Columbus , Ohio , United States
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Ohio Dominican University, Central Ohio's only Catholic university, is guided by the Dominican motto: To contemplate truth and to share with others the fruits of this contemplation.
Ohio Dominican University was chartered on October 5, 1911 as the College of St. Mary of the Springs. It was founded as an all-women’s school, becoming coeducational in 1964. The college changed its name to Ohio Dominican College on July 1, 1968.
Ohio Dominican became a university on July 1, 2002.
Ohio Dominican's Mission
As a Catholic liberal arts university in the Dominican tradition, Ohio Dominican University is guided in its educational mission by the Dominican motto: to contemplate truth and to share with others the fruits of this contemplation.
Ohio Dominican educates individuals committed to intellectual, spiritual and professional growth, who develop into lifelong learners, serving others in a global society. They in turn become ethical and effective leaders grounded in the pursuit of truth, justice and peace.
Ohio Dominican University’s Statement on Unity in Diversity
Ohio Dominican University, in fostering our Catholic and Dominican identity, respects and honors the dignity of each person regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, country of origin, disability, and other expressions of human individuality. Therefore, Ohio Dominican University is committed to ensuring an inclusive environment that welcomes all who seek to find and share the truth, trusting in the rigor of reason and the light of faith to unite our diverse community.
Ohio Dominican University is Roman Catholic. It was founded by the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs, which became the Dominican Sisters of Peace in 2009.
St. Dominic de Guzman, an itinerant preacher, founded the Order of Preachers in 1216. Dominicans are formed throughout their entire lives according to the four pillars St. Dominic established:
The Dominican tradition of spirituality is rooted in common life: liturgical prayer and meditation, study, and ministry of the Word. These values continue to guide the faculty, students and staff at Ohio Dominican University.
The Catholic Tradition
Ohio Dominican University is Catholic in many ways: by dedication to academic excellence and teaching instruction, by the creative faith and pledge to developing community among its members, as well as by living out the Gospel mandate to proclaim the Good News.
The Catholic identity of Ohio Dominican University is a call to action and service to all humanity that is faithful to the past and open to the future.
A Catholic university, by institutional commitment, brings to its task the inspiration and light of the Christian message. In a Catholic university, therefore, Catholic ideals, attitudes and principles penetrate and inform university activities in accordance with the proper nature and autonomy of these activities.
In a word, being both a community of scholars representing various branches of human knowledge, and an academic institution in which Catholicism is vitally present and operative. - Pope John Paul II: Ex Corde Ecclesiae
THE Ranking::
601
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On Campus
Annual Cost of living:
10000 USD / year
Average Annual UG Fee:
32780 USD
Average Annual PG Fee:
16200 USD
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