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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
$21,6831,246th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$25,2201,228th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$25,2201,075th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$38,0351,163rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,752528th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,1651,009th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,515509th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
29.0%1,780th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
51.7%1,714th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
72.6%675th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2,103911th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
33.9%984th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Fire ProtectionHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$74,307$74,200
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technologybachelors$67,660—
Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$67,101—
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,493$58,390
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$56,415—
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$50,439—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$44,021$37,208
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$32,925$35,954
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$29,461—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Waldorf University’s 2,103 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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