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DUC

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Dominican University of California is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in San Rafael, California. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,900, made up of 1,114 undergraduates and 786 graduate students.

Dominican University of California offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 39 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 956 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

1,900
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
956
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
39
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 39

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 5
Health Professions 7
Psychology 3
Education 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology BachelorMaster 46 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 2
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Communication and Journalism 1
Social Sciences 4
History 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Physical Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
328
Master's degrees
624
Doctoral degrees (research)
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,900
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,114
Graduate students, fall 2024
786
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,267
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,223
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,044
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
23%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
20%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
16%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pacific West Conference
President
Dr. Nicola Pitchford
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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