Dominican University of California
Common Data Set 2024-25
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Acceptance Rate
83.9%
Applications
1,785
Admitted
1,498
Enrolled
229
SAT Composite
1240-1260
SAT Math
590-640
SAT Reading
620-660
ACT Composite
21-26.25
How the class gets assembled.
No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants2,309reported count
Admits1,95885%
Class seats22912% yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All applicants | 2,309 | 1,958 | 85% | 229 | School-reported totals. |
Overall yield: 12%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
This school marks applicant interest as Considered. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$84,713
10 yrs after enrollment
78%
6-year completion
$35,333
sticker minus grants
$27,000
federal loans only
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General Information
8 TABLESName:Yuti
Title:Huang
Office:Director of Institutional Research
Mailing Address:Institutional Research
City/State/Zip/Country:50 Acacia Avenue
E-mail Address:San Rafeal, CA 94901, United States
Phone:(415) 483-3247
Email Address:yuti.huang@dominican.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://dudata3.server.duoc.edu/ii/IE/CommonDataSet
Name of College/University:Dominican University of California
Mailing Address:50 Acacia Avenue
City/State/Zip/Country:San Rafael, CA 94901, United States
Admissions Office Mailing Address:(415) 457-4440
Admissions E-mail Address:dominican.edu
Admissions Email Address:enroll@dominican.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.dominican.edu/admissions
PublicPrivate (nonprofit)
Coeducational collegeCoeducational college
SemesterSemester
CertificateX
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Doctoral degree – professional practiceX
If you have a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.dominican.edu/about/diversity-equity-and-inclusion
Enrollment And Persistence
6 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
6 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
SATX
ACTX
APX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Total first-time, first-year who applied1,218
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,000
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled190
Total first-time, first-year who applied524
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted460
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled33
Total first-time, first-year who applied43
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted38
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled6
Total first-time, first-year who applied0
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted0
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?No
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-800100.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100.00
SAT Math: 700-80060.00
SAT Math: 500-59940.00
SAT Math: Total100.00
SAT Composite: 1400-1600100
SAT Composite: Total100.00
ACT Composite: 30-3634.00
ACT Composite: 24-2933.00
ACT Composite: 18-2333.00
ACT Composite: Total100.00
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class21
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class51
Percent in top half of high school graduating class85
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class15
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:29
Percent who had GPA of 4.026
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9924
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7420
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.999
Total100.00
Total0.00
Percent who had GPA of 4.026
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9924
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7420
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.249
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.999
Total100.00
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.65
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:84.70
Does your institution have an application fee?No
Does your institution have an application closing date?No
Application closing date (fall)2
Priority Date1
Priority Date: Month2
Priority Date: Day1
Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?Yes
Yes, on a rolling basis:X
DateX
No set Date5
Must reply by May 1st or within____weeks if notified after1
Other Date4
Yes, in part5
No1
Amount of housing deposit:1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?No
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESDoes your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)Yes
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.50
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall3
Winter1
Fall9
Winter1
Fall8
Winter1
Spring Notification Date: Month1
Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?No
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: 70 Credit(s) Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: 70 Credit(s) - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 30.00 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: Eight semester units of physical education will be awarded for at least one year in active 30 Credit(s) If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located: https://www.dominican.edu/directory/registrar/registrar-policies-and-procedures x 30 Credit(s) American Council on Education (ACE) College Level Examination Program (CLEP) DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) ##
Spring Notification Date: Day5
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://www.dominican.edu/directory/registrar/registrar-policies-and-procedures
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:Eight semester units of physical education will be awarded for at least one year in active
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Weekend collegeX
Computer literacyX
English (including composition)X
HistoryX
Physical EducationX
HumanitiesX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)18%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing74%
Percent who live off campus or commute26%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)15%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing65%
Percent who live off campus or commute35%
Percent of students age 25 and older11%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)22
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Music ensemblesX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Coed dormsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://dominican.studentaidcalculator.com/survey.aspx
If your institution's 2025-2026 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Minimum18
Financial Aid
13 TABLESBoth FM and IM2125983
Federal$2,824,894
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$21,569,003
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$425,210
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$26,945,090
Total Scholarships/Grants$4,619,497
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,452,976
Federal Work-Study$103,028
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$6,175,501
Total Self-Help$2,000,110
Parent Loans$346,869
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$1,083,830
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$5,976,713
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$160,111
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$6,136,824
Total Scholarships/Grants$2,370,614
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$39,909
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$2,410,523
Total Self-Help$2,930,396
Parent Loans$235,119
Tuition Waivers
Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$597,970
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.170
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:13
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$28,648
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$372,424
Other (specify):X
Specify:International Student's Certification of Finances
FAFSAX
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:3
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)2
b) Students notified on a rolling basis:X
If yes, starting date (Month):12
If yes, starting date (Day):1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
Federal Pell GrantsX
Federal SEOGX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
Alumni affiliationX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
AcademicsX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:CDS-H Page 24 Common Data Set 2024-2025
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio9
based on ____ students1,656
and ____ faculty179