Best in the West: U.S. News Ranks Dominican in Top 10 Overall Along with Recognition for Best Value, Social Mobility and More Dominican University of California has earned its highest ever U.S. News & World Report ranking, coming in at the number seven spot in the 2027 Regional Universities (West) category, a reflection of its outstanding student outcomes, including strong graduation and retention rates. The 2027 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings evaluates more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and graduate success. In separate categories, U.S. News also ranked Dominican highly as a Top Private School (#4 in the West), a Best Value School (#9 in the West), and for its outstanding work empowering Social Mobility (#29 in the West). Small class sizes, hands-on research and scholarship, personalized attention from professors who know students by name, extensive community engagement, and high starting salarie...