Match #1
Malone University
Canton, OH
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate76%
- 798 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 798 students, close to 1,006
The colleges most similar to Wilmington College-Ohio are Malone University, Antioch College, and Hiram College. Wilmington College-Ohio admits 92% of applicants and has an average net price of $28,567 a year; 9 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 2 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Wilmington College-Ohio. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Wilmington College-Ohio
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Match #2
Antioch College
Yellow Springs, OH
Profile closeness45/100
Admit rate89%
- 121 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Acceptance rate 89%, close to 92%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Hiram College
Hiram, OH
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate94%
- 777 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 777 students, close to 1,006
Match #4
Marietta College
Marietta, OH
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate79%
- 952 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Enrollment 952 students, close to 1,006
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate94%
- 760 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 51%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 760 students, close to 1,006
Match #6
Notre Dame College-Ohio
Cleveland, OH
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate82%
- 1,376 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,376 students, close to 1,006
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #7
Heidelberg University
Tiffin, OH
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate86%
- 915 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 1,054 students, close to 1,006
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 92%
Match #8
Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate67%
- 582 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 48%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Muskingum University
New Concord, OH
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate82%
- 1,376 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 53%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 1,376 students, close to 1,006
Match #10
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, OH
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,400 students
- Private nonprofit
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 42%, close to 48%
- Enrollment 1,400 students, close to 1,006
Questions about Wilmington College-Ohio alternatives
What colleges are similar to Wilmington College-Ohio?
The closest matches to Wilmington College-Ohio are Malone University, Antioch College, Hiram College, Marietta College, and Ohio Dominican University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Wilmington College-Ohio hard to get into?
Wilmington College-Ohio admitted 92% of its 1,524 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 2 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Wilmington College-Ohio alternatives cost less?
9 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Wilmington College-Ohio ($28,567 a year), including Antioch College ($10,751), Malone University ($12,621), and Ohio Dominican University ($17,780). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
