Dominican University Nursing Programs

Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. Dominican U is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Dominican University?

Contact details for Dominican U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	7900 W Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305
Phone:	708-366-2490
Website:	www.dom.edu

How Do I Get Into Dominican U?

You can apply to Dominican U online at: https://explore.dom.edu/register/apply_to_dom

Admission Requirements for Dominican U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Dominican U?

Since Dominican U has an acceptance rate of 90%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 11% of students accepted to Dominican U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 430 and 560.

Dominican U received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 25. Math scores were between 15 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Dominican University?

The overall average net price of Dominican U is $28,890. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Dominican U, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $5,769 a year. That adds up to $23,076 over four years for those students.

Dominican University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,063 undergraduate students at Dominican U, with 1,908 being full-time and 155 being part-time.

There are also 1,003 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,908 full-time undergraduates at Dominican U, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dominican University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	46
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	1,246
White	432
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Dominican University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Dominican U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Thailand.

Online Learning at Dominican University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at Dominican U. In 2022-2023, 2,330 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Dominican U has changed over the last few years.

Dominican University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	36	36
TOTAL	36	36

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By HalloweenHJB under License

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