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Ohio Dominican University

Ohio Dominican University is a private campus in Columbus proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,348

family income
under $30k

$20,009

$30–48k

$18,897

$48–75k

$21,582

$75–110k

$22,204

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$20,0792023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Ohio Dominican University fell from $24,759 (2008) to $20,079 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,759
2009	$20,902
2010	$20,638
2011	$23,066
2012	$20,828
2013	$20,750
2014	$21,910
2015	$22,570
2016	$19,454
2017	$19,397
2018	$19,960
2019	$19,467
2020	$21,015
2021	$22,373
2022	$19,476
2023	$20,079

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$47,6212024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Ohio Dominican University rose from $33,814 (2009) to $47,621 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,814
2010	$35,549
2011	$36,457
2012	$38,671
2013	$40,370
2014	$41,470
2015	$42,798
2016	$43,659
2017	$40,458
2018	$42,156
2019	$42,121
2020	$42,524
2021	$43,220
2022	$45,465
2023	$45,660
2024	$47,621

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,710
2001	$12,530
2002	$16,200
2003	$17,200
2004	$18,025
2005	$19,454
2006	$20,500
2007	$21,700
2008	$23,140
2013	$28,932
2014	$29,430
2015	$30,270
2016	$31,080
2017	$31,080
2018	$31,080
2019	$31,680
2020	$32,880
2021	$33,380
2022	$33,350
2023	$34,370

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $35,720 before grants and other attendance costs. At Ohio Dominican University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 760 — Ohio Dominican University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

41% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Ohio Dominican University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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41%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Ohio Dominican University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 55.6% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 41%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	38%
1992 cohort	45.2%
1993 cohort	41.3%
1994 cohort	36.5%
1995 cohort	44.8%
1996 cohort	45%
1997 cohort	50%
1998 cohort	52.7%
1999 cohort	49.5%
2000 cohort	41.9%
2001 cohort	43.7%
2002 cohort	45%
2003 cohort	45.3%
2004 cohort	45.3%
2005 cohort	47.9%
2006 cohort	41.2%
2007 cohort	40.9%
2008 cohort	43.3%
2009 cohort	45.3%
2010 cohort	36.8%
2011 cohort	47.4%
2012 cohort	50.4%
2013 cohort	47.3%
2014 cohort	52.9%
2015 cohort	55.6%
2016 cohort	50.7%
2017 cohort	47.9%
2018 cohort	41%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,000	$6,291
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,075	$5,377
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,717	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,390	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,776	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,563	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,359	$4,658
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$19,444	$5,001
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$18,965	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$19,375	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$19,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,983	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$23,000	$8,871
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$26,025	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$29,007	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$29,734	$7,905
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$28,056	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$28,359	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$29,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,318	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$7,952
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,417	$7,896
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,464	$8,249
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$8,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,933

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$46,413

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$51,748

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Ohio Dominican University admitted 1,830 of 1,942 applicants in Fall 2024. The 94.2% rate describes that application pool.

94.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $34,370 tuition · 2023–24 760 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Ohio Dominican University received 1,942 applications and admitted 1,830 (94.2%), with 208 enrolling.

Ohio Dominican University: scores were considered but optional in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle.

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Acceptance rate

94.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	59.9%
Fall 2002	59.9%
Fall 2003	64.2%
Fall 2004	85.3%
Fall 2005	72.2%
Fall 2006	72.8%
Fall 2007	68.8%
Fall 2008	68.5%
Fall 2009	59.3%
Fall 2010	59%
Fall 2011	61%
Fall 2012	66%
Fall 2013	49.4%
Fall 2014	46.6%
Fall 2015	80.8%
Fall 2016	52.2%
Fall 2017	77.2%
Fall 2018	75.3%
Fall 2019	83.9%
Fall 2020	49.5%
Fall 2021	53.5%
Fall 2022	52.4%
Fall 2023	85.3%
Fall 2024	94.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1000–1140Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2010	850	1090
Fall 2011	880	1080
Fall 2012	890	1080
Fall 2013	920	1120
Fall 2014	840	1060
Fall 2015	850	1150
Fall 2016	870	1040
Fall 2017	970	1210
Fall 2018	920	1100
Fall 2019	1000	1140

IPEDS Fall 2010–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–28Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	23
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	18	22
Fall 2004	18	22
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	24
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	23
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	24
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	19	24
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	19	24
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	19	25
Fall 2022	22	27
Fall 2023	20	28

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

760Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Ohio Dominican University fell from 1,854 (Fall 2002) to 760 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,854
Fall 2003	1,934
Fall 2004	2,170
Fall 2005	2,185
Fall 2006	2,243
Fall 2007	2,250
Fall 2008	2,106
Fall 2009	1,882
Fall 2010	1,781
Fall 2011	1,680
Fall 2012	1,557
Fall 2013	1,483
Fall 2014	1,350
Fall 2015	1,213
Fall 2016	1,169
Fall 2017	1,077
Fall 2018	1,080
Fall 2019	991
Fall 2020	942
Fall 2021	823
Fall 2022	795
Fall 2023	785
Fall 2024	760

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

64%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Ohio Dominican University rose from 58% (Fall 2002) to 64% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	58%
Fall 2003 cohort	66%
Fall 2004 cohort	62%
Fall 2005 cohort	63%
Fall 2006 cohort	59%
Fall 2007 cohort	61%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	62%
Fall 2010 cohort	57%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	66%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	72%
Fall 2015 cohort	67%
Fall 2016 cohort	62%
Fall 2017 cohort	65%
Fall 2018 cohort	61%
Fall 2019 cohort	62%
Fall 2020 cohort	57%
Fall 2021 cohort	58%
Fall 2022 cohort	60%
Fall 2023 cohort	64%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Ohio Dominican University

36.9% of Ohio Dominican University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Ohio Dominican University as a primarily residential campus of 760 undergraduates — and 64% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Ohio Dominican University's Fall 2024 filing has no usable score range. Ohio Dominican University considered scores then; check today’s requirements.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Ohio Dominican University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Ohio Dominican University94.2%

Ohio median75.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Ohio Dominican University$35,720

Ohio median$29,500

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Ohio Dominican University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Ohio Dominican University$51,748

Ohio median$52,356

National median$53,781

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Ohio Dominican University, Ohio and national reference values
Metric & basis	Ohio Dominican University	Ohio median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	94.2%	75.9%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$35,720	$29,500	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$51,748	$52,356	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Ohio Dominican University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Ohio Dominican University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Biology, General	$90,431
Finance and Financial Management Services	$71,644
Accounting and Related Services	$65,961
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,823
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$61,628
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,174

These 6 fields listed for Ohio Dominican University measure earnings after completion. The $51,748 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Ohio Dominican University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is Ohio Dominican University's acceptance rate?

94.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,830 admitted from 1,942 applicants.

How much does Ohio Dominican University cost?

At Ohio Dominican University, tuition is $35,720. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Ohio Dominican University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $51,748. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Ohio

Mercy College of Ohio — 93.2% admitted
The Modern College of Design — 91.7% admitted
Kent State University at Kent — 86.3% admitted
Hondros College of Nursing — 85.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.