88.6% / 88.6%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications6,144
Overall admit rate55.6%
In-state admit rate88.6%
Out-of-state admit rate88.6%
Enrolled432 · 12.7% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Recs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
#49
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Liberal Arts Colleges#4926
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#12126
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#48426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#49426
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#72726
NicheBest Colleges in America#78326
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorth Coast Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingOhio colleges15
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
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no application-fee data
Regular decision3/1 → 11/1 → 2 weeks
Rolling admissionsYes
Early decision11/15 → 12/1 · binding
Early action12/1 → 12/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyNot used for admission
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 0 FL, 3 SS, 0 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://www.owu.edu/admission/apply/
Admissions emailowuadmit@owu.edu
Admissions phone740-368-3020
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Denison University
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
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Denison University OH · Private (nonprofit)—13602K
The College of Wooster OH · Private (nonprofit)59.5%13501K
Kenyon College OH · Private (nonprofit)30.1%14302K
Allegheny College PA · Private (nonprofit)58.8%12601K
Hiram College OH · Private (nonprofit)97.5%960991
Wittenberg University OH · Private (nonprofit)—1210—
Earlham College IN · Private (nonprofit)72.6%1190—
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.