Dominican University New York

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Dominican University New York

Dominican University New York operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Orangeburg, New York (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,105 students of which 1,491 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Dominican University New York is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 63.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $41,832, with published in-state tuition of $34,220 and a Pell grant recipient share of 48.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $25,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 54.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 66.4%. Graduates earn a median of $61,171 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,865 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 104000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.