Ohio Colleges Acceptance Rate 2026

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 2026 from Lowest to Highest

Logo	College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
Logo	College	Acceptance Rate	UG Students
	Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science, Cincinnati	16.93%	455
	Denison University, Granville	16.93%	2398
	Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland	28.68%	6108
	Kenyon College, Gambier	30.71%	1753
	Oberlin College, Oberlin	32.98%	2950
	Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati	33.14%	254
	Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland	38.18%	193
	Ohio Christian University, Circleville	39.9%	816
	Academia Medical Institute, Columbus	40.81%	133
	Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Canton	41.27%	232
	Defiance College, Defiance	42.43%	454
	Mercy College of Ohio, Toledo	42.76%	982
	Central State University, Wilberforce	46%	3412
	Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing, Salem	50%	30
	The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Cincinnati	50.18%	762
	Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware	50.67%	1450
	Ohio State University-Main Campus, Columbus	50.82%	44617
	Wilberforce University, Wilberforce	52.73%	602
	The College of Wooster, Wooster	54.32%	1876
	Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland	56.28%	560
	Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati	56.52%	1100
	Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Columbus	57.39%	573
	Athena Career Academy, Toledo	60%	395
	Bluffton University, Bluffton	61.16%	595
	University of Dayton, Dayton	61.65%	8099
	Cedarville University, Cedarville	62.82%	3815
	Canton City Schools Adult Career and Technical Education, Canton	62.96%	87
	Gods Bible School and College, Cincinnati	64.03%	285
	Lake Erie College, Painesville	64.12%	678
	Felbry College, Columbus	64.66%	214
	Heidelberg University, Tiffin	67.73%	884
	Hondros College of Nursing, Columbus	68.53%	3091
	University of Akron Main Campus, Akron	70.91%	10011
	Professional Skills Institute, Maumee	71.43%	402
	Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus	71.74%	891
	Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville	72.23%	2775
	Capital University, Columbus	73.17%	1709
	Ohio Northern University, Ada	73.35%	2386
	Lourdes University, Sylvania	74.1%	668
	Chamberlain University-Ohio, Columbus	75%	336
	Malone University, Canton	75.58%	777
	Baldwin Wallace University, Berea	76.85%	2775
	Walsh University, North Canton	78.18%	1294
	Marietta College, Marietta	78.62%	1035
	Tiffin University, Tiffin	79.77%	1938
	University of Mount Union, Alliance	80.1%	1785
	Youngstown State University, Youngstown	80.32%	7340
	Notre Dame College, Cleveland	80.35%	1049
	University of Akron Wayne College, Orrville	80.53%	489
	Rabbinical College Telshe, Wickliffe	80.56%	57

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