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Ohio Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the schools having low yield) in Ohio. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Xavier University, has the lowest yield rate of 7.33% for academic year 2024-2025 in Ohio. Wilberforce University is positioned second with 8.18% yield and Bluffton University follows them with 9%. Next table shows the schools that have low yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the highest yield rates in Ohio.
Ohio Colleges with Lowest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Xavier University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCincinnati, OH
7.33% 14,631 12,642 927 86.41%
2Wilberforce University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWilberforce, OH
8.18% 6,338 2,567 210 40.50%
3Bluffton University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBluffton, OH
9.03% 3,128 2,103 190 67.23%
4Ohio Dominican University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbus, OH
11.37% 1,942 1,830 208 94.23%
5The College of Wooster
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWooster, OH
11.42% 5,473 3,258 372 59.53%
6Wittenberg University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSpringfield, OH
11.63% 4,528 3,276 381 72.35%
7University of Dayton
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDayton, OH
11.68% 21,981 14,386 1,680 65.45%
8Capital University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsColumbus, OH
11.78% 4,520 3,174 374 70.22%
9Case Western Reserve University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCleveland, OH
11.95% 37,082 13,550 1,619 36.54%
10Ohio Wesleyan University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsDelaware, OH
12.65% 6,144 3,416 432 55.60%