Popular Ohio Colleges Easy to Get Into
Ohio has 67 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include Miami University Oxford in Oxford, Ohio, accepting 75% of applicants. Also frequently researched: University of Cincinnati Main Campus, Xavier University and Ohio University Main Campus.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
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
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
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
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
Kent State University at Kent
- Public 4 Year
- Kent, OH
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Kent State is a large public university known for undergraduate fashion design, journalism, and education. Most undergrads study on a residential campus in the college town of Kent.
- SAT Range 1010-1240
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $21,278
Bowling Green State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Bowling Green, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 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
Central State University
- Public 4 Year
- Wilberforce, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 99% acceptance rate
Central State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education and manufacturing engineering. The residential campus sits in the small town of Wilberforce.
- SAT Range 770-950
- Avg GPA 2.8
- Net Price $11,398
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
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
John Carroll University
- Private 4 Year
- University Heights, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 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
Youngstown State University
- Public 4 Year
- Youngstown, OH
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Youngstown State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, business, and education. The urban campus sits in Youngstown in northeastern Ohio.
- SAT Range 1010-1230
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $12,757
Otterbein University
- Private 4 Year
- Westerville, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 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
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 Mount Union
- Private 4 Year
- Alliance, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 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
Wright State University Main Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Dayton, OH
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4.7 | 3 reviews
- 96% acceptance rate
- Aug 23 application deadline
Wright State is a public university known for undergraduate engineering, nursing, and computer science. The suburban campus sits near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the Dayton area.
- SAT Range 913-1230
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $15,254
Marietta College
- Private 4 Year
- Marietta, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 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
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
Heidelberg University
- Private 4 Year
- Tiffin, OH
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| 0 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Heidelberg is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate education and business. The residential campus is in the small city of Tiffin in northwest Ohio.
- SAT Range 1030-1162
- Avg GPA 3.33
- Net Price $19,447