How hard is Dominican University to get into?
Dominican University acceptance rate is 79.80% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 6,536 students applied and 5,216 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Dominican.
Dominican's acceptance rate places 29th out of 60 Illinois colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1025 and the ACT score is 18 at Dominican. Dominican's SAT score ranks 26th out of 37 Illinois colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to Dominican, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Dominican University is 79.80% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 12.48%. 2,335 men and 4,201 women applied to Dominican and 1,729 men and 3,487 women students were accepted.
Among them, 207 men and 444 women were enrolled in Dominican (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: July 3, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 88 students (14% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 7 students (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Dominican.
The median SAT score is 1,025 with 510 SAT EBRW and 515 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 570 and the 25th percentile is 480. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 570 and 25th percentile is 454 .
The median ACT composite score is 18 with 75th percentile score of 22 and 25th percentile score of 17 at Dominican. The median ACT math score is 16 and the ACT English score is 17.
How competitive is Dominican's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Dominican University are low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,164, ACT: 25 - private (not-for-profit) master's college and university with larger programs).
The institutional SAT code for Dominican is 1667 and 4-digt code ACT code is 1126.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: July 3, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 651 first-year students enrolled in Dominican. The proportion of full-time students is 99.54% and part-time students is 0.46%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 31.80% and women students is 68.20%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Dominican.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Dominican. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Dominican University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The following table provides general admission information for applying to Dominican.