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Acceptance Rate 74.40%
Yield 19.87%
SAT Score 1,260
ACT Score 26
Applicants 4,640

ONU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 74.4% at Ohio Northern University. Total 4,640 students applied and 3,452 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,260 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.onu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://connect.onu.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate74.40%
Average Test Scores1,260 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 74.40%. A total of 4,640 students (2,262 men and 2,378 women) have applied to and 3,452 (1,782 men and 1,670 women) students admitted to Ohio Northern University.
Among them, 381 male and 305 female students have enrolled into ONU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.87%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ONU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,6402,2622,37800
Admitted3,4521,7821,67000
Enrolled68638130500
Acceptance Rate 74.40% 78.78% 70.23% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.87% 21.38% 18.26% - -
[Chart] Ohio Northern University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ONU, 64 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 284 applicants (41%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,260 at ONU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,400 and 25th percentile score is 1,175.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at ONU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of ONU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at ONU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total117512601400
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing585630690
Math590630710
ACT Composite242629
Math242629
English222529
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Ohio Northern University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for ONU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at ONU

The calendar system at Ohio Northern University is Semester. Ohio Northern University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Ohio Northern University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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