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Acceptance Rate 54.37%
Yield 18.49%
SAT Score 1,250
ACT Score 27
Applicants 6,625

ONU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 54.37% at Ohio Northern University. Total 6,625 students applied and 3,602 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,250 and the average ACT score is 27.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to ONU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.onu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://connect.onu.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate54.37%
Average Test Scores1,250 SAT / 27 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 54.37%. A total of 6,625 students (3,332 men and 3,293 women) have applied to and 3,602 (1,668 men and 1,934 women) students admitted to Ohio Northern University.
Among them, 358 male and 308 female students have enrolled into ONU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.49%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at ONU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,6253,3323,29300
Admitted3,6021,6681,93400
Enrolled66635830800
Acceptance Rate 54.37% 50.06% 58.73% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.49% 21.46% 15.93% - -
[Chart] Ohio Northern University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At ONU, 83 applicants (12% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 316 applicants (47%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,250 at ONU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,340 and 25th percentile score is 1,160.
The average ACT score is 27 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 30 and the 25th percentile score is 25.
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 Total116012501340
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing570620660
Math590630680
ACT Composite252730
Math242729
English232630
[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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