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Summary of Ohio Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Ohio, 38 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2025 Average SAT score Ohio colleges is 1,173. For public Ohio colleges, the average SAT score is 1,163 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,177.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 38 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Ohio Colleges by 2025 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
97 to 99+
- 1
96 to 99+
1450 - 1500 1
95 to 97
- 1
93 to 96
1400 - 1450 3
87 to 95
1
90 to 99+
2
86 to 93
1350 - 1400 - - -
1300 - 1350 2
82 to 87
1
80 to 90
1
82 to 86
1250 - 1300 3
74 to 82
1
70 to 80
2
75 to 82
1200 - 1250 6
58 to 74
1
60 to 70
5
57 to 75
1150 - 1200 6
42 to 58
1
50 to 60
5
39 to 57
1100 - 1150 4
32 to 42
3
20 to 50
1
36 to 39
1050 - 1100 4
21 to 32
- 4
21 to 36
1000 - 1050 5
8 to 21
1
10 to 20
4
7 to 21
Below 1000 3
0 to 8
1
0 to 10
2
0 to 7

Ohio Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Ohio colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Ohio Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Ohio colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
38 Ohio Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2024-20252023-2024
Case Western Reserve University
Private | Cleveland, OH
1,510
+25 (1.68%)
1,485
Oberlin College
Private | Oberlin, OH
1,450
+10 (0.69%)
1,440
Kenyon College
Private | Gambier, OH
1,420
-10 (-0.70%)
1,430
Denison University
Private | Granville, OH
1,410
+25 (1.81%)
1,385
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Public | Columbus, OH
1,400
-5 (-0.36%)
1,405
The College of Wooster
Private | Wooster, OH
1,330
-20 (-1.48%)
1,350
Miami University-Oxford
Public | Oxford, OH
1,310
+15 (1.16%)
1,295
University of Dayton
Private | Dayton, OH
1,290
+7 (0.55%)
1,283
Ohio Northern University
Private | Ada, OH
1,260
-15 (-1.18%)
1,275
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Public | Cincinnati, OH
1,260
+5 (0.40%)
1,255
John Carroll University
Private | University Heights, OH
1,240
-30 (-2.36%)
1,270
Cedarville University
Private | Cedarville, OH
1,230
-5 (-0.40%)
1,235
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Private | Steubenville, OH
1,220
+25 (2.09%)
1,195
Xavier University
Private | Cincinnati, OH
1,210
+31 (2.63%)
1,179
Walsh University
Private | North Canton, OH
1,210
+74 (6.51%)
1,136
University of Toledo
Public | Toledo, OH
1,200
+25 (2.13%)
1,175
Ohio University-Main Campus
Public | Athens, OH
1,190
-5 (-0.42%)
1,195
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Private | Mount Vernon, OH
1,190
+94 (8.58%)
1,096
Wilmington College
Private | Wilmington, OH
1,170
+215 (22.51%)
955
Baldwin Wallace University
Private | Berea, OH
1,170
+2 (0.17%)
1,168
Cleveland Institute of Art
Private | Cleveland, OH
1,150
-30 (-2.54%)
1,180
Wittenberg University
Private | Springfield, OH
1,150
-15 (-1.29%)
1,165
Youngstown State University
Public | Youngstown, OH
1,120
+45 (4.19%)
1,075
Ashland University
Private | Ashland, OH
1,120
-18 (-1.58%)
1,138
Kent State University at Kent
Public | Kent, OH
1,120
+5 (0.45%)
1,115
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Public | Bowling Green, OH
1,110
-15 (-1.33%)
1,125
Marietta College
Private | Marietta, OH
1,080
-63 (-5.51%)
1,143
University of Mount Union
Private | Alliance, OH
1,080
-100 (-8.47%)
1,180
Mount St. Joseph University
Private | Cincinnati, OH
1,070
+88 (8.96%)
982
Ursuline College
Private | Pepper Pike, OH
1,065
-15 (-1.39%)
1,080
University of Akron Main Campus
Public | Akron, OH
1,040
-30 (-2.80%)
1,070
Malone University
Private | Canton, OH
1,020
-41 (-3.86%)
1,061
Capital University
Private | Columbus, OH
1,010
-75 (-6.91%)
1,085
Tiffin University
Private | Tiffin, OH
1,000
+5 (0.50%)
995
Muskingum University
Private | New Concord, OH
1,000
-10 (-0.99%)
1,010
Bluffton University
Private | Bluffton, OH
960
-65 (-6.34%)
1,025
Mercy College of Ohio
Private | Toledo, OH
940
-20 (-2.08%)
960
University of Akron Wayne College
Public | Orrville, OH
880
-148 (-14.40%)
1,028
Average1,173
+10 (0.85%)
1,163