Ohio Dominican University

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#8323 / #2196
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#495
Most Desirable School
Private liberal arts university in Columbus, Ohio, United States

Ohio Dominican University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2196
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
94%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$36,422
Graduation rate
51%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
760

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About Ohio Dominican University

According to Wikipedia, Ohio Dominican University is a private Dominican liberal arts university in Columbus, Ohio. The university has approximately 1,700 students and offers undergraduate degrees in 40 majors as well as nine graduate degree programs.

Ohio Dominican University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian ACT Score
1,55994%64%51%24

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2023; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Ohio Dominican University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$36,422
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$15,694
30K - 48K$16,672
48K - 75K$14,145
75K - 110K$21,136
110K+$21,349

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Ohio Dominican University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Ohio Dominican University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $54,622 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Ohio Dominican University's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,4641,013451

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Ohio Dominican University?

Ohio Dominican University is located at 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, OH 43219.

How Safe is Ohio Dominican University?

Relative to its enrollment, Ohio Dominican University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.08%. Columbus has a violent crime rate of 0.49% and a property crime rate of 3.10%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Ohio Dominican University Known For?

Ohio Dominican University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Ohio Dominican University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Ohio Dominican University's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Literature
#3499
World Rank
#3539
Historical Rank
#1168
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1168 in the U.S. and #3499 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Philosophy
#4619
World Rank
#4650
Historical Rank
#1392
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1392 in the U.S. and #4619 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Psychology
#3811
World Rank
#3826
Historical Rank
#1448
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1448 in the U.S. and #3811 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Social Work
#3683
World Rank
#3683
Historical Rank
#1481
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1481 in the U.S. and #3683 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Nursing
#3859
World Rank
#3860
Historical Rank
#1525
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1525 in the U.S. and #3859 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Sociology
#4776
World Rank
#4780
Historical Rank
#1527
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1527 in the U.S. and #4776 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Communications
#5759
World Rank
#5777
Historical Rank
#1533
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1533 in the U.S. and #5759 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
History
#5323
World Rank
#5332
Historical Rank
#1643
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1643 in the U.S. and #5323 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Engineering
#8387
World Rank
#8392
Historical Rank
#1700
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1700 in the U.S. and #8387 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Political Science
#7480
World Rank
#7487
Historical Rank
#1778
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1778 in the U.S. and #7480 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Mathematics
#7080
World Rank
#7104
Historical Rank
#1910
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #1910 in the U.S. and #7080 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Medical
#7498
World Rank
#7500
Historical Rank
#2151
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #2151 in the U.S. and #7498 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#9513
World Rank
#9519
Historical Rank
#2570
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #2570 in the U.S. and #9513 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Biology
#10537
World Rank
#10551
Historical Rank
#2704
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #2704 in the U.S. and #10537 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Computer Science
#11440
World Rank
#11448
Historical Rank
#3104
USA Rank

Ohio Dominican University ranks #3104 in the U.S. and #11440 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees

Who Are Ohio Dominican University's Most Influential Alumni?

Pedro Martínez
A Dominican-American baseball pitcher.
Jonathan Sánchez
A Puerto Rican baseball pitcher.