Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 77.25% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 16.80%.
Defiance College has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 62.86% and Herzing University-Akron has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 69.16% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Akron | 114 (19/95) | 107 (17/90) | 74 (12/62) | 94% (89%/95%) | 69% (71%/65%) |
| Bluffton University | 1,105 (588/512) | 1,064 (561/499) | 162 (87/75) | 96% (95%/97%) | 15% (16%/15%) |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 693 (191/502) | 484 (120/364) | 154 (38/116) | 70% (63%/73%) | 32% (32%/23%) |
| Defiance College | 2,722 (2,304/418) | 1,711 (1,449/262) | 149 (102/47) | 63% (63%/63%) | 9% (7%/11%) |
| Payne Theological Seminary | No admission statistics available for the school. | ||||
| Wilmington College | 1,963 (887/1,076) | 1,730 (741/989) | 317 (147/170) | 88% (84%/92%) | 18% (20%/16%) |
| Average | 1,319 (798/798) | 1,019 (578/441) | 171 (77/94) | 77.25% (72.4%/55.3%) | 16.80% (13.4%/21.3%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1060. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 545 and the average SAT Math score is 515.
Cleveland Institute of Art has the highest SAT scores of 1,190 and Wilmington College has the lowest SAT scores of 930 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Akron | Test Score is NOT considered for Herzing University-Akron admission. | |||
| Bluffton University | 3% (4) | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 14% (22) | 1190 | 620 | 570 |
| Defiance College | Test Scores are considered (not required), but no data is available/reported. | |||
| Payne Theological Seminary | No data is available. | |||
| Wilmington College | 6% (18) | 930 | 470 | 460 |
| Average | 7.67% | 1060 | 545 | 515 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 20. By subject, the average ACT English score is 19 and the ACT math score is 19.
The following table compares ACT Scores between selected colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Akron | Test Score is NOT considered for Herzing University-Akron admission. | |||
| Bluffton University | 14% (23) | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | 28% (43) | 24 | 26 | 22 |
| Defiance College | 3% (5) | 19 | 17 | 18 |
| Payne Theological Seminary | No data is available. | |||
| Wilmington College | 72% (228) | 18 | 17 | 18 |
| Average | 29.25% | 20 | 19 | 19 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herzing University-Akron | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| Bluffton University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ |
| Defiance College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| Payne Theological Seminary | Information about requirements for applying to school is not available. | |||||||
| Wilmington College | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.