Dominican University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Dominican)
Population 7,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,559
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 90%
From Region 2%
Athletes 296 (12.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 69%
White 18%
Black 6%
Asian 3%
Mixed 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dominican University 391 30% 27% 4% 5% 59% 1% $70,116 44 -0.17 67 96%
Computer Information Systems 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $83,490 21 -0.72 84 — — — — —
Computer Science 15 — 80% 13% 7% 13% 53% 0% $91,158 12 -0.99 89 93% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,930 13 -0.72 90 — — — — —
Informatics 9 — 78% 22% 22% 0% 44% 0% $83,963 22 -0.70 84 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,649 43 -0.19 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 11 — 73% 9% 0% 0% 82% 0% $68,639 28 -0.63 64 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 10 — 50% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $74,146 87 +0.89 74 — — — — —
Biology 18 — 39% 17% 6% 0% 72% 6% $72,936 82 +0.75 72 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 16 +1 25% 38% 12% 0% 50% 0% $75,547 80 +0.75 75 — — — — —
Dietetics — — — — — — — — $54,807 15 -0.87 29 90% — — — —
Natural Sciences 15 — 13% 27% 0% 13% 60% 0% $55,154 33 -0.44 30 91% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences 5 — 20% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% $58,789 26 -0.49 40 92% — — — —
Health and Wellness 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $79,000 84 +0.72 79 — — — — —
Nursing 49 — 8% 18% 4% 6% 63% 0% $85,610 23 -0.66 85 98% — — — —
Pre-Medicine 11 — 18% 27% 27% 27% 18% 0% $97,550 97 +1.99 93 85% — — — —
Accounting 20 +1 70% 35% 0% 0% 65% 0% $77,410 29 -0.62 78 100% — — — —
Business Administration 10 +1 60% 30% 0% 0% 70% 0% $68,924 35 -0.45 65 98% — — — —
Economics 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $83,447 32 -0.55 84 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 4 — 25% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $77,726 68 +0.09 78 — — — — —
Finance 17 +2 71% 35% 0% 0% 53% 0% $96,959 54 -0.07 92 — — — — —
International Business 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $72,774 40 -0.48 71 100% — — — —
Marketing 17 — 29% 35% 0% 6% 59% 0% $80,810 63 +0.25 81 — — — — —
African American Studies 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $55,474 43 -0.30 31 — — — — —
English 10 +4 0% 40% 10% 0% 40% 10% $46,867 22 -0.68 12 90% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $59,078 56 +0.09 41 100% — — — —
History 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,782 41 -0.31 27 — — — — —
Italian — +2 — — — — — — $59,078 56 +0.09 41 100% — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $55,562 37 -0.44 31 — — — — —
Spanish — +2 — — — — — — $59,078 56 +0.09 41 100% — — — —
Women's Studies — +2 — — — — — — $54,560 47 -0.21 29 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,784 47 -0.20 43 — — — — —
Human Services 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,861 64 +0.31 32 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $65,765 34 -0.36 58 — — — — —
Journalism 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,873 37 -0.38 41 — — — — —
Political Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $68,804 38 -0.26 64 100% — — — —
Political Science 9 +1 44% 44% 0% 11% 44% 0% $65,818 33 -0.47 58 — — — — —
Psychology 46 +1 15% 20% 2% 2% 72% 0% $53,946 47 -0.17 27 97% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,426 41 -0.28 64 — — — — —
Public Relations 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,804 38 -0.26 64 100% — — — —
Sociology 12 +4 25% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $58,552 66 +0.15 40 96% — — — —
Adult and Continuing Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,160 30 -0.46 20 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $51,160 45 -0.17 20 100% — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,256 36 -0.33 23 — — — — —
Elementary Education 14 — 0% 36% 0% 7% 57% 0% $51,160 45 -0.17 20 100% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 6 +1 17% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,160 30 -0.46 20 100% — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $53,755 41 -0.32 27 — — — — —
Art 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $44,723 40 -0.23 9 — — — — —
Art History and Criticism 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,146 30 -0.52 9 — — — — —
Commercial Art 3 — 33% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $59,546 52 -0.04 42 97% — — — —
Digital Arts — — — — — — — — $52,568 50 -0.21 24 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,846 54 +0.10 8 — — — — —
Fashion Design 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,546 36 -0.21 42 97% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 8 — 0% 38% 12% 12% 38% 0% $57,386 31 -0.42 36 97% — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $46,628 48 -0.01 11 — — — — —
Criminology 10 +10 0% 30% 0% 0% 70% 0% $59,762 54 -0.02 43 96% — — — —
Legal Studies 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $58,487 46 -0.19 40 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $42,093
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 31%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.7% 77 21% 26% 1% 5% 65% 0% $57,221 46 -0.16 36 97% —
Business & Economics 18.9% 74 53% 32% 0% 3% 62% 0% $81,465 56 -0.22 82 100% —
Health Sciences 15.6% 61 10% 21% 8% 10% 54% 0% $87,655 82 -0.16 87 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.3% 44 36% 30% 7% 0% 61% 2% $74,160 84 +0.78 74 100% —
Education 7.7% 30 7% 33% 0% 3% 60% 3% $51,543 35 -0.27 21 100% —
Computer Science 6.9% 27 81% 19% 11% 7% 52% 0% $88,257 14 -0.86 87 93% —
Agriculture & Food Science 5.1% 20 15% 20% 0% 10% 65% 0% $56,063 33 -0.45 33 92% —
Arts 4.6% 18 11% 39% 17% 6% 39% 0% $54,395 63 -0.26 28 97% —
Humanities 3.6% 14 14% 36% 7% 7% 36% 7% $48,964 15 -0.57 16 90% —
Professional 3.6% 14 7% 36% 0% 7% 57% 0% $59,398 24 -0.07 42 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 12 67% 8% 0% 0% 83% 0% $68,723 21 -0.59 64 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 2 #308 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 2 #546 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 42 $291K $291K $0
Soccer 41 $210K $210K $0
Basketball 20 $154K $154K $0
Volleyball 18 $95K $95K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 13 $31K $31K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 13 $31K $31K $0
Golf 8 $69K $69K $0
Cross Country 6 $30K $30K $0
Total 160 $914K $914K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 33 $163K $163K $0
Softball 29 $231K $231K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $39K $39K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $38K $38K $0
Volleyball 15 $97K $97K $0
Basketball 14 $150K $150K $0
Cross Country 10 $33K $33K $0
Total 136 $754K $754K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 74 $373K $373K $0
Baseball 42 $291K $291K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 37 $71K $71K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 36 $70K $70K $0
Basketball 34 $304K $304K $0
Volleyball 33 $192K $192K $0
Softball 29 $231K $231K $0
Cross Country 16 $64K $64K $0
Golf 8 $69K $69K $0
Total 296 $2.8M $2.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 11%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 93% 89%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 870 – 1120
SAT Math Range 410 – 550
SAT RW Range 440 – 580