College · Private nonprofit · San Rafael, CA · City
Dominican University of California
San Rafael, CA
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$71k
Net price / yr$35k
Undergrad size1,114
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $35k/yr for a shot at a $71k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1290 · ACT 23.
If you get in
1,114 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $72k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $35k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$287k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$141k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$146k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $52.2k
- Room & board
- $16.2k
- Books & supplies
- $1,152
How students pay for it.
Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans58%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $12k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr78%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$71k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$85k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,114
- Location
- San Rafael, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Also known as
- DUofC
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic32%
- Asian30%
- White21%
- Unknown6%
- Black6%
- International3%
- Two or more races1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 25
What you can study.