by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The price tag of going to Dominican University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
Just what financial aid solutions can Dominican U deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep reading for answers. Scroll down to learn how much school funding will be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Dominican University.
Colleges use loans, grants, scholarships and work-study to minimize what students actually pay out of pocket. Keep in mind that certain forms of assistance are more beneficial than others, and aid amounts differ from student to student.
At Dominican University, 100% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid roughly 648 first-years).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 100% | $30,756 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 100% | $21,125 |
| Federal Pell grants | 67% | $5,867 |
| State/local grants | 100% | $5,496 |
| Federal student loans | 48% | $4,745 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at Dominican U, roughly 92% of undergraduate students received gift aid averaging $28,428 (among about 2195 students).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 92% | $28,428 |
| Federal Pell grants | 52% | $5,663 |
| Federal student loans | 50% | $6,095 |
For on-campus title-IV students, average grant aid came to $32,146.
The figures below show the average net price — cost after all grant and scholarship aid — broken out by family income.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $11,845 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $14,228 |
| Over $75,000 | $20,802 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
Net price is the cost remaining after grant and scholarship aid is subtracted from the sticker price, and it is the most useful single number for estimating real cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $11,745 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $15,113 |
For a customized cost estimate, visit Dominican U’s official net price calculator: www.dom.edu/admission/office-financial-aid/net-price-calculator.
A typical borrower at Dominican U leaves with $18,750 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $18,750 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $24,411 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $258.8/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
A single median figure conceals how much debt outcomes differ student to student. The figures below chart the debt distribution at Dominican U.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $4,750 |
| 25th percentile | $7,500 |
| 75th percentile | $27,000 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $32,000 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
By Family Income
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $17,617 |
| Middle income | $19,000 |
| High income | $19,422 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $18,750 |
| Continuing-generation students | $18,750 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $19,000 |
| Independent students | $14,900 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Dominican U.
Stafford loans are the federal government’s primary direct undergraduate lending program. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at Dominican U:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 11965 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $294,492,946 |
GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the two federal aid programs targeted at military-affiliated students.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 16 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $225,571 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $14,098 |
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