2026 Tightest Ohio Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Ohio colleges, Denison University has the tightest acceptance rate (17.39%) and Kenyon College has the second lowest rate (31.03%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Ohio Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Ohio colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Ohio Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denison University Granville, OH | 15,012 | 2,611 | 621 | 17.4% | 23.8% | $67,000 | 2,394 | 1,410 |
| 2 | Kenyon College Gambier, OH | 7,726 | 2,397 | 439 | 31.0% | 18.3% | $71,520 | 2,249 | 1,420 |
| 3 | Oberlin College Oberlin, OH | 10,536 | 3,601 | 701 | 34.2% | 19.5% | $67,366 | 2,909 | 1,450 |
| 4 | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | 37,082 | 13,550 | 1,619 | 36.5% | 11.9% | $66,608 | 12,475 | 1,510 |
| 5 | Wilberforce University Wilberforce, OH | 6,338 | 2,567 | 210 | 40.5% | 8.2% | $16,448 | 838 | - |
| 6 | Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH | 6,144 | 3,416 | 432 | 55.6% | 12.6% | $54,248 | 1,525 | - |
| 7 | The College of Wooster Wooster, OH | 5,473 | 3,258 | 372 | 59.5% | 11.4% | $61,640 | 1,738 | 1,330 |
| 8 | University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | 18,025 | 10,755 | 1,967 | 59.7% | 18.3% | $20,815 | 13,332 | 1,040 |
| 9 | Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | 72,829 | 44,116 | 9,607 | 60.6% | 21.8% | $40,022 | 61,443 | 1,400 |
| 10 | Cedarville University Cedarville, OH | 5,298 | 3,459 | 1,176 | 65.3% | 34.0% | $37,150 | 6,318 | 1,230 |
Qualified Ohio Colleges in Core Admission Stats
