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Duquesne University vs Dominican University of California

Pittsburgh, PA · San Rafael, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair PA:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Duquesne University: average net price rose +31.6% from $26,577 (2013) to $34,978 (2023), r² 0.93.
  • Dominican University of California: net price ranged $32,053–$48,859 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +6.9% is not a trend (r² 0.36).
  • Duquesne University: acceptance rate eased +6.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
  • Dominican University of California: acceptance rate eased +23.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Duquesne University vs Dominican University of California

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($71,477 vs $62,627 at Duquesne University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($84,713 vs $74,742 at Duquesne University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Duquesne University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (87.8% vs 81.8% at Dominican University of California)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Duquesne University and Dominican University of California?▼
Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $71,477 versus $62,627 at Duquesne University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Duquesne University and Dominican University of California?▼
Dominican University of California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $84,713 versus $74,742 at Duquesne University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Duquesne University and Dominican University of California?▼
Duquesne University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 87.8% versus 81.8% at Dominican University of California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025