Dominican University Transfers: 2024 Requirements, Dates, GPAs & More

This is the complete guide for transferring to Dominican. We suggest you read until the end - you can also use the below calculator to estimate your likelihood of being able to transfer to Dominican.

What are your chances at Dominican?

Your SAT Score
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I get it - transferring colleges can be confusing, time-consuming and overwhelming. You are not alone. In fact, more than 700,000 students transfer colleges every year.

At Dominican, 23.0% of the entire student body are transfer students, so you won’t be alone.

To read about regular admission requirements for Dominican University, click here

What are the transfer requirements for Dominican?

Dominican requires a number of completed documents for consideration. The table below summarizes the most important pieces of information:

Admission Item Required?
High School Transcript Required of Some
College Transcript Required of All
Essay or Personal Statement Recommended of All
Interview Required of Some
Standardized Test Scores Required of Some
Statement of Good Standing from Prior Institution Not Required

In addition to the above requirements, Dominican also requires a minimum number of credits completed to apply to be a transfer student.

Dominican requires a minimum of 12 credits.

What are Dominican University’s Transfer Deadlines?

Many universities accept transfer applications during each semester. For this reason, we break down Dominican transfer deadline by fall, winter, spring and summer.

Closing Date Reported Deadline
Fall Transfer Deadline rolling
Winter Transfer Deadline
Spring Transfer Deadline rolling
Summer Transfer Deadline

Waiting until the last minute to finalize your application could result in a silly mistake.

We recommend you complete your application at least 1 week before the required deadline.

In fact, take a full 2 day break from looking at anything related to your application and then come back to look for errors. I bet you’ll find a few 😉

When are decision dates for Dominican University transfer applicants?

If you applied to transfer to Dominican on or before the reported deadlines then you should have your decision date by the notification dates in the below table.

Deadline Notification Dates
Fall Transfer Deadline rolling
Winter Transfer Deadline
Spring Transfer Deadline rolling
Summer Transfer Deadline

Note this data is current as of 2019 and to the best of our knowledge this hasn’t changed.

What is Dominican University’s transfer acceptance rate?

In 2019, Dominican received 755 transfer applicants.

The school accepted 448 students. Therefore, the transfer acceptance rate for Dominican is 59.34%.

This indicates how hard it is to transfer into Dominican. You can use the free calculator below to predict your chances of getting accepted.

What are your chances at Dominican?

Your SAT Score
on a 4.0 scale

This free college chances tool calculates your acceptance chances at Dominican or any other U.S. college

Please note all chances are estimates based on test score and GPA averages.

*or select a school above for a specific calculation

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Additionally, of the 448 accepted transfer students, 159 students enrolled - that means the yield was 35.49%.

Dominican accepts 60 out of every 100 transfer applicants.

How can you afford Dominican

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What are the Dominican University transfer GPA requirements?

Dominican requires a minimum college GPA of 2.5 - this is on a 4.33 point scale.

In addition, Dominican requires a minimum high school GPA of 2.5.

Will you enjoy transferring to Dominican?

There are a lot of reasons to transfer to Dominican. Maybe your plan has always been to attend community college, and then move to a four year college to save money while completing your degree.

Maybe you had a bad experience at your first school - don’t worry this is more common than you think.

Or perhaps you’re drawn to River Forest...

Regardless of your reason for transferring, you’re already enrolled at another college or university so you know that the most important element in your college experience is the people and community

Finding success at Dominican is dependent on feeling comfortable - will you be able to find a place to find home and grow?

These are the questions that numbers and data cannot answer, but CampusReel can.

If you’re considering transferring to Dominican then I highly recommend that you watch the school’s videos on CampusReel. These are real students with real stories.

Final Verdict: How to transfer into Dominican

Let’s wrap up everything we’ve learned. If you still have questions about transferring, check out the Dominican website for more info.
Dominican accepts 59.34% transfer applicants, which is competitive.

To have a shot at transferring into Dominican, you should have a current GPA of at least 3.66 - ideally you’re GPA will be around 3.81. In addition, you will need to submit standardized test scores.

The below tables show the SAT and ACT breakdown of Dominican students.

25th Percentile 75th Percentile Average
SAT Math 430 630 530
SAT Reading 480 570 525
2018 Total SAT Score 910 1200 1055
25th Percentile 75th Percentile Average
ACT Math 18 24 21
ACT Reading 18 25 21
2018 Total ACT Score 36 49 42

Dominican University’s average SAT score is 1055. To be a competitive applicant for Dominican University your SAT score should come close to the average - for the ACT you should be aiming for the equivalent.

What are your chances at Dominican?

Your SAT Score
on a 4.0 scale

This free college chances tool calculates your acceptance chances at Dominican or any other U.S. college

Please note all chances are estimates based on test score and GPA averages.

*or select a school above for a specific calculation

Need chances at another college?

If you’re considering transferring to Dominican, you may also want to consider the schools:

Transferring to School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Transferring to Augustana College
Transferring to Aurora University
Transferring to Blackburn College
Transferring to Concordia University-Chicago

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