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Graduate Programs

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Featured Program: Mediation and Conflict Resolution

Guided by nationally recognized experts, you’ll learn to skillfully mediate disputes in the only master’s-level program of its kind in Illinois.

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For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Choose a safe socially distanced campus visit, a one-on-one session over the phone, via Zoom or on FaceTime, or an online group information session.

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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
#1
U.S. News & World Report’s
Social Mobility in the Midwest
#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%
2019 freshmen who received financial aid
93%
of students complete high-impact experiences outside class 
25+
Graduate degree programs
16
Study abroad programs
35+
Student clubs and organizations
250,000+
Volumes in library
10
Miles from downtown Chicago
3.29
Average GPA of student-athletes
200+
Student athletes
14
Men’s and women’s varsity teams

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Student Voices

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

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Events & News

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Mass of the Holy Spirit
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Mini-Course: Introduction to Interfaith Leadership
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17
Siena Center: Living with the Past with Marilynne Robinson
Oct
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Mini-Course: Disease and the Problem of Evil

St. Catherine of Siena Center

Performing Arts Center
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University helps students shut out of CARES Act
Alumnus builds Black and Brown unity
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Dominican alumnus on the front line