• What Will You Be?

    More than 50 high-impact undergraduate majors

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  • We're Headed Your Way

    Seniors and transfers, meet us at your school's college fair.

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  • More than a Master's

    Real-world relevance. Powerful industry connections.

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  • #1 Best Value in Illinois

    Top U.S. News ranking. Top return on investment.

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  • Graduate Open House

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Graduate Programs

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Featured Program: Alternative Licensure Programs

This alternate route to your Professional Educator License allows you to immediately enter a paid teaching residency with expert support from faculty-supervisors.

Admitted Students Day
April 13

Congrats to all you admitted students out there! We’ve got a day of events planned for you and your parents.

You’ll hear from professors, current students and graduates. You’ll tour campus and our residence halls. And you’ll learn all about financial aid, ways to get involved on campus and more.
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Majors & Programs

Dominican offers more than 50 undergraduate majors, and no matter which one you choose, you can’t go wrong. Each will enable you to think, grow and encounter the world in a whole new way. Each will challenge you to make a difference, develop your talents and prepare for a life of achievement and meaning.

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The Dominican Difference

16
Average class size
#11
U.S. News & World Report's
Best Midwest Universities
#1
Best Value in Illinois
—U.S. News & World Report
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
14
Nations represented in student body
100%
2018 freshmen who received financial aid
$24,366
Average need-based scholarship/grant
25+
Graduate degree programs
20
Study abroad programs
35+
Student clubs and organizations
250,000+
Volumes in library
10
Miles from downtown Chicago
3.28
Average GPA of student athletes
200+
Student athletes
14
Men’s and women’s varsity teams

More to Explore

Runway Ready

Students' work comes to life at our highly-produced annual fashion show

Student Voices

"There's a sense of community here that I have never experienced anywhere else."

Study Abroad: Chile

Experience Latin American culture while studying business in Valparaiso, Chile

News & Events

Mar
20-29
Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition
O'Connor Art Gallery
Mar
22
Tabet Poetry Reading: Dr. Eve L. Ewing
Lund Auditorium
Mar
28
Ibero-American Film Festival: On the Roof
Martin Recital Hall
Mar
30
Chicago Latino Film Fest: Decade of Fire
Martin Recital Hall

Siena Center

Performing Arts Center
Alumna Carmen Ayala appointed as Illinois State Superintendent of Education
Dominican University Receives Business Excellence Award
Dominican University presents Ibero-American Film Fest throughout March
Author, Marvel Comics writer Eve Ewing shares work in Tabet Poetry Reading
Dominican receives funding for Clare Boothe Luce Scholarships
Coming Soon

Sixth Annual Caesar and Patricia Tabet Poetry Reading

The Chicago writer and sociologist Eve L. Ewing, an alumna of Dominican’s School of Education, reads from her work during the sixth annual Tabet Poetry Reading on Friday, March 22.

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