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University or college · Private nonprofit

Dominican University

River Forest, IL698 online only

Dominican University is a private nonprofit university in River Forest, IL, with about 2,726 students on campus.

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Students on campus
2,726
plus 698 studying only online
Admission rate
90%
higher than at 77% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$11,745
lower than at 86% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
55%
higher than at 51% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$60,327
higher than at 85% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Dominican University

A low price for what graduates go on to earn

After aid, Dominican University costs $11,745 a year, less than 86% of 4-year colleges. Ten years after starting, former students earn a median $60,327, more than at 85% of colleges. Outcomes ↓

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

69% of Dominican University’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Dominican University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $80,703 four years out. Biology graduates earn $46,040. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
55%
within 6 years · Pell students 51%
Come back for year two
78%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$60,327
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,411
about $259 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$259 a month against about $3,992 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

64%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 79% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$58k
Middle income$30–75k
$58k
Higher incomeover $75k
$67k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Dominican University?

90%

of applicants admitted

About 18 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
460–560
SAT math
420–540
ACT
16–26

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1002.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $43,891 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $38,978Room & board $12,716Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $11,745.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$11,891

About $47,564 over 4 years · 73% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 20%Health professions 16%Psychology 12%Biology 9%Social sciences 9%Interdisciplinary 8%Everything else 27%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General38 graduates a year · typical debt $22,858
$51k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing30 graduates a year · typical debt $23,000
$81k4 yrs out
Natural Sciences28 graduates a year · typical debt $25,109
$57k4 yrs out
Marketing26 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General24 graduates a year · typical debt $25,117
$46k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations23 graduates a year · typical debt $25,000
$67k4 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences22 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminology20 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$53k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

2,561 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 18%Hispanic 69%Black 6%Asian 3%Two or more 1%

Women and men

Women 70%Men 31%
12 : 1
students per teacher
52%
get Pell grants (lower income)
50%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
4%
study part time
The town around it

Living in River Forest

12% of River Forest’s 11,393 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ River Forest pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Dominican University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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6.3 mi3,251 students
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7.7 mi2,385 students
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7.8 mi5,516 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.