Colleges in Ohio for 1250 SAT Scores: Where You Fall in the Middle 50%
Ohio has 36 main-campus colleges that report SAT percentiles to College Scorecard. A score of 1250 on the SAT is inside the middle 50% at 16 of them, below the 25th percentile at 5 (a reach) and above the 75th percentile at 15 (above typical).
Those 16 typical colleges have a median net price of $24,473 and a median acceptance rate of 75%. By sector, 4 public and 12 private nonprofit; 16 report a test-optional policy.
Acceptance rates in this group run from 58% at Franciscan University of Steubenville to 92% at University of Toledo, so a score inside the middle 50% says little about an admission decision. The lowest net price among them is $17,249 at University of Toledo.
Nationwide, the 377 typical colleges for this score have a median net price of $23,130 and a median acceptance rate of 75%; in Ohio the figures are $24,473 and 75%. Test-optional colleges among the 16 in Ohio: 16. Test-optional colleges often publish ranges that skew high.
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Typical
16
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
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Reach
5
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
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Above typical
15
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
How the groups are defined
One rule sorts every college, using the 25th and 75th percentile scores in the College Scorecard data. We never say a college will admit a score; we only show where it falls.
- Who is counted
- College Scorecard describes these percentiles as the middle 50% of first-time students who enrolled in the fall of 2024; admitted students who did not enroll are not included. Colleges can only report scores for students who submitted them, and colleges that do not require tests often report mostly higher scorers, so their ranges tend to skew high.
- Reach. Your score is below the school's 25th percentile.
- Typical. Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
- Above typical. Your score is above the school's 75th percentile.
- SAT totals are approximate. Scorecard publishes 25th and 75th percentiles for the Reading and Writing and Math sections but not for the total, so we add the two 25th percentiles and the two 75th percentiles. Across the 866 colleges that also report Scorecard's average SAT score, the midpoint of that range differs from the average by a median of 15 points (90% are within 45).
- We do not convert between the SAT and the ACT. This page uses SAT scores only; the other test has its own pages.
- Test policy
- The test policy comes from the admissions field Scorecard calls ADMCON7. We tag a college as test-optional when it reports that tests are neither required nor recommended, or are considered only if submitted. Test-optional colleges among the 16 typical ones: 16.
- Left out: 1,471 of 2,356 main-campus colleges with missing or suppressed SAT percentiles, and 19 dropped because their figures contradict themselves: Scorecard's own average SAT score falls outside the summed section range, so the percentiles and the average describe different groups of students. None had a 25th percentile above the 75th or a value outside the valid range. 866 colleges are counted.
- Data periodTest score percentiles: fall 2024 entering class. Acceptance rate: fall 2024 applicants. Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24 (in-state price at public colleges).
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Read the full methodology Test-optional colleges and how to read SAT/ACT ranges
Typical: the middle 50% includes 1250 (16)
Your score is within the school's middle 50%, from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Sorted by net price, lowest first; colleges with no reported net price come last. Showing all 16.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
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| University of Toledo Toledo, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,249 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 1100–1300 | ||
| Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $18,649 · Acceptance rate: 72% | 980–1275 | ||
| Walsh University North Canton, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,493 · Acceptance rate: 71% | 1040–1280 | ||
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,637 · Acceptance rate: 85% | 1090–1290 | ||
| Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,421 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1046–1315 | ||
| The College of Wooster Wooster, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,458 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 1220–1460 | ||
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,589 · Acceptance rate: 58% | 1110–1350 | ||
| Cedarville University Cedarville, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,468 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 1130–1360 | ||
| Ohio Northern University Ada, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,478 · Acceptance rate: 74% | 1175–1400 | ||
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $25,648 · Acceptance rate: 85% | 1160–1370 | ||
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $27,603 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 1060–1290 | ||
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,384 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 1220–1390 | ||
| John Carroll University University Heights, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $28,746 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1180–1330 | ||
| Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,208 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 980–1280 | ||
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $29,533 · Acceptance rate: 65% | 1200–1380 | ||
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $32,997 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1103–1310 |
Reach: 1250 is below the 25th percentile (5)
Your score is below the school's 25th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 25th percentile is nearest above 1250. Showing all 5.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
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| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,339 · Acceptance rate: 61% | 1310–1480 | ||
| Denison University Granville, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $40,007 · Acceptance rate: 17% | 1320–1490 | ||
| Kenyon College Gambier, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $38,512 · Acceptance rate: 31% | 1358–1503 | ||
| Oberlin College Oberlin, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $38,645 · Acceptance rate: 34% | 1360–1520 | ||
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $41,190 · Acceptance rate: 37% | 1430–1540 |
Above typical: 1250 is above the 75th percentile (15)
Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 1250. Showing all 15.
| College | Middle 50% | Net price | Acceptance rate |
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| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,787 · Acceptance rate: 86% | 1010–1240 | ||
| University of Mount Union Alliance, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $23,280 · Acceptance rate: 78% | 910–1240 | ||
| Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $12,767 · Acceptance rate: 84% | 1010–1230 | ||
| Wilmington College Wilmington, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,153 · Acceptance rate: 92% | 850–1220 | ||
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $24,022 · Acceptance rate: 81% | 1000–1210 | ||
| Ashland University Ashland, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,988 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 1035–1208 | ||
| Marietta College Marietta, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $21,083 · Acceptance rate: 79% | 1040–1200 | ||
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH Public · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $13,946 · Acceptance rate: 60% | 900–1190 | ||
| Malone University Canton, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $20,948 · Acceptance rate: 76% | 930–1180 | ||
| Capital University Columbus, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $22,576 · Acceptance rate: 70% | 910–1180 | ||
| Ursuline College Pepper Pike, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $16,164 · Acceptance rate: 75% | 1006–1133 | ||
| Bluffton University Bluffton, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,943 · Acceptance rate: 67% | 860–1130 | ||
| Tiffin University Tiffin, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $26,500 · Acceptance rate: 80% | 910–1110 | ||
| Muskingum University New Concord, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $19,532 · Acceptance rate: 82% | 910–1105 | ||
| Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional Net price: $17,989 · Acceptance rate: 93% | 790–1010 |
National view
See all 377 typical colleges nationwide for 1250 SAT