Colleges / Ohio Colleges in Ohio. All 64 four-year colleges in Ohio that report admissions (13 public, 51 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.
College Admitted SAT middle 50% Net price First deadline Ohio State Columbus 49% 1300–1440 $19,575 EA Nov 1 Miami University (Ohio) Oxford 75% 1240–1378 $27,928 ED Nov 1 Case Western Cleveland 35% 1440–1530 $41,351 ED Nov 1 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati 88% 1160–1340 $21,511 EA Nov 1 Kent State University at Kent Kent 63% 990–1230 $20,333 Rolling Ohio University Athens 87% 1130–1300 $20,550 EA Nov 15 University of Dayton Dayton 67% 1210–1350 $31,551 EA Nov 1 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green 81% 1020–1230 $20,987 EA Feb 18 Xavier University Cincinnati 88% 1120–1300 $31,542 EA Nov 1 University of Akron Main Campus Akron 77% 960–1200 $15,292 EA Nov 1 Wilberforce University Wilberforce 53% 850–1080 $8,222 Rolling Denison University Granville 20% 1270–1420 $42,177 ED Nov 15 Oberlin College Oberlin 33% 1370–1480 $50,484 ED Nov 1 University of Toledo Toledo 89% 980–1245 $17,927 – Cleveland State University Cleveland 96% 930–1210 $16,307 Rolling Youngstown State University Youngstown 92% 1000–1260 $11,740 – Wright State University Dayton 96% 912.5–1240 $15,400 Rolling Kenyon College Gambier 30% 1400–1495 $44,470 ED Nov 15 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware 56% 1105–1350 $23,826 ED Nov 15 Capital University Columbus 65% 900–1120 $22,480 Rolling Cedarville University Cedarville 63% 1110–1360 $27,047 Rolling Tiffin University Tiffin 80% 900–1110 $24,516 Rolling John Carroll University University Heights 77% 1220–1330 $30,790 EA Nov 1 The College of Wooster Wooster 64% 1245–1440 $29,529 ED Nov 1 Ohio Northern University Ada 73% 1173–1376 $26,396 Rolling Baldwin Wallace University Berea 77% 1077.5–1262.5 $28,190 Rolling Hiram College Hiram 98% 955–1055 $21,362 Rolling The University of Findlay Findlay 86% – $26,215 Rolling Ashland University Ashland 81% 1050–1280 $21,971 Rolling Otterbein University Westerville 83% 1140–1310 $22,242 EA Dec 15 Notre Dame College Cleveland 80% – $20,606 – University of Mount Union Alliance 80% 1070–1290 $22,835 Rolling Central State University Wilberforce 46% – $14,821 – Bluffton University Bluffton 61% 920–1130 $21,299 Rolling Wittenberg University Springfield 81% 1078–1273 $21,457 ED Nov 1 Muskingum University New Concord 82% 900–1120 $20,269 Rolling Walsh University North Canton 78% 1056–1215 $21,009 Rolling Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville 72% 1100–1290 $24,490 – Heidelberg University Tiffin 68% – $19,620 Rolling Marietta College Marietta 78% 910–1155 $21,333 Rolling Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati 57% 880–1083 $15,887 Rolling Wilmington College Wilmington 85% 860–1050 $24,915 Rolling Ohio Dominican University Columbus 85% 1040–1310 $21,006 EA Nov 1 Defiance College Defiance 42% – $24,098 Rolling Malone University Canton 76% 885–1236 $23,362 Rolling Ohio Christian University Circleville 40% 850–930 $21,092 – Lake Erie College Painesville 64% 945–1115 $22,322 EA Nov 20 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon 85% 990–1210 $23,293 RD Jul 26 Art Academy of Cincinnati Cincinnati 33% – $28,899 RD May 1 Lourdes University Sylvania 74% – $22,614 – Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland 56% 1060–1300 $33,527 EA Dec 1 Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus 72% – $30,900 Rolling Ursuline College Pepper Pike 84% 960–1200 $17,678 Rolling The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati 50% 830–1000 $18,995 – Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland 38% – $36,001 – University of Akron Wayne College Orrville 81% 901–1153 $8,559 – Mercy College of Ohio Toledo 43% 850–1070 $15,705 – Antioch College Yellow Springs 72% 1010–1240 $10,979 ED Nov 15 Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Canton 41% 850–1110 $21,470 – Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Cincinnati 17% – $19,728 – Kettering College Kettering 83% 970–1240 $4,048 – Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati 64% – $7,233 – Herzing University-Akron Akron 94% – $20,429 – Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus 57% 930–1080 $11,686 –
ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023 ). All application deadlines .
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