Dominican University Student Population

How many students at Dominican?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Dominican University has a total enrollment of 3,803 students, including 2,690 undergraduate and 1,113 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,091 male students (28.7%) and 2,712 female students (71.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,063 Hispanic students (54.2%) and 1,084 White students (28.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,690 undergraduate students (70.7%) and 1,113 graduate students (29.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,040 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,106 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Dominican's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,091 male (28.69%) and 2,712 female (71.31%) students are attending Dominican University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 40.23.

By class level, 2,690 (70.73%) are undergraduate students and 1,113 (29.27%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 31.78% are male and 68.22% are female, while among graduate students, 21.20% are male and 78.80% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,084 White, 253 Black, and 116 Asian students out of a total of 3,803 are attending at Dominican University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Dominican University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 61.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Dominican has 133 students under 18 years old and 5 students over 65 years old. There are 2,761 students under 25 years old, and 1,036 students over 25 years old out of 3,803 total students.

Dominican has 2,535 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 150 students aged 25 and over.

It has 226 graduate students aged under 25 and 886 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dominican University, 1,040 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,106 students are enrolled in some online courses.

912 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 128 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,690 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 215 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.99%.202 students have transferred in as full-time status and 13 students transferred in as part-time status.