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Division II · Pacific West Conference

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, CA · City · Private · Master's university · the Penguins · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

1,182
Undergraduates
72% women
96%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
$51,292
Net price
bottom quarter for affordability
76%
Graduate in 6 yrs
15
Programs
$5M combined budgets
1.05
Violent offences /1,000
lower half for safety

Dominican University of California is a private master's university in San Rafael, CA (city setting), with 1,182 undergraduates (72% women). It admitted 96% of 2,011 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1070–1291 on the SAT and 22–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $70,926 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $51,292 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 76% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, computer & information sciences. The campus reported 1.05 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.

Against Division II schools

Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.

Selectivity96%
Graduation rate76%
Affordability$51,292
Campus safety1.05/1k

Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.

About the school

What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.
1,182undergraduates · 2,026 students in all
Women 72% Men 28%
Setting
City
Type
Private · Master's university
Affiliation
None
96%admitted · of 2,011 applicants
SAT middle 50%1070 – 1291
ACT middle 50%22 – 30
Test scores
Test-optional
Graduate in 6 yrs
76%
$51,292net price · after grants, aided first-years
Sticker price$70,926
Average net price$51,292
Net price by family income
$0–30k$45,630
$30–48k$46,430
$48–75k$46,242
$75–110k$49,460
$110k and up$54,480
Tuition & fees
$50,666

Campus safety

Full picture →
1.05violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
Violent1.05
Property1.23
In residence halls
0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
Residence-hall fires
0 over 2022–2024
43%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 15 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Health professions & nursing128 · 43%
Business43 · 14%
Computer & information sciences25 · 8%
Biological sciences24 · 8%
Psychology21 · 7%

Research Dominican University of California

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Dominican University of California teams on the site

ProgramConferenceRosterCapCoachesBudgetPer playerAPR
Women's SoccerPacific West Conference34—6$334k$9,822—
Men's BasketballPacific West Conference16—1$662k$41,348—
Women's BasketballPacific West Conference14—1$591k$42,206—
Men's Cross CountryPacific West Conference——3———
Women's Cross CountryPacific West Conference——3———
Men's GolfPacific West Conference6—4$165k$27,530—
Women's GolfPacific West Conference7—4$172k$24,597—
Men's LacrosseRocky Mountain Athletic Conference49—1$939k$19,165—
Women's LacrosseMountain East Conference28—1$461k$16,460—
Men's SoccerPacific West Conference38—1$327k$8,601—
SoftballPacific West Conference26—1$494k$19,014—
Women's TennisPacific West Conference10—3$240k$24,031—
Men's Track & FieldPacific West Conference14—1$137k$9,808—
Women's Track & FieldPacific West Conference20—1$153k$7,647—
Women's VolleyballPacific West Conference17—1$361k$21,236—

The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.

Schools within 100 miles

Dominican University of CaliforniaUniversity of San Francisco · 15 miUniversity of California, Berkeley · 16 miSan Francisco State University · 18 miSaint Mary's College of California · 24 miCalifornia State University, East Bay · 34 miMenlo College · 40 miStanford University · 43 miSanta Clara University · 54 miSan Jose State University · 56 miUniversity of California, Davis · 57 miUniversity of the Pacific · 65 miCalifornia State University, Sacramento · 71 mi
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