Waldorf University
Forest City, IA · For-profit · Rural (remote)
For-profit institution in Forest City, IA · 2,103 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $51,165 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $21,6831,248th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,2201,238th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $25,2201,085th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $38,0351,168th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,752532nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,1651,013th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,515510th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 29.0%1,795th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 51.7%1,725th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.6%683rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,103911th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,989th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.9%996th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 114 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 22 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $74,307 | $74,200 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $67,660 | — |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $67,101 | — |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $64,493 | $58,390 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $56,415 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $50,439 | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $44,021 | $37,208 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $32,925 | $35,954 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,461 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 13 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,725,953 (M $2,210,594 · W $1,309,154 · Coed $206,205)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Ice Hockey
- Other Sports
- Rifle
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewaldorf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154518)
- Compare colleges in IARe-score with your weights
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- Showdown: Waldorf University vs Saint Ambrose UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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