Dominican University of California

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Dominican University of California

Dominican University of California operates as a private nonprofit institution located in San Rafael, California (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,114 students of which 1,287 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 of California is categorized as “19” 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 83.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,290 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $35,333, with published in-state tuition of $52,161 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 77.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.5%. Graduates earn a median of $84,713 ten years after enrolling, compared with $71,477 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 82900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.3% 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.