Dordt University
Sioux Center, IA · Private · Town (remote) · Dort
Private institution in Sioux Center, IA · 1,547 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $52,559 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 23%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $25,3831,501st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,9601,513th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,9601,465th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $49,7221,465th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,559927th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,551507th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 65.3%577th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 85.2%418th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 71.2%636th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1175470th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,5471,094th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 18.3%1,793rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 192 mi (MSP)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 82 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,020 | $57,770 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,964 | $56,776 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $49,019 | $48,823 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | — |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,025 | $35,954 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $36,852 | $37,208 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $34,704 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $33,335 | $34,746 |
| History | bachelors | $32,569 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $27,947 | $28,381 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $26,739 | $36,848 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,647,410 (M $3,424,721 · W $2,133,757 · Coed $88,932)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Dordt University’s 1,547 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In IA
Elsewhere
- Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesLancaster, PA · 1,548 undergrads
- South Georgia State CollegeDouglas, GA · 1,553 undergrads
- Faulkner UniversityMontgomery, AL · 1,555 undergrads
- Renton Technical CollegeRenton, WA · 1,539 undergrads
- Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, FL · 1,556 undergrads
- Pacific UniversityForest Grove, OR · 1,556 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitedordt.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 153250)
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