Ohio Dominican University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ohio Dominican University

Ohio Dominican University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Columbus, Ohio (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 760 students of which 1,013 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Ohio Dominican University is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 94.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,079, with published in-state tuition of $35,720 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 44.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 64.0%. Graduates earn a median of $51,748 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,933 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 137300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.