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Acceptance Rate 89.53%
Yield 13.10%
SAT Score 1,010
ACT Score 19
Applicants 5,117

Dominican Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 89.53% at Dominican University. Total 5,117 students applied and 4,581 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,010 and the average ACT score is 19.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Dominican.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.dom.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://explore.dom.edu/register/apply_to_dom
Acceptance Rate89.53%
Average Test Scores1,010 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 89.53%. A total of 5,117 students (1,606 men and 3,511 women) have applied to and 4,581 (1,389 men and 3,192 women) students admitted to Dominican University.
Among them, 175 male and 425 female students have enrolled into Dominican and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.10%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Dominican
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants5,1171,6063,51100
Admitted4,5811,3893,19200
Enrolled60017542500
Acceptance Rate 89.53% 86.49% 90.91% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.10% 12.60% 13.31% - -
[Chart] Dominican University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Dominican, 63 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 20 applicants (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,010 at Dominican. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,140 and 25th percentile score is 890.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 16.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Dominican. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Dominican with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Dominican
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total89010101140
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460520580
Math430490560
ACT Composite161922
Math151821
English151625
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Dominican University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Dominican
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Dominican

The calendar system at Dominican University is Semester. Dominican University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Dominican University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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