Dominican University of California
San Rafael, California · Also known as DUofC · Website
$84,713
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$84,713
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Dominican University of California is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Rafael, California with 1,114 undergraduates and 786 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,333 a year (tuition and fees $52,161). It admits 84% of applicants and 78% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $84,713 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,333
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$52,161
US median $11,837
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
78%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$84,713
Rank 141 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,333
- Tuition and fees
- $52,161
- Cost of attendance
- $71,751
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,572
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $29,275
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $30,313
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,343
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $43,317
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,550 in 2015-16 to $52,161 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1,290
- SAT reading, middle
- 579
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,114
- Graduate students
- 786
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 72%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 78%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $31.9M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 141 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,333 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $52,161 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 78% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $71,477 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $84,713 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 288 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $27,000 | $97,762 | $149,622 | $88,910 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 79 | $89,832 | $71,230 | $97,253 | $71,416 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $25,000 | $65,611 | $88,913 | $68,257 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 33 | $43,632 | $82,965 | $117,464 | $103,485 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 32 | $146,259 | $144,840 | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $31,825 | $61,339 | $50,706 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 23 | $61,500 | $34,509 | $85,372 | $65,184 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $39,548 | $75,913 | $57,214 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | Withheld | $82,911 | $61,296 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,980 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,005 | $55,384 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,780 | $53,072 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of San Rafael and California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Dominican University of California cost?
$35,333 a year is the average net price at Dominican University of California after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $52,161, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $71,751. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,572 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Dominican University of California?
84% of applicants are admitted to Dominican University of California. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,290 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Dominican University of California graduates earn?
$84,713 a year is the median pay of former Dominican University of California students who work, 10 years after they started ($71,477 after 6 years). That ranks 141 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $144,840.
How much student debt do Dominican University of California graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Dominican University of California graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 58% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Dominican University of California?
78% of first-time, full-time students at Dominican University of California finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Dominican University of California?
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (288 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (121 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (79 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.