Dordt University Overview

Dordt University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Sioux Center, Iowa. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Sioux Center draws many to the area.

What Is Dordt University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Dordt is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Dordt.
• In 2019-2020, 65% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Dordt bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,164 a year. That's about 18% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Dordt student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Dordt University Rankings

Dordt is ranked #393 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Dordt has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#109	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Dordt.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Best Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#92	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Dordt has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#2	Best Teaching Assistants Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#3	Best Teaching Assistants Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Education Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#109	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Education	College Factual

Where Is Dordt University?

Contact details for Dordt are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 7Th St Se, Sioux Center, IA 51250-1606
Phone:	712-722-6000
Website:	www.dordt.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/DordtCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/dordtcollege

How Do I Get Into Dordt?

You can apply to Dordt online at: www.dordt.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Dordt

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Dordt?

The acceptance rate at Dordt University is 72%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Dordt submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 623. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Dordt received ACT scores from 83% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Dordt University?

The overall average net price of Dordt is $32,444. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Dordt, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $7,936 a year. That adds up to $31,744 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Dordt is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Dordt University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,436 undergraduate students at Dordt, with 1,339 being full-time and 97 being part-time.

There are also 226 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,339 full-time undergraduates at Dordt, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Dordt University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	1,109
International Students	108
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Dordt University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Dordt. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and Indonesia.

Online Learning at Dordt University

In 2019-2020, 639 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Dordt has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 18th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Dordt

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Dordt University was $32,820 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Dordt is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Education	#52	#52

Online Growth Rankings of Dordt

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Dordt University was 172.8%. This is the #306 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Dordt regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Dordt majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Curriculum & Instruction	27%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Dordt ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Dordt.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Curriculum & Instruction	#10
Educational Administration	#37
Education	#124

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Dordt University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	69	0	69
Educational Administration	0	0	36	36
Nursing	0	27	0	27
Finance & Financial Management	0	25	0	25
Mechanical Engineering	0	23	0	23
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	22	22
General Biology	0	15	0	15
Accounting	0	15	0	15
Marketing	0	15	0	15
Civil Engineering	0	13	0	13
General Psychology	0	12	0	12
General Business/Commerce	0	11	0	11
Animal Science	0	9	0	9
Health & Physical Education	0	9	0	9
Social Work	0	9	0	9
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	8	0	8
Agricultural Production	8	0	0	8
Liberal Arts General Studies	2	6	0	8
Human Resource Management	0	7	0	7
Electrical Engineering	0	7	0	7
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	6	0	6
Computer Information Systems	0	6	0	6
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	5	0	5
Engineering Science	0	5	0	5
Mathematics	0	5	0	5
General Agriculture	1	3	0	4
Business Support & Assistant Services	4	0	0	4
General Engineering Technology	4	0	0	4
History	0	4	0	4
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	4	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	0	4	0	4
Construction Management	0	3	0	3
Special Education	0	3	0	3
General English Literature	0	3	0	3
Writing Studies	0	3	0	3
Romance Languages	0	3	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	3
Plant Sciences	0	2	0	2
Business Administration & Management	0	2	0	2
Communication & Media Studies	0	2	0	2
Journalism	0	2	0	2
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	2
Biomedical Engineering	0	2	0	2
Chemical Engineering	0	2	0	2
Natural Resources Conservation	0	2	0	2
Missionary Studies	0	2	0	2
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	2	0	2
Design & Applied Arts	0	2	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	0	2	0	2
International Agriculture	0	1	0	1
Public Relations & Advertising	0	1	0	1
Teaching Assistants	1	0	0	1
Computer Engineering	0	1	0	1
Literature	0	1	0	1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	0	1
Statistics	0	1	0	1
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	1	0	1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	1	0	1
Natural Resource Management	0	1	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	1
Economics	0	1	0	1
Biblical Studies	0	1	0	1
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	1	0	1
Music	0	1	0	1
Other Agriculture	0	0	0	0
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Communications Technology	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Analysis	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	20	378	58	456

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.