivate Sector100%YES148
Knox County Career CenterMount VernonPublic Sector100%YES140
Paul Mitchell the School-ColumbusColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES137
East Ohio CollegeEast LiverpoolPrivate Sector100%YES133
Brown Aveda Institute-MentorMentorPrivate Sector100%YES132
National Beauty CollegeCantonPrivate Sector100%YES131
Wayne County Schools Career CenterSmithvillePublic Sector100%YES130
ETI Technical CollegeNilesPrivate Sector100%YES129
Empire Beauty School-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES126
Lorain County Joint Vocational School DistrictOberlinPublic Sector100%YES119
Brown Aveda Institute-StrongsvilleStrongsvillePrivate Sector100%YES112
Ross Medical Education Center-DaytonDaytonPrivate Sector100%YES112
Casal Aveda InstituteNilesPrivate Sector100%YES106
Madison Adult Career CenterMansfieldPublic Sector100%YES106
Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusJeffersonPublic Sector100%YES105
Northern Career InstituteEastlakePublic Sector100%YES103
Davis CollegeToledoPrivate Sector100%YES102
Ross Medical Education Center-NilesNilesPrivate Sector100%YES102
Auburn Career CenterConcord TwpPublic Sector100%YES99
Four County Career CenterArchboldPublic Sector100%YES99
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-BrunswickBrunswickPrivate Sector100%YES98
Ross Medical Education Center-CincinnatiCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES96
Sandusky Career CenterSanduskyPublic Sector100%YES92
Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & SciencesHilliardPrivate Sector100%YES91
Orion InstitutePerrysburgPrivate Sector100%YES90
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal WinchesterCANAL WINCHESTERPrivate Sector100%YES89
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsGroveportPublic Sector100%YES86
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South DaytonDaytonPrivate Sector100%YES86
Ohio Medical Career CollegeDaytonPrivate Sector100%YES86
Ohio State Beauty AcademyLimaPrivate Sector100%YES84
Upper Valley Career CenterPiquaPublic Sector100%YES82
Moler-Pickens Beauty AcademyFairfieldPrivate Sector100%YES82
Buckeye Joint Vocational SchoolNew PhiladelphiaPublic Sector100%YES80
Summit Salon Academy-PerrysburgPerrysburgPrivate Sector100%YES80
Inner State Beauty SchoolLyndhurstPrivate Sector100%YES79
Rosedale Bible CollegeIrwinPrivate Sector100%YES77
Mahoning County Career and Technical CenterCanfieldPublic Sector100%YES76
Scioto County Career Technical CenterLucasvillePublic Sector100%YES75
Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeSalemPrivate Sector100%YES74
Dayton Barber CollegeMiamisburgPrivate Sector100%YES73
Elite Welding Academy LLCCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES73
Trumbull Career & Technical CenterWarrenPublic Sector100%YES72
Toledo Academy of Beauty Culture-EastOREGONPrivate Sector100%YES71
Elite Academy of Hair DesignBridgeportPrivate Sector100%YES70
Moler Hollywood Beauty AcademyCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES67
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-HeathHeathPrivate Sector100%YES66
Vantage Career CenterVan WertPublic Sector100%YES66
Chatfield CollegeSaint MartinPrivate Sector100%YES61
Ross Medical Education Center-ElyriaElyriaPrivate Sector100%YES60
Alliance Career CenterAlliancePublic Sector100%YES59
Choffin Career and Technical CenterYoungstownPublic Sector100%YES58
Hussian College-Daymar College ColumbusColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES57
International College of BroadcastingDaytonPrivate Sector100%YES55
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair DesignCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES55
Ohio Business College-SanduskySanduskyPrivate Sector100%YES54
Brown & Clermont Adult Career CampusesBethelPublic Sector100%YES51
Tiffin Academy of Hair DesignTiffinPrivate Sector100%YES48
Ashland County-West Holmes Career CenterAshlandPublic Sector100%YES47
Global Tech CollegeToledoPrivate Sector100%YES46
Meryma'at Barber CollegeClevelandPrivate Sector100%YES46
Northern Institute of CosmetologyLorainPrivate Sector100%YES45
Northcoast Medical Training AcademyKentPrivate Sector100%YES45
Central School of Practical NursingIndependencePrivate Sector100%YES44
Paramount Beauty AcademyPortsmouthPrivate Sector100%YES41
Gerbers Akron Beauty SchoolAkronPrivate Sector100%YES40
Apex Academy Hair Skin Nails School of CosmetologyOntarioPrivate Sector100%YES37
Penta County Joint Vocational SchoolPerrysburgPublic Sector100%YES36
Athenaeum of OhioCincinnatiPrivate Sector100%YES35
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber CollegeClevelandPrivate Sector100%YES35
Medina County Career CenterMedinaPublic Sector100%YES34
Ohio Institute of Allied HealthHuber HeightsPrivate Sector100%YES34
International Culinary Arts and Sciences InstituteChesterlandPrivate Sector100%YES32
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology CenterFremontPublic Sector100%YES28
Ross Medical Education Center-OntarioOntarioPrivate Sector100%YES28
Pioneer Career and Technology CenterShelbyPublic Sector100%YES26
Greene County Career CenterXeniaPublic Sector100%YES25
Tri-State Bible CollegeSouth PointPrivate Sector100%YES23
Pike County Joint Vocational School DistrictPiketonPublic Sector100%YES23
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing EducationToledoPublic Sector100%YES20
Tri-County Adult Career CenterNelsonvillePublic Sector100%YES17
Dental Assistant Pro LLC-ColumbusWestervillePrivate Sector100%YES15
Dental Assistant Pro-LebanonLebanonPrivate Sector100%YES13
Elite Welding Academy South PointSouth PointPrivate Sector100%YES10
CollegeCityCategoryAcceptance RateOpen Admission PolicyNo of Students

List of top 500 US Colleges with Highest Acceptance Rate

Best Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate in Ohio 2023

Follwoing is the list of top 20 largest colleges in Ohio with 100 percent acceptance rate. The colleges and universities are mentioned in the order of enrollement of the students. The largest colleges are mentioned.

CollegeCityCategoryAcceptance RateOpen Admission PolicyNo of Students
Eastern Gateway Community CollegeSteubenvillePublic Sector100%YES43555
Columbus State Community CollegeColumbusPublic Sector100%YES16911
Sinclair Community CollegeDaytonPublic Sector100%YES14334
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictClevelandPublic Sector100%YES12745
Stark State CollegeNorth CantonPublic Sector100%YES6992
Lorain County Community CollegeElyriaPublic Sector100%YES5919
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnatiPublic Sector100%YES5550
Owens Community CollegePerrysburgPublic Sector100%YES4461
Franklin UniversityColumbusPrivate Sector100%YES4444
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue AshPublic Sector100%YES3965
Kent State University at StarkNorth CantonPublic Sector100%YES3712
Lakeland Community CollegeKirtlandPublic Sector100%YES3524
Clark State CollegeSpringfieldPublic Sector100%YES3330
University of Northwestern OhioLimaPrivate Sector100%YES2687
Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewarkPublic Sector100%YES2612
Shawnee State UniversityPortsmouthPublic Sector100%YES2537
MyComputerCareer at ColumbusWestervillePrivate Sector100%YES2397
University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBataviaPublic Sector100%YES2133
Miami University-HamiltonHamiltonPublic Sector100%YES2117
Kent State University at TrumbullWarrenPublic Sector100%YES1744
CollegeCityCategoryAcceptance RateOpen Admission PolicyNo of Students

Lowest Fee Colleges with the Highest Acceptance Rate Ohio 2023

If you are looking for the cheapest or most affordable colleges in Ohio with 100% acceptance, then you can choose any of the following 20 colleges.

CollegeCityCategoryAcceptance RateFeeNo of Students
Sinclair Community CollegeDaytonPublic100%319514334
Cuyahoga Community College DistrictClevelandPublic100%358612745
Lakeland Community CollegeKirtlandPublic100%36113524
Lorain County Community CollegeElyriaPublic100%38105919
Washington State Community CollegeMariettaPublic100%4008957
Clark State CollegeSpringfieldPublic100%40323330
Edison State Community CollegePiquaPublic100%41381724
Eastern Gateway Community CollegeSteubenvillePublic100%423043555
Stark State CollegeNorth CantonPublic100%43106992
Northwest State Community CollegeArchboldPublic100%4338966
Belmont CollegeSt ClairsvillePublic100%4338486
North Central State CollegeMansfieldPublic100%43841399
James A. Rhodes State CollegeLimaPublic100%43971390
Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewarkPublic100%48961670
Columbus State Community CollegeColumbusPublic100%503816911
Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnatiPublic100%50405550
Hocking CollegeNelsonvillePublic100%53001696
Southern State Community CollegeHillsboroPublic100%5387795
Terra State Community CollegeFremontPublic100%54441108
Owens Community CollegePerrysburgPublic100%55104461
CollegeCityCategoryAcceptance RateFeeNo of Students