Colleges in Ohio That Accept a 26 ACT

A 26 ACT 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 ACT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Ohio schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 26 ACT. You are above their typical applicant.

Xavier University — Cincinnati, OH · 25 avg ACT
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus — Bowling Green, OH · 23 avg ACT
Wright State University-Main Campus — Dayton, OH · 21 avg ACT
Youngstown State University — Youngstown, OH · 21 avg ACT
Central State University — Wilberforce, OH · 16 avg ACT
Ohio Wesleyan University — Delaware, OH · 25 avg ACT
Mount St. Joseph University — Cincinnati, OH · 24 avg ACT
Franciscan University of Steubenville — Steubenville, OH · 25 avg ACT
Capital University — Columbus, OH · 23 avg ACT
Ohio Northern University — Ada, OH · 25 avg ACT
Baldwin Wallace University — Berea, OH · 24 avg ACT
Defiance College — Defiance, OH · 20 avg ACT
Heidelberg University — Tiffin, OH · 22 avg ACT
Lake Erie College — Painesville, OH · 20 avg ACT
Lourdes University — Sylvania, OH · 20 avg ACT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 26 ACT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus — Cincinnati, OH · 27 avg ACT
University of Dayton — Dayton, OH · 26 avg ACT
Cedarville University — Cedarville, OH · 26 avg ACT
John Carroll University — University Heights, OH · 27 avg ACT
Miami University-Oxford — Oxford, OH · 27 avg ACT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 26 ACT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

Ohio State University-Main Campus — Columbus, OH · 29 avg ACT
Denison University — Granville, OH · 30 avg ACT
The College of Wooster — Wooster, OH · 29 avg ACT

All colleges that accept a 26 ACT, nationwide

Colleges in Ohio That Accept a 26 ACT on PickACampus