Student Population at Dominican
Total Enrollment
3,196
Undergraduate
2,136
Graduate
1,060
Online Enrollment
260
Men Students
826
Women Students
2,370
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,196 students have enrolled at Dominican University - 2,136 undergraduate and 1,060 graduate.
By gender, 826 male and 2,370 female students are attending Dominican University. By attendance status, there are 2,367 full-time students and 829 part-time students.
The number of students at Dominican University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Chicago State University and Concordia University-Chicago, its population is small (average population is 4,599).
Dominican University offers online degree/certificate programs and 260 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Dominican University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 826 male and 2,370 female students attending Dominican. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.35 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Dominican.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,136 | 2,012 | 124 |
| Men | 615 | 584 | 31 |
| Women | 1,521 | 1,428 | 93 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,060 | 355 | 705 |
| Men | 211 | 61 | 150 |
| Women | 849 | 294 | 555 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,688 Hispanic students (52.82%) and 1,025 White students (32.07%) at Dominican University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dominican University.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Asian | 62 | 19 | 43 |
| Black or African American | 105 | 32 | 73 |
| Hispanic | 1,407 | 387 | 1,020 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 451 | 146 | 305 |
| Two or More Races | 27 | 6 | 21 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 65 | 18 | 47 |
| Total | 2,136 | 615 | 1,521 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian | 45 | 7 | 38 |
| Black or African American | 98 | 18 | 80 |
| Hispanic | 281 | 43 | 238 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 574 | 124 | 450 |
| Two or More Races | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 39 | 9 | 30 |
| Total | 1,060 | 211 | 849 |
Online Student Population
At Dominican University, 2,330 students (72.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 260 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 239 students live in Illinois where Dominican University is located in and 20 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,196 | 2,136 | 1,060 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 260 | 3 | 257 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,070 | 1,374 | 696 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 866 | 759 | 107 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 260 | 3 | 257 |
| Illinois Residents | 239 | 2 | 237 |
| Other State in U.S. | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |