50 Acacia Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901

When Dominican University of California was founded in 1890, it was a Catholic college, today the school functions of an independent liberal arts institution of higher learning that accepts students and faculty from an array of religions and cultures. Despite being just 12 miles away from San Francisco, the California college boasts an 80-acre wooded campus.

As of the 2007-08 school year, nearly 1,500 undergraduate -- and 630 graduate -- students were enrolled at the Dominican University of California. Despite this impressive enrollment, the California college manages to boast a student-faculty ratio of 11 to one, and an average class size of 15. The university also offers a number of different bachelor's and master's degree programs, majors, and minors. From courses in philosophy, political science, sports management, nursing, humanities and cultural studies, and religion, to classes in women and gender studies, art history, English, Latin American Studies, history, and health science, there's something to math most any student's interests and ambitions at Dominican University of California.

Quick Facts:

Dominican University has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Dominican University of California is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the California Pacific Conference Intercollegiate Sports. Students participate in such sports as men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's lacrosse, and women's volleyball.

Over 75 percent of Dominican University of California students receive a form of financial aid.

Of Dominican University of California's undergraduate student body, about 40 percent are of ALANA descent (African American, Latino, Asian American, or Native American).

Every year a student from this California university is chosen to participate in the Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Program.

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