The student population at Ohio Dominican University is 1,209 (843 undergraduate and 366 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,325 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at ODU is 69.73% which is decreased by 1,008 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 317 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
151 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -42.15% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,650 where 1,209 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
69.73% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.27% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,008 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 317 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in ODU than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio Dominican University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,534 | 1,851 | 853 | 998 | 683 | 241 | 442 |
| 2016-17 | 2,406 -128 | 1,796 -55 | 794 -59 | 1,002 4 | 610 -73 | 204 -37 | 406 -36 |
| 2017-18 | 1,714 -692 | 1,177 -619 | 530 -264 | 647 -355 | 537 -73 | 191 -13 | 346 -60 |
| 2018-19 | 1,716 2 | 1,188 11 | 542 12 | 646 -1 | 528 -9 | 181 -10 | 347 1 |
| 2019-20 | 1,640 -76 | 1,080 -108 | 494 -48 | 586 -60 | 560 32 | 166 -15 | 394 47 |
| 2020-21 | 1,415 -225 | 951 -129 | 452 -42 | 499 -87 | 464 -96 | 144 -22 | 320 -74 |
| 2021-22 | 1,335 -80 | 907 -44 | 447 -5 | 460 -39 | 428 -36 | 129 -15 | 299 -21 |
| 2022-23 | 1,276 -59 | 846 -61 | 406 -41 | 440 -20 | 430 2 | 118 -11 | 312 13 |
| 2023-24 | 1,258 -18 | 894 48 | 414 8 | 480 40 | 364 -66 | 119 1 | 245 -67 |
| 2024-25 | 1,209 -49 | 843 -51 | 419 5 | 424 -56 | 366 2 | 123 4 | 243 -2 |
| Average | 1,650 | 1,153 | 535 | 618 | 497 | 162 | 335 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,153 where 843 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio Dominican University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,851 | 1,147 | 542 | 605 | 704 | 311 | 393 |
| 2016-17 | 1,796 | 1,040 | 484 | 556 | 756 | 310 | 446 |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 957 | 452 | 505 | 220 | 78 | 142 |
| 2018-19 | 1,188 | 952 | 462 | 490 | 236 | 80 | 156 |
| 2019-20 | 1,080 | 920 | 436 | 484 | 160 | 58 | 102 |
| 2020-21 | 951 | 851 | 412 | 439 | 100 | 40 | 60 |
| 2021-22 | 907 | 766 | 383 | 383 | 141 | 64 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 753 | 365 | 388 | 93 | 41 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 894 | 742 | 363 | 379 | 152 | 51 | 101 |
| 2024-25 | 843 | 728 | 372 | 356 | 115 | 47 | 68 |
| Average | 1,153 | 1,153 | 427 | 459 | 1,153 | 108 | 160 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 497 where 366 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio Dominican University since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 683 | 508 | 188 | 320 | 175 | 53 | 122 |
| 2016-17 | 610 | 192 | 80 | 112 | 418 | 124 | 294 |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 175 | 67 | 108 | 362 | 124 | 238 |
| 2018-19 | 528 | 162 | 57 | 105 | 366 | 124 | 242 |
| 2019-20 | 560 | 165 | 55 | 110 | 395 | 111 | 284 |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 164 | 54 | 110 | 300 | 90 | 210 |
| 2021-22 | 428 | 161 | 55 | 106 | 267 | 74 | 193 |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 157 | 58 | 99 | 273 | 60 | 213 |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 201 | 67 | 134 | 163 | 52 | 111 |
| 2024-25 | 366 | 215 | 75 | 140 | 151 | 48 | 103 |
| Average | 497 | 497 | 76 | 134 | 497 | 86 | 201 |
The percentage of white students is 53.43%. The percentage was 65.15% 10 years ago and ODU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.06% of enrolled students is Asian and 23.90% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.22% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 65.15% to 53.43%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.05% to 3.06%. Black student enrollment increased from 16.42% to 23.90%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.51% to 4.22%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6534 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5459 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio Dominican University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 6 | 52 | 416 | 89 | 3 | 1,651 | 81 |
| 2016-17 | 6 | 39 | 362 | 78 | 2 | 1,591 | 73 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 25 | 300 | 57 | 0 | 1,030 | 67 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 22 | 342 | 64 | 1 | 975 | 78 |
| 2019-20 | 13 | 25 | 328 | 71 | 6 | 962 | 76 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 24 | 266 | 58 | 0 | 826 | 60 |
| 2021-22 | 11 | 27 | 271 | 76 | 0 | 733 | 54 |
| 2022-23 | 9 | 24 | 256 | 69 | 0 | 729 | 52 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | 36 | 267 | 61 | 1 | 704 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 37 | 289 | 51 | 2 | 646 | 43 |
| Average | 8 | 31 | 310 | 67 | 2 | 985 | 64 |
151 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -42.15% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ohio Dominican University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 2,534 | 261 | 216 | 2,057 |
| 2016-17 | 2,406 | 303 | 285 | 1,818 |
| 2017-18 | 1,714 | 277 | 221 | 1,216 |
| 2018-19 | 1,716 | 310 | 383 | 1,023 |
| 2019-20 | 1,640 | 342 | 319 | 979 |
| 2020-21 | 1,415 | 9 | 0 | 1,406 |
| 2021-22 | 1,335 | 180 | 0 | 1,155 |
| 2022-23 | 1,276 | 208 | 498 | 570 |
| 2023-24 | 1,258 | 173 | 524 | 561 |
| 2024-25 | 1,209 | 151 | 478 | 580 |
| Average | 1,650 | 221 | 292 | 1,137 |
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