Dominican University of California Overview

Located in San Rafael, California, Dominican University of California is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Dominican University of California Known For?

• DUofC has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
• The 2% student loan default rate at DUofC is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at DUofC is the doctor's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 33% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, DUofC bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $66,571 a year. That's about 63% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average DUofC student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Dominican University of California Rankings

DUofC is ranked #166 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 152 colleges in California, it is ranked at #20.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

DUofC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#99	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#159	Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at DUofC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best General Biology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#91	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards DUofC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Highest Paid Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Graduates	College Factual
#14	Highest Paid Allied Health Professions Graduates	College Factual
#27	Best Healthcare Schools	Healthcare Degree Search
#32	Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates	College Factual
#46	Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates	College Factual
#130	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual

Where Is Dominican University of California?

Contact details for DUofC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	50 Acacia Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901-2298
Phone:	415-457-4440
Website:	www.dominican.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/DominicanUniversityofCalifornia
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/DominicanCANews

How Do I Get Into DUofC?

You can apply to DUofC online at: https://www.dominican.edu/admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for DUofC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into DUofC?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, DUofC is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 62% of students accepted to DUofC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

DUofC received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Dominican University of California?

The overall average net price of DUofC is $44,915. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At DUofC, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,196 a year. That adds up to $28,784 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at DUofC is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Dominican University of California Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,379 undergraduate students at DUofC, with 1,229 being full-time and 150 being part-time.

There are also 458 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,229 full-time undergraduates at DUofC, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dominican University of California students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	377
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	343
White	321
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	105

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Dominican University of California. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at DUofC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Dominican University of California

In 2019-2020, 1,797 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at DUofC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 109th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Dominican University of California Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	110	0	110
Business Administration & Management	35	33	68
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	49	49
Computer Programming	44	0	44
General Biology	25	12	37
Health Sciences & Services	31	0	31
Allied Health Professions	0	28	28
General Psychology	25	0	25
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	22	22
Liberal Arts General Studies	10	4	14
Public Health	12	0	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	9	9
Dance	9	0	9
Chemistry	8	0	8
Communication & Journalism (Other)	7	0	7
General Education	1	3	4
General English Literature	4	0	4
Writing Studies	0	4	4
Political Science & Government	3	0	3
Design & Applied Arts	3	0	3
Music	3	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	2	0	2
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	1
Special Education	0	1	1
History	1	0	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0
TOTAL	334	166	500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By DominicanUniversityofCalifornia under License

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