- The Inkwell
- California
- Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CACity: smallZIP 94901Founded 1890
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1890
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.dominican.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California is a private nonprofit university in San Rafael, California, with 1,114 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $35,567 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention86%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans63%
$35,567net price / year
84%admission rate
1290average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$90,053median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,250median debt
#113 of 1,704 for earnings#1,592 of 1,739 for lowest net price#298 of 1,738 for graduation rate#967 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $73,552tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $53,700
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $53,700
- Average net price
- $35,567national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,666
$30,001–48,000$25,371
$48,001–75,000$27,260
$75,001–110,000$33,475
$110,001+$45,152
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 620–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 590–640
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 77%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $77,051
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $90,053middle 50%: $55,466–$138,334
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$138,334
Median, Dominican University of California$90,053
Lower quarter$55,466
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,114
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 72% / 28%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 30%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,036 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,134
- Endowment, end of year
- $31,921,283
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White21%
Hispanic32%
Black5.8%
Asian30%
Two or more races1.2%
U.S. nonresident2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown6.0%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions42%
Business & management15%
Psychology11%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Computer & information sciences7.0%
Visual & performing arts3.7%
Communication & journalism2.4%
Education2.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 113698. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5290855.