2026 Most Selective Colleges in Ohio

Name: 2026 Most Selective Colleges in Ohio (Kollegio college rankings)
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62 Ohio schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Most Selective Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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268763

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$67,000

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Proportion of need based aid received

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

Application fee

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Most Selective Colleges

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland

Acceptance rate

28.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,020

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#2 Most Selective Colleges

Kenyon College

Gambier

Acceptance rate

30.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$63,060

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#3 Most Selective Colleges

Denison University

Granville

Acceptance rate

16.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,500

Avg. Cost after Aid

$39,000

#4 Most Selective Colleges

Ohio State University

Columbus

Acceptance rate

60.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,018

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,845

#5 Most Selective Colleges

University of Dayton

Dayton

Acceptance rate

61.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,890

Avg. Cost after Aid

$30,000

#6 Most Selective Colleges

Oberlin College and Conservatory

Oberlin

Acceptance rate

34.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,384

Avg. Cost after Aid

$45,000

#7 Most Selective Colleges

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus

Acceptance rate

57.4%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$22,134

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,939

#8 Most Selective Colleges

Ohio Northern University

Ada

Acceptance rate

73.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$34,390

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#9 Most Selective Colleges

The College of Wooster

Wooster

Acceptance rate

54.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,050

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#10 Most Selective Colleges

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo

Acceptance rate

42.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$16,200

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#11 Most Selective Colleges

Cedarville University

Cedarville

Acceptance rate

62.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,174

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#12 Most Selective Colleges

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware

Acceptance rate

50.7%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$48,272

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#13 Most Selective Colleges

The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

50.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$15,114

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,462

#14 Most Selective Colleges

John Carroll University

University Heights

Acceptance rate

81.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$43,740

Avg. Cost after Aid

$29,000

#15 Most Selective Colleges

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville

Acceptance rate

72.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$29,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#16 Most Selective Colleges

Cleveland Institute of Art

Cleveland

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$42,530

Avg. Cost after Aid

$41,480

#17 Most Selective Colleges

Miami University--Oxford

Oxford

Acceptance rate

75.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$13,253

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#18 Most Selective Colleges

Kettering College

Kettering

Acceptance rate

82.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$14,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#19 Most Selective Colleges

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea

Acceptance rate

76.8%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$35,366

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#20 Most Selective Colleges

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#21 Most Selective Colleges

Xavier University

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

87.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$42,230

Avg. Cost after Aid

$32,000

#22 Most Selective Colleges

Capital University

Columbus

Acceptance rate

73.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$38,928

Avg. Cost after Aid

$23,000

#23 Most Selective Colleges

Walsh University

North Canton

Acceptance rate

78.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,205

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#24 Most Selective Colleges

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Acceptance rate

87.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,099

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#25 Most Selective Colleges

Otterbein University

Westerville

Acceptance rate

83.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$33,224

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

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