Colleges in Ohio: admission rates, test scores and cost

64 colleges in Ohio that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Ohio, most selective first
CollegeAdmission rateSAT middle 50%Average net priceGraduation rate
Denison University17%1320–1490$40,16378%
Kenyon College31%1358–1503$33,27986%
Oberlin College34%1360–1520$41,98781%
Art Academy of Cincinnati35%Not reported$35,23241%
Case Western Reserve University37%1430–1540$44,62287%
Ohio Christian University38%Not reported$19,19740%
Wilberforce University41%Not reported$16,2217%
Cleveland Institute of Music47%Not reported$30,26985%
Defiance College48%Not reported$27,87336%
Ohio Wesleyan University56%Not reported$20,19664%
Franciscan University of Steubenville58%1110–1350$24,62976%
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences59%Not reported$17,56660%
Mount St. Joseph University59%930–1140$19,23154%
The College of Wooster60%1220–1460$26,43371%
University of Akron Main Campus60%900–1190$13,072 in-state53%
Ohio State University-Main Campus61%1310–1480$17,269 in-state87%
Cleveland Institute of Art61%980–1280$31,18462%
Cedarville University65%1130–1360$23,33574%
University of Dayton65%1200–1380$30,36680%
Bluffton University67%860–1130$21,31553%
Columbus College of Art & Design68%Not reported$27,72361%
Capital University70%910–1180$20,55057%
Lake Erie College70%Not reported$13,32444%
Walsh University71%1040–1280$19,58858%
Wittenberg University72%980–1275$23,31061%
Ohio Northern University74%1175–1400$23,96971%
Ursuline College75%1006–1133$17,18655%
Miami University-Oxford75%1220–1390$29,447 in-state81%
Baldwin Wallace University76%1060–1290$27,22269%
Malone University76%930–1180$12,62156%
Ashland University76%1035–1208$23,67857%
Kettering College77%Not reported$20,89657%
University of Mount Union78%910–1240$23,95665%
Marietta College79%1040–1200$22,89061%
Tiffin University80%910–1110$26,13142%
John Carroll University81%1180–1330$27,16774%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus81%1000–1210$21,453 in-state66%
Muskingum University82%910–1105$19,14554%
Rabbinical College Telshe83%Not reported$10,92433%
The University of Findlay83%Not reported$26,40662%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University84%1046–1315$21,19363%
Mount Carmel College of Nursing84%Not reported$23,98760%
Otterbein University85%Not reported$20,18961%
Youngstown State University85%1010–1230$9,161 in-state53%
Ohio University-Main Campus85%1090–1290$20,666 in-state65%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus85%1160–1370$24,917 in-state75%
Heidelberg University86%Not reported$22,04661%
Kent State University at Kent86%1010–1240$20,294 in-state51%
Xavier University86%1103–1310$31,90571%
Chamberlain University-Ohio88%Not reported$35,43127%
Antioch College89%Not reported$10,75133%
University of Akron Wayne College90%830–1100$6,549 in-state11%
Cleveland State University91%Not reported$13,754 in-state51%
University of Toledo92%1100–1300$16,406 in-state57%
Wilmington College92%850–1220$28,56748%
Mercy College of Ohio93%790–1010$15,27348%
Hiram College94%Not reported$20,75356%
Ohio Dominican University94%Not reported$17,78051%
Pontifical College Josephinum96%Not reported$47,29857%
Wright State University-Main Campus96%Not reported$13,715 in-state42%
Central State University99%Not reported$13,307 in-state21%
Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati100%Not reported$38,464Not reported
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland100%Not reported$24,815Not reported
DeVry University-Ohio100%Not reported$33,88236%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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