Match #1
Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, OH
Profile closeness89/100
Admit rate75%
- 670 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 55%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 670 students, close to 760
The colleges most similar to Ohio Dominican University are Ursuline College, Lourdes University, and Walsh University-Ohio. Ohio Dominican University admits 94% of applicants and has an average net price of $17,780 a year; 1 of its 10 alternatives cost less and 1 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Ohio Dominican University. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Ohio Dominican University
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Match #2
Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate74%
- 543 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 543 students, close to 760
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
Walsh University-Ohio
North Canton, OH
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate71%
- 1,390 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 58%, close to 51%
- Average net price $19,588, close to $17,780
Match #4
Notre Dame College-Ohio
Cleveland, OH
Profile closeness62/100
Admit rate82%
- 1,376 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
Profile closeness53/100
Admit rate81%
- 2,274 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, OH
Profile closeness47/100
Admit rate58%
- 2,901 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Xavier University-Ohio
Cincinnati, OH
Profile closeness43/100
Admit rate86%
- 4,207 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 94%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH
Profile closeness24/100
Admit rate65%
- 7,682 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
Profile closeness88/100
Admit rate74%
- 815 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 49%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 815 students, close to 760
Match #10
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
Profile closeness86/100
Admit rate96%
- 1,567 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 51%
- Average net price $18,211, close to $17,780
Questions about Ohio Dominican University alternatives
What colleges are similar to Ohio Dominican University?
The closest matches to Ohio Dominican University are Ursuline College, Lourdes University, Walsh University-Ohio, Notre Dame College-Ohio, and John Carroll University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Ohio Dominican University hard to get into?
Ohio Dominican University admitted 94% of its 2,185 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 1 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
Which Ohio Dominican University alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Ohio Dominican University ($17,780 a year), including Ursuline College ($17,186). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
