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Dominican University of California

Dominican University of California is a private campus in San Rafael proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$45,630

family income
under $30k

$46,430

$30–48k

$46,242

$48–75k

$49,460

$75–110k

$54,480

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$35,3332023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Dominican University of California rose from $24,923 (2008) to $35,333 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,923
2009	$29,215
2010	$29,808
2011	$32,733
2012	$32,053
2013	$32,891
2014	$33,496
2015	$32,091
2016	$33,669
2017	$34,215
2018	$32,978
2019	$33,963
2020	$44,990
2021	$48,859
2022	$34,269
2023	$35,333

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$71,7512024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Dominican University of California rose from $48,730 (2009) to $71,751 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$48,730
2010	$50,250
2011	$53,169
2012	$56,000
2013	$56,165
2014	$57,579
2015	$58,609
2016	$60,045
2017	$61,248
2018	$63,875
2019	$64,877
2020	$67,366
2021	$66,179
2022	$67,130
2023	$70,040
2024	$71,751

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,606
2001	$18,648
2002	$20,320
2003	$22,250
2004	$24,254
2005	$26,250
2006	$27,770
2007	$30,570
2008	$32,390
2013	$40,600
2014	$41,730
2015	$42,550
2016	$43,400
2017	$44,690
2018	$45,850
2019	$46,940
2020	$47,910
2021	$47,910
2022	$49,426
2023	$50,666

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Dominican University of California reports published tuition of $52,161 in this record. Dominican University of California's $52,161 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Dominican University of California reports 1,114 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

78% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Dominican University of California within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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78%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Dominican University of California rose from 50% (entered 1991) to 78% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	50%
1992 cohort	53.8%
1993 cohort	29.3%
1994 cohort	46.2%
1995 cohort	56.5%
1996 cohort	50%
1997 cohort	47.3%
1998 cohort	50%
1999 cohort	57.7%
2000 cohort	53.1%
2001 cohort	54.3%
2002 cohort	49%
2003 cohort	50%
2004 cohort	55.1%
2005 cohort	55.5%
2006 cohort	56.6%
2007 cohort	53.9%
2008 cohort	61.8%
2009 cohort	64.4%
2010 cohort	71.9%
2011 cohort	72%
2012 cohort	71.7%
2013 cohort	70.4%
2014 cohort	74.3%
2015 cohort	77.4%
2016 cohort	78.9%
2017 cohort	76.3%
2018 cohort	78%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,500	$6,826
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,625	$7,818
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,250	$7,999
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,625	$7,166
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,173	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,750	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,750	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,000	$10,088
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,250	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$24,775	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,200	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$11,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$11,373
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$11,988
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,000	$11,613

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$71,477

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$79,660

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$84,713

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Dominican University of California admitted 1,675 of 2,006 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.5% rate describes that application pool.

83.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $50,666 tuition · 2023–24 1,114 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1210–13001600

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Admissions

Dominican University of California reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Dominican University of California’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–660 and Math was 590–640 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1210–1300 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	650	660
SAT Math	590	640	640

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Dominican University of California received 2,006 applications and admitted 1,675 (83.5%), with 213 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

83.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2002	72.2%
Fall 2003	54.9%
Fall 2004	50.9%
Fall 2005	51.4%
Fall 2006	51.6%
Fall 2007	51.7%
Fall 2008	52.8%
Fall 2009	52.8%
Fall 2010	55.8%
Fall 2011	53.7%
Fall 2012	55.8%
Fall 2013	77.5%
Fall 2014	80.9%
Fall 2015	78.8%
Fall 2016	77.8%
Fall 2017	88.4%
Fall 2018	87.2%
Fall 2019	91.3%
Fall 2020	85.7%
Fall 2021	92.9%
Fall 2022	93.2%
Fall 2023	95.6%
Fall 2024	83.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2002–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1210–1300Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	851	1075
Fall 2003	910	1160
Fall 2004	890	1130
Fall 2005	910	1140
Fall 2006	883	1100
Fall 2007	890	1100
Fall 2008	930	1120
Fall 2009	930	1120
Fall 2010	920	1120
Fall 2011	950	1160
Fall 2012	958	1150
Fall 2013	960	1160
Fall 2014	940	1150
Fall 2015	950	1140
Fall 2016	918	1123
Fall 2017	1040	1215
Fall 2018	1035	1210
Fall 2019	1030	1220
Fall 2020	1070	1250
Fall 2021	1063	1275
Fall 2022	1088	1236
Fall 2023	1070	1291
Fall 2024	1210	1300

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–30Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	19	25
Fall 2004	18	24
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	22	25
Fall 2012	21	25
Fall 2013	20	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	21	25
Fall 2016	21	25
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	20	25
Fall 2019	20	25
Fall 2020	21	26
Fall 2021	20	25
Fall 2022	23	25
Fall 2023	22	30

IPEDS Fall 2003–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,114Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Dominican University of California rose from 981 (Fall 2002) to 1,114 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	981
Fall 2003	1,107
Fall 2004	1,307
Fall 2005	1,364
Fall 2006	1,440
Fall 2007	1,469
Fall 2008	1,426
Fall 2009	1,408
Fall 2010	1,561
Fall 2011	1,637
Fall 2012	1,600
Fall 2013	1,567
Fall 2014	1,448
Fall 2015	1,358
Fall 2016	1,374
Fall 2017	1,284
Fall 2018	1,264
Fall 2019	1,445
Fall 2020	1,374
Fall 2021	1,243
Fall 2022	1,139
Fall 2023	1,178
Fall 2024	1,114

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

85%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Dominican University of California rose from 70% (Fall 2002) to 85% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	70%
Fall 2003 cohort	76%
Fall 2004 cohort	91%
Fall 2005 cohort	88%
Fall 2006 cohort	92%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	81%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	82%
Fall 2014 cohort	83%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	86%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	90%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	81%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	85%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Dominican University of California

Faculty pay at Dominican University of California averages $120,432 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Dominican University of California as a primarily residential campus of 1,114 undergraduates — and 85.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Dominican University of California's SAT section-percentile sums are 1210–1300 — their midpoint is below the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Dominican University of California's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Dominican University of California compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Dominican University of California83.5%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Dominican University of California$52,161

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Dominican University of California's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Dominican University of California$84,713

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Dominican University of California, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Dominican University of California	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.5%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$52,161	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$84,713	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Dominican University of California, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Dominican University of California federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$149,622
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$88,913
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$82,911
Biology, General	$75,913
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$65,780
Psychology, General	$61,339
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$58,005

These 7 fields listed for Dominican University of California measure earnings after completion. The $84,713 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 18 additional Dominican University of California fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Dominican University of California report?

Dominican University of California's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1210–1300 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Dominican University of California's acceptance rate?

83.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,675 admitted from 2,006 applicants.

How much does Dominican University of California cost?

At Dominican University of California, tuition is $52,161. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Dominican University of California report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $84,713. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Fresno Pacific University — 64.1% admitted
Concordia University-Irvine — 66% admitted
Chapman University — 65.4% admitted
University of California-Santa Cruz — 65.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.