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Dominican University of California is a private regional university located in San Rafael, California. Dominican is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Dominican is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $66,571 10 years after enrolling, 28th in California, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Dominican bachelor students earn 14% more than the national average. Dominican is ranked 46th in California.
Dominican University of California’s median net annual cost of $33,963 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Dominican sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Biology, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$33,963
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Dominican - Therapeutic professions, Business Administration, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Education - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Dominican is 5% higher than the state average, and 15% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Dominican, Pell Grant recipients represent 33% of the measured graduating class, 2% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Dominican graduates within 4.1 years.
Dominican is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Dominican University of California’s economic mobility score of 20.55 is calculated by adjusting the 2.89 economic score of lower-income students by the 33% pell grant recipients within the student body. Dominican’s EMS of 20.55 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Dominican University of California pays $33,963 a year, $33,666 less than the $67,629 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $33,963
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Dominican, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $33,963 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 59% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,941. This is 5% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$3,740
Pell grants
$5,782
State grants
$6,145
Institutional grants
$15,280
Dominican University of California's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 93% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,981 applicants, of which 1,841 were admitted and 245 enrolled. Dominican has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
77%
83%
Female
73%
59%
First time
62%
59%
In-state
78%
68%
1st generation
31%
35%
White
27%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
28%
15%
Asian
30%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
9%
12%