The Best Colleges with High Acceptance Rates in Ohio
Getting into a good college doesn't need to be difficult. There are many colleges that are highly rated yet accept most students who apply. These four-year colleges all have acceptance rates over 75%. You will have an easy time getting accepted if your GPA, SAT and ACT scores meet their admission criteria. These are colleges ranked by using the methodology for the CollegeSimply.com Best Colleges rankings.
See also, popular colleges with high acceptance rates and the highest acceptance rate colleges in Ohio.
John Carroll University
- Private 4 Year
- University Heights, OH
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- 81% acceptance rate
John Carroll is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and the sciences. The suburban campus sits in University Heights near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1180-1330
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $30,030
Xavier University
- Private 4 Year
- Cincinnati, OH
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Xavier is a private Jesuit university known for undergraduate business and nursing. The urban campus sits in Cincinnati's North Avondale neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1103-1310
- Avg GPA 3.68
- Net Price $33,623
Miami University Oxford
- Public 4 Year
- Oxford, OH
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Miami University is a public university known for undergraduate business and education. The residential red-brick campus anchors the small college town of Oxford.
- SAT Range 1220-1390
- Avg GPA 3.85
- Net Price $28,229
Baldwin Wallace University
- Private 4 Year
- Berea, OH
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5.0 | 2 reviews
- 76% acceptance rate
Baldwin Wallace is a private university known for undergraduate music through its conservatory, along with business and education. The suburban campus sits in Berea near Cleveland.
- SAT Range 1060-1290
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $27,991
University of Cincinnati Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Cincinnati, OH
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Mar 1 application deadline
University of Cincinnati is a large public university known for undergraduate architecture, design, and music. The urban campus occupies a hillside site in Cincinnati's Uptown area.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.69
- Net Price $24,696
The University of Findlay
- Private 4 Year
- Findlay, OH
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- 83% acceptance rate
Findlay is a private university known for undergraduate equestrian studies, pharmacy, and animal science. The campus is located in the small city of Findlay in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 1010-1213
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $27,297
Marietta College
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, OH
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- 79% acceptance rate
Marietta is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate petroleum engineering and environmental science. The campus sits in a historic town along the Ohio River.
- SAT Range 1040-1200
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,007
Ohio University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Athens, OH
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4.5 | 4 reviews
- 85% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Ohio University is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism and communications. Athens is a classic college town built around the residential campus.
- SAT Range 1090-1290
- Avg GPA 3.59
- Net Price $21,907
University of Toledo
- Public 4 Year
- Toledo, OH
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- 92% acceptance rate
University of Toledo is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and pharmacy. The main campus sits in a residential section of Toledo.
- SAT Range 1100-1300
- Avg GPA 3.56
- Net Price $17,844
Otterbein University
- Private 4 Year
- Westerville, OH
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- 85% acceptance rate
Otterbein is a private university known for undergraduate theatre, musical theatre, and nursing. The historic campus sits in Westerville, a suburb of Columbus.
- SAT Range 1035-1260
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $20,457
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
- Private 4 Year
- Mount Vernon, OH
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3.5 | 2 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
Mount Vernon Nazarene is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and ministry. Most students live on the residential campus in the small city of Mount Vernon.
- SAT Range 1046-1315
- Avg GPA 3.55
- Net Price $22,961
University of Mount Union
- Private 4 Year
- Alliance, OH
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- 78% acceptance rate
Mount Union is a private university known for undergraduate business, education, and nursing. The residential campus sits in the small city of Alliance in northeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range 910-1240
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $23,616
Ashland University
- Private 4 Year
- Ashland, OH
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- 76% acceptance rate
Ashland is a private university known for undergraduate education, nursing, and business. The residential campus sits in the small college city of Ashland in north-central Ohio.
- SAT Range 1035-1208
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $22,610
Hiram College
- Private 4 Year
- Hiram, OH
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- 94% acceptance rate
Hiram is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate sciences and biomedical humanities. Students follow the Hiram Plan of 12-week terms paired with intensive three-week courses.
- SAT Range 890-1100
- Avg GPA 3.28
- Net Price $21,868
Malone University
- Private 4 Year
- Canton, OH
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- 76% acceptance rate
Malone is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing and education. The suburban campus sits in Canton in northeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range 930-1180
- Avg GPA 3.49
- Net Price $22,390
Bowling Green State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Bowling Green, OH
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- 81% acceptance rate
- Jul 15 application deadline
BGSU is a large public university known for undergraduate education, aviation, and popular culture studies. Most students live on a residential campus in the college town of Bowling Green.
- SAT Range 1000-1210
- Avg GPA 3.6
- Net Price $24,283
Mercy College of Ohio
- Private 4 Year
- Toledo, OH
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- 93% acceptance rate
Mercy College of Ohio is a private Catholic college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban Toledo campus is tied to the Mercy Health system and the Sisters of Mercy tradition.
- SAT Range 790-1010
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $15,311
Cleveland State University
- Public 4 Year
- Cleveland, OH
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- 91% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
Cleveland State is a public university known for undergraduate urban affairs, engineering, and business. The urban campus sits in downtown Cleveland.
- SAT Range 880-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.31
- Net Price $16,230