Ohio Dominican University
Columbus, OH · Private · Large city · ODU
Private institution in Columbus, OH · 785 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $51,748 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,4761,032nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $34,3701,459th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $34,3701,403rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $45,6601,350th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,748976th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,933949th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 47.9%1,232nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 59.8%1,604th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 85.3%1,071st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1150522nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7851,500th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.0%748th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 155 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- EA IIDec 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,418 | $45,696 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $39,009 | $32,925 |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $38,829 | $36,131 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $37,568 | $37,208 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $36,134 | $44,649 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,281 |
| CriminologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,653 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $31,852 | $27,642 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $31,305 | $30,771 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,832 | $33,459 |
| BiopsychologyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1911source
- Athletic nickname: "Panthers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #000000 and #FFC72Csource
- Motto: ""Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere" (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 75 acressource
- Formerly known as "College of St. Mary of the Springs" (1911–1968)source
- Formerly known as "Ohio Dominican College" (1968–2002)source
- Athletic conference: G-MACsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,837,153 (M $1,252,867 · W $584,286)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Ohio Dominican University’s 785 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In OH
- Malone UniversityCanton, OH · 777 undergrads
- University of Rio GrandeRio Grande, OH · 795 undergrads
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health SciencesCincinnati, OH · 762 undergrads
- Ohio Christian UniversityCircleville, OH · 816 undergrads
- Hiram CollegeHiram, OH · 731 undergrads
- Zane State CollegeZanesville, OH · 717 undergrads
Elsewhere
- La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA · 786 undergrads
- McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS · 786 undergrads
- Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN · 783 undergrads
- Montana State University-NorthernHavre, MT · 787 undergrads
- Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, PA · 782 undergrads
- Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA · 782 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteohiodominican.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 204617)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
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- Compare with Malone UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Ohio Dominican University vs Malone UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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