- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Ohio Dominican University


Columbus, OHCity: largeZIP 43219Founded 1911
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1911
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ohiodominican.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Ohio Dominican University
Ohio Dominican University is a private nonprofit university in Columbus, Ohio, with 760 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 51% within six years and costs $17,780 a year after aid.
51%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention64%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans59%
$17,780net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
51%graduate in 6 years
$54,622median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,250median debt
#1,038 of 1,704 for earnings#698 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,020 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,335 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $48,248tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $36,422
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $36,422
- Average net price
- $17,780national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,694
$30,001–48,000$16,672
$48,001–75,000$14,145
$75,001–110,000$21,136
$110,001+$21,349
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college64%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college51%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 51%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 64%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,393
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,622middle 50%: $37,449–$76,517
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,517
Median, Ohio Dominican University$54,622
Lower quarter$37,449
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 760
- Part-time
- 5.0%
- Women / men
- 49% / 51%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 92%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,164 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,272
- Endowment, end of year
- $19,820,216
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic5.1%
Black30%
Asian2.1%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown2.1%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Education12%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies12%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.7%
Communication & journalism5.5%
Computer & information sciences5.5%
Social sciences3.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204617. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7080808.