Ohio Dominican University is a private, Roman Catholic university located in Columbus, OH. Ohio Dominican University covers an area of 75 acres. In 1911, Ohio Dominican University was founded. The motto of the Ohio Dominican University is "Contemplare et contemplata aliis tradere" (Latin) and its official colors are black and gold. Out of total 1,700 students enrolled at ODU, 1,080 belong to undergraduate courses while 560 are postgraduate students. The school has an academic staff of 234 who teach various courses to the students. At Ohio Dominican University, around 84% of the students are 24 and under. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 54% of the students are females and 46% are males. Finally, at ODU around 51% are white, 27% are Black or African American, and 6% belong to Hispanic ethnicity. The college has produced several achievers in its 109 years of existence and some of the notable alumni are Anne O'Hare McCormick, M. Angelita Conley, Aden Ibrahim Aw Hirsi, and Jonathan Sánchez. The university boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. It also encourages its students to participate in athletics, as it helps in building character. At ODU, 192 undergraduate and graduate-level programs, including both residential and online, are offered to the students. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs), ARC-PA (Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant), CSWE (Council on Social Work Education), and HLC Higher Learning Commission. Ohio Dominican University has around $20 million (2019) in endowment.
