Orangeburg, New York · Private Non-Profit
Social Sciences, General at Dominican University New York
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 117 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
10.6% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 10.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~117
- Schools with reported signal
- 360
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.3%
- Graduation rate
- 52.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $41,832/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $167,328
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $61,171/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 360 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 5.2x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($24,902 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($6,766 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 99% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 13.5% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2.9% reported share · $1,115 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.2% reported share · $1,751 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,407 net A+ 
Trinity International University-Illinois Deerfield, IL · 0.9% reported share · $2,835 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 11.3% reported share · $2,576 net A+ San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA · 5.6% reported share · $3,337 net A+ 
Shasta College Redding, CA · 4.6% reported share · $2,878 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Social Sciences, General accounts for 10.6% of reported programs at Dominican University New York, which is bigger than 95% of schools in this field set and 5.2x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 117 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Dominican University New York's average net price is $41,832 per year, about $167,328 over four years. That is $24,902 above the $16,930 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $61,171 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,766 above the $54,405 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Dominican University New York #355 of 360 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.