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Acceptance Rate 90.32%
Yield 12.07%
SAT Score 1,000
ACT Score 19
Applicants 6,873

Dominican Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 90.32% at Dominican University. Total 6,873 students applied and 6,208 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,000 and the average ACT score is 19.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.dom.edu/admission
Online Applicationhttps://explore.dom.edu/register/apply_to_dom
Acceptance Rate90.32%
Average Test Scores1,000 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 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 90.32%. A total of 6,873 students (2,327 men and 4,543 women) have applied to and 6,208 (2,040 men and 4,165 women) students admitted to Dominican University.
Among them, 235 male and 514 female students have enrolled into Dominican and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.07%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Dominican
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,8732,3274,54300
Admitted6,2082,0404,16500
Enrolled74923551400
Acceptance Rate 90.32% 87.67% 91.68% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.07% 11.52% 12.34% - -
[Chart] Dominican University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Dominican, 85 applicants (11% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 8 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,000 at Dominican. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,100 and 25th percentile score is 880.
The average ACT score is 19 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 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 Total88010001100
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460510560
Math420490540
ACT Composite161926
Math161926
English141724
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Dominican University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 7 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, 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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