Ohio Dominican University

Private · Moderately Selective · OH

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationOH · Midwest

SettingUrban

Undergrads760

Student:faculty12:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate32.8%

6-yr grad rate41%

Drop-out rate36%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$36k

Out-of-state tuition$36k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity48.8%

Gender diversity48.8%

International5.4%

IdentityRoman Catholic

Overview

Ohio Dominican University is a Catholic university in Columbus, Ohio, rooted in the Dominican intellectual tradition, whose motto - to contemplate and share the fruits of that contemplation - underlies a liberal-arts core beneath more career-focused majors.

Academics

Business, education, and health sciences are the largest professional programs, each built on general-education coursework shaped by the Dominican tradition's emphasis on inquiry and reasoned argument. Class sizes are generally small.

Campus & student life

The campus sits in a residential part of Columbus, giving students access to Ohio's capital city - its internship market, cultural institutions, and job market - while keeping a self-contained campus feel.

Getting in

Admissions are holistic rather than formula-driven, in keeping with a mission-based Catholic university that weighs character and service alongside academic record.

After graduation

Proximity to Columbus gives business, education, and health-sciences graduates a large regional job market and internship base to draw on directly.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate94.2%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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