Dominican University

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Acceptance Rate

90.3%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

880–1100

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$37,844

Undergrad Enrollment

2,271

Applicants

6,536

Yield Rate

12.5%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$11,745/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $46,980 over four years.

What grads earn

$54,686/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $54,709 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 0% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

76% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

23%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Dominican University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,759

$30–48k$9,014

$48–75k$11,891

$75–110k$16,851

Over $110k$17,963

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

52%

Completion · all

59%

Completion · Pell

55%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

64%

Median debt

$24,411

Classification

Four-year, small, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied

6,536

Admitted

5,21679.8%

Enrolled

65112% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

89.5%▼ +25.2pp

Application Volume

5,117 applicants▼ 1%

Dominican University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	3	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation52% / 48%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball42Basketball20Golf8Soccer41Track & Field32Volleyball18

Women's

Basketball14Soccer33Softball29Track & Field57Volleyball15

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General48 grads

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse39 grads

Business Administration and Management, General30 grads

Natural Sciences23 grads

Sociology23 grads

Accounting22 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General17 grads

Marketing/Marketing Management, General15 grads

English Language and Literature, General15 grads

Elementary Education and Teaching15 grads

4yr Grad Rate

40%

6yr Grad Rate

52%

Retention Rate

78%

Median Earnings

$60,327