Colleges in Ohio That Accept a 1200 SAT

A 1200 SAT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted SAT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Ohio schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1200 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — Bowling Green, OH · 1117 avg SAT
• Youngstown State University — Youngstown, OH · 1120 avg SAT
• University of Akron Main Campus — Akron, OH · 1081 avg SAT
• Capital University — Columbus, OH · 1068 avg SAT
• Bluffton University — Bluffton, OH · 976 avg SAT
• Malone University — Canton, OH · 1081 avg SAT
• University of Akron Wayne College — Orrville, OH · 1040 avg SAT
• Ashland University — Ashland, OH · 1120 avg SAT
• Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences — Canton, OH · 1020 avg SAT
• The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences — Cincinnati, OH · 1090 avg SAT
• Kent State University at Kent — Kent, OH · 1099 avg SAT
• Kettering College — Kettering, OH · 1050 avg SAT
• Marietta College — Marietta, OH · 1088 avg SAT
• Mercy College of Ohio — Toledo, OH · 947 avg SAT
• University of Mount Union — Alliance, OH · 1088 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1200 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Xavier University — Cincinnati, OH · 1217 avg SAT
• Mount St. Joseph University — Cincinnati, OH · 1183 avg SAT
• Franciscan University of Steubenville — Steubenville, OH · 1220 avg SAT
• Baldwin Wallace University — Berea, OH · 1194 avg SAT
• Cleveland Institute of Art — Cleveland, OH · 1193 avg SAT
• Ohio University-Main Campus — Athens, OH · 1212 avg SAT
• Otterbein University — Westerville, OH · 1220 avg SAT
• University of Toledo — Toledo, OH · 1235 avg SAT
• Walsh University — North Canton, OH · 1193 avg SAT
• Wittenberg University — Springfield, OH · 1179 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1200 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus — Cincinnati, OH · 1282 avg SAT
• Cedarville University — Cedarville, OH · 1241 avg SAT
• Ohio Northern University — Ada, OH · 1252 avg SAT
• John Carroll University — University Heights, OH · 1298 avg SAT
• Miami University-Oxford — Oxford, OH · 1317 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1200 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in Ohio That Accept a 1200 SAT on PickACampus