Hardest Colleges to Get Into in Ohio

Ohio has 45 colleges in the CollegeCalcAI database, and this page ranks every one of them by acceptance rate. The most selective are Denison University (17%), Kenyon College (31%), and Oberlin College (34%). 1 school admits a quarter of applicants or fewer, the median Ohio college admits 75%, and 14 are public against 31 private. At the other end, Central State University admits 99%. Open any school for its full admissions profile, or check your own odds free.

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17% acceptance

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Which of the Hardest Colleges in Ohio can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?

By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 40 of the 42 colleges here, including Oberlin College, Case Western Reserve University and Wilberforce University. 1 more is a Target (25 to 44%), such as Kenyon College. The other 1 is a Reach. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.

Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT
College	3.3 GPA1150 SAT	3.7 GPA1300 SAT	4.0 GPA1500 SAT
Denison Universityadmits 17%	12%Reach	23%Reach	39%Target
Kenyon Collegeadmits 31%	20%Reach	43%Target	72%Safety
Oberlin Collegeadmits 34%	22%Reach	47%Likely	77%Safety
Case Western Reserve Universityadmits 37%	24%Reach	48%Likely	80%Safety
Wilberforce Universityadmits 41%	62%Likely	80%Safety	89%Safety
Defiance Collegeadmits 48%	71%Safety	90%Safety	95%Safety
Ohio Wesleyan Universityadmits 56%	71%Safety	95%Safety	98%Safety
Franciscan University of Steubenvilleadmits 58%	71%Safety	96%Safety	98%Safety
University of Akronadmits 60%	84%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
College of Woosteradmits 60%	78%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Ohio State Universityadmits 61%	57%Likely	92%Safety	98%Safety
University of Daytonadmits 65%	76%Safety	97%Safety	98%Safety
Cedarville Universityadmits 65%	91%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Northwestern Ohioadmits 65%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Bluffton Universityadmits 67%	89%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Capital Universityadmits 70%	92%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Lake Erie Collegeadmits 70%	95%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Walsh Universityadmits 71%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Wittenberg Universityadmits 72%	93%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Ohio Northern Universityadmits 74%	95%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Lourdes Universityadmits 74%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Ursuline Collegeadmits 75%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Ashland Universityadmits 76%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Baldwin Wallace Universityadmits 76%	96%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Malone Universityadmits 76%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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Estimated admission chance for three student profiles at each college: 3.3 GPA, 1150 SAT; 3.7 GPA, 1300 SAT; 4.0 GPA, 1500 SAT (continued)
University of Rio Grandeadmits 78%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Shawnee State Universityadmits 78%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Tiffin Universityadmits 80%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Bowling Green State Universityadmits 81%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
John Carroll Universityadmits 81%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Muskingum Universityadmits 82%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Findlay Universityadmits 83%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Youngstown State Universityadmits 84%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Mount Vernon Nazarene Universityadmits 84%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Cincinnatiadmits 85%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Otterbein Universityadmits 85%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Xavier Universityadmits 86%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Cleveland State Universityadmits 91%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
University of Toledoadmits 92%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Ohio Dominican Universityadmits 94%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Wright State Universityadmits 96%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety
Central State Universityadmits 99%	98%Safety	98%Safety	98%Safety

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