IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Ohio

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies colleges in Ohio, ranked by graduates

34 colleges in Ohio awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in 2023: 1,782 degrees, 3.5% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (2.9% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Miami University (Ohio) graduated the most (256, 6.7% of its class). 11 of the 34 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 76%; the most selective is Denison University at 17%.

Colleges

in Ohio, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

1,782

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

3.5%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

76%

11 public, 23 private

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies colleges in Ohio

Every Ohio college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Miami University (Ohio)	Public	256	6.7%	75%	1380
2	Bowling Green State University	Public	174	6.1%	81%	1170
3	Ohio State University	Public	168	1.4%	61%	1430
4	University of Cincinnati	Public	138	2.2%	85%	1310
5	Kent State University	Public	137	3%	86%	1180
6	Ohio University	Public	100	2.3%	85%	1220
7	Xavier University	Private	95	7.8%	86%	1300
8	Youngstown State University	Public	64	3.9%	84%	1100
9	John Carroll University	Private	62	11.5%	81%	1230
10	Walsh University	Private	40	12.3%	71%	1150
11	Wright State University	Public	39	2.9%	96%	1150
12	Tiffin University	Private	36	9.4%	80%	1150
13	Wittenberg University	Private	35	12.8%	72%	1230
14	Baldwin Wallace University	Private	32	5.2%	76%	1230
15	University of Akron	Public	30	1.5%	60%	1170
16	Ohio Wesleyan University	Private	29	9.6%	56%	1230
17	Malone University	Private	27	16.1%	76%	1150
18	Otterbein University	Private	27	6.1%	85%	1230
19	Shawnee State University	Public	26	7.1%	78%	1100
20	University of Dayton	Private	24	1.2%	65%	1330
21	Denison University	Private	24	4.8%	17%	1400
22	Ohio Northern University	Private	23	5%	74%	1230
23	Defiance College	Private	21	19.1%	48%	1120
24	Mount Vernon Nazarene University	Private	20	5.6%	84%	1160
25	Muskingum University	Private	18	6.1%	82%	1230
26	University of Northwestern Ohio	Private	18	14.5%	65%	1120
27	Capital University	Private	17	3.8%	70%	1230
28	Central State University	Public	17	1.6%	99%	1020
29	Lourdes University	Private	17	12.4%	74%	1120
30	Bluffton University	Private	16	16.3%	67%	1230
31	Cedarville University	Private	16	1.8%	65%	1150
32	Ohio Dominican University	Private	16	9.9%	94%	1150
33	Ashland University	Private	10	2.1%	76%	1150
34	Lake Erie College	Private	10	7.4%	70%	1150

Questions about parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies colleges in Ohio

What is the best college for parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in Ohio?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies programs in Ohio are Miami University (Ohio) (256), Bowling Green State University (174), Ohio State University (168). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Ohio college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Ohio offer parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies?

34 four-year colleges in Ohio awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in 2023, 11 public and 23 private, for 1,782 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in Ohio?

At the 11 public universities on this list, Ohio residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies colleges, nationally →TX · 45 AL · 13 MS · 9 NC · 31 AZ · 3 AR · 12 TN · 25 IN · 18 KY · 14 FL · 24 UT · 6 CA · 36 NY · 17 MI · 24 SC · 20 CO · 10 IL · 25 DE · 4 PA · 28 VA · 15 All colleges in Ohio →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.