Dominican University of California
San Rafael, California · Private · 1,114 undergraduates · dominican.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
84%
of 1,785 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1240 to 1260
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$81,610Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Dominican University of California
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
84% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$81,610
a year in 2027-28, from a $81,610 sticker price
What to do with your 1250
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1250).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Test-optional applicants may upload a graded paper, digital portfolio, leadership reference letter, or Eagle Scout/Gold Award evidence as supplements.
Source: Test-Optional Policy | Dominican University of California · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Feb1Priority deadline · February 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
84%
of applicants were admitted: 1,498 of 1,785 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 2% of them sent SAT scores and 1% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1240 to 1260
Reading and Writing 620 to 660
Math 590 to 640
ACT composite 21 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000%
- 1200 to 1399100%
- 1000 to 11990%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.65
- 4.026%
- 3.75 to 3.9924%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.249%
- 2.50 to 2.999%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$81,610
a year
- Tuition$57,720
- Fees$950
- Food and housing$18,210
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$3,430
Dominican University of California published $72,555 for 2024-25. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,666
- $30,001 to $48,000$25,371
- $48,001 to $75,000$27,260
- $75,001 to $110,000$33,475
- Over $110,000$45,152
Financial aid
78%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$34,306
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
16%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $22,592 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/2
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-2025
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
33 of 33
Earn credit with a score of 3
27 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,770Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | |
| Art History | 3 | 4 | |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIO 1000 and 1100 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 1600 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1600 and 1700 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 2000 and 2100 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENSC 2000 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | BUS 1005 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | BUS 1005 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUS 1001 and 1002 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2100 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2000 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY 1100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 8 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | PSY 3187 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| United States History | 3 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
73%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$90,053
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Dominican University of California$145,714
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 6 majors here have earnings data.
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