• Scholarships That Open Doors

    100% of our incoming students are awarded aid.

    INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE

  • GO EVEN FURTHER

    You’ve worked hard—get maximum transfer credit.

    FINISH STRONG

  • CAREER-FOCUSED GRADUATE DEGREES

    Skills you can apply in the workplace from day one.

    WE HAVE YOUR PROGRAM

  • #1 Best Value in Illinois

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

    See Why

  • Summer Sessions

    Earn credit at a discount. Also open to non-DU students.

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Graduate Programs

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Featured Program: Business Certificates

In our self-paced graduate certificate programs, you can master business fundamentals, deepen your knowledge of a specialty area and work toward a full MBA.

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

Apr
6-7
Breaking Boundaries: Spring Fashion Show
Lund Auditorium
Apr
8-11
Mini-Course: The Power and Mystery of Archive
Parmer Hall
Apr
9
Annual Siena Lecture: Greg Boyle, S.J.
Lund Auditorium
Apr
11
On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning
Martin Recital Hall

Siena Center

Performing Arts Center
Fr. Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries to Deliver Siena Lecture
Fashion Department to present 2019 Student Fashion Show
Alumna Carmen Ayala appointed as Illinois State Superintendent of Education
Dominican University Receives Business Excellence Award
Dominican receives funding for Clare Boothe Luce Scholarships
Coming Soon

St. Catherine of Siena Lecture

Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ, founder of Homeboy Industries, shares how compassion, kindness and kinship can be tools for fighting despair and marginalization on Tuesday, April 9.

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