Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Dominican University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.9% of undergraduate students being women and 31.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,063, with 1,422 women and 641 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Dominican University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 80.4% of undergraduate students being women and 19.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,003, with 806 women and 197 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 31.1% 641 students
- women 68.9% 1,422 students
Graduate Students
- men 19.6% 197 students
- women 80.4% 806 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 63.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,307 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 23.2% of the student body, with 477 students. African American students represent 5.0% of the population, with 104 students, while Asian students account for 2.8%, with 57 students. Mixed race students account for 1.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 30 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 3 students.
International students make up 0.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 17 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.2% of the population, totaling 65 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Dominican University.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 63.4% 1,307 students
- White 23.2% 477 students
- African American 5.0% 104 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 65 students
- Asian 2.8% 57 students
- Mixed race 1.5% 30 students
- International students 0.8% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Graduate Students
- White 53.7% 538 students
- Hispanic 24.3% 243 students
- African American 9.1% 91 students
- Unknown race 6.7% 67 students
- Asian 4.1% 41 students
- International students 1.2% 12 students
- Mixed race 0.8% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 59.4% 85 students
- White 25.9% 37 students
- African American 7.7% 11 students
- Unknown race 4.2% 6 students
- Asian 1.4% 2 students
- International students 1.4% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 38% 786 students
- 20-21 35% 735 students
- 22-24 16% 328 students
- 25-29 5% 113 students
- 30-34 2% 34 students
- 35-39 1% 15 students
- 40-49 1% 13 students
- 50-64 0% 7 students
- 25-29 32% 322 students
- 22-24 20% 203 students
- 30-34 18% 179 students
- 40-49 12% 125 students
- 35-39 10% 98 students
- 50-64 6% 65 students
- 20-21 0% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Dominican University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 415 | 89.83% | |
| Texas | 8 | 1.73% | |
| California | 6 | 1.30% | |
| Indiana | 6 | 1.30% | |
| Nevada | 5 | 1.08% | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 1.08% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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