Ohio Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 59 private colleges in Ohio with the highest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Allegheny Wesleyan College leads the list by accepting 100% of high school students that applied.

Acceptance rate is a measure of the competitiveness of a school. Lower acceptance rates are more competitive and may require a higher GPA, SAT/ACT score, and other factors to be considered for admission.

List of Ohio Private Colleges Ranked by Highest Acceptance Rate
College	Acceptance Rate
Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio	86%
Otterbein University Westerville, Ohio	85%
Mount Carmel College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio	84%
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Ohio	84%
The University of Findlay Findlay, Ohio	83%
Rabbinical College Telshe Wickliffe, Ohio	83%
Muskingum University New Concord, Ohio	82%
John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio	81%
Tiffin University Tiffin, Ohio	80%
Marietta College Marietta, Ohio	79%
University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio	78%
Kettering College Kettering, Ohio	77%
Ashland University Ashland, Ohio	76%
Baldwin Wallace University Berea, Ohio	76%
Malone University Canton, Ohio	76%
Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, Ohio	75%
Ursuline College Pepper Pike, Ohio	75%
Lourdes University Sylvania, Ohio	74%

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This list is updated annually based on the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Last updated: August 2026

Data source: IPEDS 2025 survey for academic year 2024/2025 - National Center for Education Statistics.