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Dominican University

Basic Information

Type Private
Population 7,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,271
Men / Women 30% / 70%
Hispanic 57%
White 31%
Black 8%
Asian 3%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 31%
Life & Natural Sciences 30%
Business & Economics 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Education 5%
Arts 4%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,978
Est. Cost of Attendance $43,891
10-Year ROI $185,000
ROI Percentile 76th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,508 (33th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (39th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 2 #581
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 880 – 1,100
ACT Range 16 – 26

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dominican University 412 26% / 74% 1% $65,721
Computer Science 10 +1 80% / 20% 0% $90,295
Informatics 10 30% / 70% 10%
Information Science/Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Mathematics 11 45% / 55% 0%
Mathematics and Computer Science
Biological and Physical Sciences 7 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 17 18% / 82% 0% $62,528
Chemistry 2 100% / 0% 0%
Dietetics 3 33% / 67% 0% $55,962
Health and Wellness 2 50% / 50% 0%
Natural Sciences 23 26% / 74% 0% $65,093
Neuroscience 10 +1 30% / 70% 0%
Nursing 39 5% / 95% 0%
Nutrition Sciences 11 27% / 73% 0%
Pre-Medicine 11 18% / 82% 0% $66,509
Accounting 22 +1 27% / 73% 0% $86,834
Business Administration 30 +2 40% / 60% 0% $76,772
Economics 6 +1 83% / 17% 0%
Entrepreneurship 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Finance 6 +5 83% / 17% 17%
International Business 9 11% / 89% 0%
Marketing 15 33% / 67% 0%
Communication 4 25% / 75% 0%
Criminology 6 +22 33% / 67% 0% $51,644
English 15 +1 40% / 60% 0%
French 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 5 60% / 40% 0%
Human Services
International Studies 4 25% / 75% 25%
Italian 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Journalism 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Legal Studies 8 25% / 75% 0%
Philosophy 1 0% / 100% 0%
Political Communication
Political Science 4 75% / 25% 0%
Psychology 48 +1 10% / 90% 0% $57,186
Public Administration 1 0% / 100% 0%
Public Relations 1 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 23 +4 9% / 91% 0% $52,514
Spanish 4 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Early Childhood Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $63,689
Education 1 0% / 100% 0%
Elementary Education 15 7% / 93% 0% $63,689
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $63,689
Special Education 3 0% / 100% 0%
Art History and Criticism
Commercial Art 4 +1 75% / 25% 0%
Digital Arts 1 0% / 100% 0%
Drama and Theatre Arts
Fashion Design 2 0% / 100% 0%
Fashion Merchandising 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $48,903
Music 1 100% / 0% 0%