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title: Dominican University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: River Forest, IL
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Dominican University

River Forest, IL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $60,327 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,029 – $81,636 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $43,891 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $32,327 | derived |

**55% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $18,750 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $27,196 to $63,717 across 19 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,717 | $23,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,883 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $54,411 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $53,538 | $35,603 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $53,236 | not reported |
| Dispute Resolution. | Master's Degree | $50,292 | not reported |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,901 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,788 | $25,000 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $42,386 | $37,998 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $42,146 | $41,167 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,015 | $26,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,524 | $26,246 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,774 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,740 | $25,117 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,365 | $26,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,433 | $22,858 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,227 | not reported |
| Natural Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,252 | $25,109 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,196 | $26,344 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Dominican University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?148496

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