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Colleges in Ohio

Every Ohio college College Intel tracks, with admit rates and enrollment from the US Dept of Education College Scorecard. Application deadlines come from each school's own admissions pages and are shown where we've researched them.

60Colleges tracked
72%Avg. admit rate
1Under 20% admit
19With researched deadlines

Ohio college guide

How Ohio students pay for and get into college: the Governor's Merit Scholarship for the top 5%, the need-based Ohio College Opportunity Grant, guaranteed admission for the top 10%, the Direct Admission pilot, and Ohio State admissions.

Governor's Merit Scholarship$5,000Per year for the top 5% of each class; no applicationOCOG at public universities$4,0002026-27 maximum; SAI of 3,750 or lessGuaranteed admissionTop 10%Every Ohio public college; top 5% to main campusesOhio State Early ActionNov. 1Ohio residents hear Dec. 11; test scores requiredRank is set byJunior GPAGPA at end of junior year decides top 5% and 10%National Merit cutoff216Selection Index, class of 2027

Paying for college

  1. Ohio Financial Aid: The Governor's Merit Scholarship ($5,000 for the Top 5%), OCOG, and Ohio's Guaranteed Admission for the Top 10%
  2. Ohio Governor's Merit Scholarship: Top 5% by Junior-Year GPA, $5,000 a Year, and the May 15 Acceptance Deadline
  3. Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) 2026-27: $4,000 at Public Universities, $5,000 at Private Colleges, $0 at Community Colleges -- and the SAI 3,750 Cutoff

Getting in

  1. Ohio Guaranteed Admission: Top 10% Gets Into Every Public College, Top 5% Into Ohio State's Main Campus -- Plus the 2026-27 Direct Admission Pilot
  2. Ohio State Admissions for Ohio Residents: Nov. 1 Early Action (Decisions Dec. 11), 70% of Freshmen From Ohio, Required Test Scores and the Top-5% Guarantee
  3. Case Western Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants: Course Load, Competitions and the Waitlist in 65 Real 2026 Decisions

Test scores and high school data

  1. Ohio High Schools Ranked by College Readiness: Only 17.6% of the Class of 2025 Scored Remediation-Free on the ACT or SAT -- Dublin Jerome Led at 75.5%
  2. Ohio's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 216, Tied With Michigan
All 9 Ohio guide articles

Paying for college

  1. Ohio Financial Aid: The Governor's Merit Scholarship ($5,000 for the Top 5%), OCOG, and Ohio's Guaranteed Admission for the Top 10%
  2. Ohio Governor's Merit Scholarship: Top 5% by Junior-Year GPA, $5,000 a Year, and the May 15 Acceptance Deadline
  3. Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) 2026-27: $4,000 at Public Universities, $5,000 at Private Colleges, $0 at Community Colleges -- and the SAI 3,750 Cutoff
  4. Ohio Free Tuition Programs: 8 Public Universities Compared, From Miami's $35,000 Limit to Cleveland State's New $125,000 Commitment

Getting in

  1. Ohio Guaranteed Admission: Top 10% Gets Into Every Public College, Top 5% Into Ohio State's Main Campus -- Plus the 2026-27 Direct Admission Pilot
  2. Ohio State Admissions for Ohio Residents: Nov. 1 Early Action (Decisions Dec. 11), 70% of Freshmen From Ohio, Required Test Scores and the Top-5% Guarantee
  3. Case Western Accepted vs. Rejected Applicants: Course Load, Competitions and the Waitlist in 65 Real 2026 Decisions

Test scores and high school data

  1. Ohio High Schools Ranked by College Readiness: Only 17.6% of the Class of 2025 Scored Remediation-Free on the ACT or SAT -- Dublin Jerome Led at 75.5%
  2. Ohio's National Merit Semifinalist Cutoff, Class of 2027: 216, Tied With Michigan

All 60 Ohio colleges

Showing 60 colleges, most selective first. Tuition is the published rate before financial aid, for the year shown.