Best private colleges in Ohio

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- Location: North Canton, OH
- Acceptance rate: 80%
- Net price: $20,350
- SAT range: 990-1220
- Niche grade:  B
#10. Walsh University
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- Location: Berea, OH
- Acceptance rate: 79%
- Net price: $26,577
- SAT range: 1040-1250
- Niche grade:  B
#9. Baldwin Wallace University
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- Location: Oberlin, OH
- Acceptance rate: 34%
- Net price: $44,689
- SAT range: 1300-1460
- Niche grade:  B+
#8. Oberlin College
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- Location: Cedarville, OH
- Acceptance rate: 62%
- Net price: $25,380
- SAT range: 1120-1350
- Niche grade:  B+
#7. Cedarville University
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- Location: Ada, OH
- Acceptance rate: 69%
- Net price: $25,006
- SAT range: 1090-1300
- Niche grade:  B+
#6. Ohio Northern University
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- Location: Wooster, OH
- Acceptance rate: 61%
- Net price: $24,934
- SAT range: 1220-1430
- Niche grade:  A-
#5. College of Wooster
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- Location: Granville, OH
- Acceptance rate: 28%
- Net price: $38,833
- SAT range: 1230-1430
- Niche grade:  A-
#4. Denison University
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- Location: Dayton, OH
- Acceptance rate: 81%
- Net price: $29,933
- SAT range: 1130-1330
- Niche grade:  A
#3. University of Dayton
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- Location: Gambier, OH
- Acceptance rate: 37%
- Net price: $38,927
- SAT range: 1340-1500
- Niche grade:  A
#2. Kenyon College
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- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Acceptance rate: 30%
- Net price: $38,166
- SAT range: 1410-1530
- Niche grade:  A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin, additional writing by Lauren Liebhaber, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 46 states.

#1. Case Western Reserve University
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