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Colleges in Ohio for 1300 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 1300 on the SAT is inside the middle 50% at 11 of them, below the 25th percentile at 5 (a reach) and above the 75th percentile at 20 (above typical).

Those 11 typical colleges have a median net price of $24,478 and a median acceptance rate of 75%. By sector, 3 public and 8 private nonprofit; 11 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 291 typical colleges for this score have a median net price of $25,121 and a median acceptance rate of 73%; in Ohio the figures are $24,478 and 75%. Test-optional colleges among the 11 in Ohio: 11. Test-optional colleges often publish ranges that skew high.

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 11 typical ones: 11.
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 1300 (11)

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 11.

1300 SAT: Typical
College Middle 50%
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $17,249 · Acceptance rate: 92%
1100–1300
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
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
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: 1300 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 1300. Showing all 5.

1300 SAT: Reach
College Middle 50%
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: 1300 is above the 75th percentile (20)

Your score is above the school's 75th percentile. Closest first: the colleges whose 75th percentile is nearest below 1300. Showing all 20.

1300 SAT: Above typical
College Middle 50%
Ohio University-Main Campus
Athens, OH
Public · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $21,637 · Acceptance rate: 85%
1090–1290
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $27,603 · Acceptance rate: 76%
1060–1290
Walsh University
North Canton, OH
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $20,493 · Acceptance rate: 71%
1040–1280
Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $29,208 · Acceptance rate: 61%
980–1280
Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH
Private nonprofit · 4-year · Test-optional
Net price: $18,649 · Acceptance rate: 72%
980–1275
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

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