Ursuline College

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#5973 / #1577
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#692
Most Desirable School
Educational institution in Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S.

Ursuline College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1577
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
75%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$39,780
Graduation rate
55%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
670

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Ursuline College Featured Rankings

About Ursuline College

According to Wikipedia, Ursuline College is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was founded in 1871 by the Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland and was one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States and the first Catholic women's college in Ohio.

Ursuline College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Teaching Recertification
  • Required Credits: 23
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Social Work
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Integrative Wellness Studies
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Format: Fully online
DNP in Doctor Of Nursing
  • Required Credits: 42
  • Format: Fully online
BSN in Nursing
  • Format: Fully online
MSN in Nursing
  • Format: Fully online

Ursuline College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
61375%70%55%106923

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; 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 Ursuline College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$39,780
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$12,047
30K - 48K$13,670
48K - 75K$16,190
75K - 110K$20,627
110K+$23,558

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 Ursuline College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Ursuline College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $62,042 a year, and 93% 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.

Ursuline College's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
2,7197941,925

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

Where is Ursuline College?

Ursuline College is located at 2550 Lander Rd, Pepper Pike, OH 44124.

How Safe is Ursuline College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Ursuline College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Ursuline College has a violent crime rate of 0.10% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Pepper Pike has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.54%. 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 Ursuline College Known For?

Ursuline College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Ursuline College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Ursuline College'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

Nursing
#1009
World Rank
#1009
Historical Rank
#373
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #373 in the U.S. and #1009 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#3388
World Rank
#3394
Historical Rank
#781
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #781 in the U.S. and #3388 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Literature
#2448
World Rank
#2498
Historical Rank
#808
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #808 in the U.S. and #2448 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Psychology
#3936
World Rank
#3948
Historical Rank
#1496
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1496 in the U.S. and #3936 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Sociology
#4781
World Rank
#4785
Historical Rank
#1528
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1528 in the U.S. and #4781 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Communications
#5814
World Rank
#5832
Historical Rank
#1555
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1555 in the U.S. and #5814 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Medical
#5377
World Rank
#5378
Historical Rank
#1563
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1563 in the U.S. and #5377 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Business
#6194
World Rank
#6194
Historical Rank
#1715
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1715 in the U.S. and #6194 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
History
#5636
World Rank
#5643
Historical Rank
#1745
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1745 in the U.S. and #5636 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Social Work
#4865
World Rank
#4865
Historical Rank
#1833
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #1833 in the U.S. and #4865 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Chemistry
#7409
World Rank
#7416
Historical Rank
#2117
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #2117 in the U.S. and #7409 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Mathematics
#9436
World Rank
#9457
Historical Rank
#2745
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #2745 in the U.S. and #9436 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Biology
#11599
World Rank
#11612
Historical Rank
#3097
USA Rank

Ursuline College ranks #3097 in the U.S. and #11599 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees