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Acceptance Rate 82.07%
Yield 18.50%
SAT Score 1,155
ACT Score 24
Applicants 24,179

Applying To Ohio University-Main Campus

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 82.07% at Ohio University-Main Campus where a total of 24,179 students applied and 19,843 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,155 and the average ACT score is 24. It requires five items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Ohio University-Main Campus.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://www.ohio.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.applyweb.com/apply/ohiou/menu.html
Acceptance Rate82%
Average Test Scores1,155 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 82.07% where a total of 24,179 students (10,062 men and 14,117 women) have applied to Ohio University-Main Campus and 19,843 (8,096 men and 11,747 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 1,585 male and 2,086 female students have enrolled into Ohio University-Main Campus and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.50%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Applicants24,17910,06214,117
Admitted19,8438,09611,747
Enrolled3,6711,5852,086
Acceptance Rate 82.07% 80.46% 83.21%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.50% 19.58% 17.76%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Ohio University-Main Campus, 816 applicants (22% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 3,292 applicants (90%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,155 and the average ACT score is 24 at Ohio University-Main Campus. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,260 and 25th percentile score is 1,050. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 78 and the 25th percentile score is 60. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Ohio University-Main Campus.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Ohio University-Main Campus
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530640
SAT Math520620
ACT Composite2126
ACT Math1926
ACT English2026
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Ohio University-Main Campus requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (High School Rank, Recommendations) to submit to their applicants. The following table summarizes the application requirements at Ohio University-Main Campus
Application Requirements for Ohio University-Main Campus
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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

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