Private nonprofit · University

Ohio Dominican University

Columbus, Ohio · Large city

94.2%
Admit rate
$20,079
Avg net price
41%
Graduation rate
$51,748
Median earnings

Ohio Dominican University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Columbus, Ohio (large city setting), enrolling 760 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 760 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 94% admitNCAA Division II with football · Great Midwest Athletic ConferenceCold winters

About Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Between 1000 B.C. and 1700 A.D., the Columbus metropolitan area was a center to indigenous cultures known as the Mound Builders, including the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient peoples. Remaining physical evidence of the cultures are their burial mounds and what they contained. Columbus has over 170 notable buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it also maintains its own register, the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, with 82 entries. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
4 miles to Columbus, OH
To Great Lakes shore
99 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to John Glenn Columbus (CMH) · major hub

How Ohio Dominican University compares

Selectivity94.2%

More selective than 15% · #59 most selective of 65 in Ohio

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 24% · #54 of 73 in Ohio

First-year retention64%

Higher than 18%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,748

Higher than 43% · #40 of 74 in Ohio

Average net price$20,079

Cheaper than 50% · #29 cheapest of 73 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$26,000

Lower than 24%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment760

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Ohio Dominican University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,126students
  • Undergraduate76067%
  • Graduate36633%

Undergraduates by gender

760undergrads
  • Women40954%
  • Men35146%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White51%
  • Black30%
  • Hispanic5.1%
  • Asian2.1%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
760
Graduate enrollment
366
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
15%
Median family income
$50,001
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,476
Endowment
$19,820,216

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
94.2%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$35,720
Room & board
$12,882
Books & supplies
$1,080
Total cost of attendance
$47,621
Average net price
$20,079

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
41%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,933
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,748
Median debt at graduation
$26,000
Students with federal loans
57%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
Low-income (Pell)
41%
First-generation
44%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
536
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
71%
Housing charge (year)
$6,300
Meal plan (year)
$5,880
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
425 (283 men · 142 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Football126
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)94
Soccer66
Baseball42
Basketball38
Softball21
Golf19
Volleyball19

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
7.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
26

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,209 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

8.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year8.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
8.0
Burglary
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,997
$30–48k
$17,459
$48–75k
$19,572
$75–110k
$21,907
$110k+
$22,999

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$84,207

$19,572/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$21,174
average award, among those who get one

Ohio Dominican University discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $21,174. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 209 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$51,748
Typical debt at graduation
$26,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
50%
Out-earn a HS grad
68%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$50,510
Men
$54,366

Men out-earn women by $3,856 (8%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
41.6″
Annual snow
28.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbus Port Columbus Intl AP, OH US station (3.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.