Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 2,561 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 90%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,013per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 58%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,69310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through Dominican University's No Out-of-Pocket Promise, commuting Chicago campus students who qualify for the full Pell Grant and Illinois MAP Grant have their tuition and mandatory fees fully covered.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 90%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 880–1100Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 16–26Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,013full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $45,684sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $40,608Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 58%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 78%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $66,69310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,250federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 2,561Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 60%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 51%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL — admits 84%
- Bethune-Cookman University Daytona Beach, FL — admits 88%
- Benedictine University Lisle, IL — admits 95%
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
- Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL — admits 93%
- National Louis University Chicago, IL — admits 95%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Dominican University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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