Dordt College Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Dordt College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Dordt College was awarded 7 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.

Overall Quality

Dordt landed the #394 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Dordt held the #528 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 31 colleges in Iowa, Dordt is ranked at #9.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Dordt?

Acceptance Rate

When it comes to admittance, Dordt College is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 72%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.

Average Test Scores

About 15% 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 530 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 660.

Dordt received ACT scores from 85% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 28.

Learn more about Dordt College admissions.

Dordt College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Dordt College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Dordt College is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Dordt College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Dordt College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Dordt for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Dordt College.

Good Overall Diversity at Dordt

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,448 undergraduates at Dordt with 1,341 being full-time and 107 being part-time.

Dordt Diversity Score

College Factual computes an overall diversity score for each college and university that takes gender, ethnicity, geographic location, and age into account. Schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest, and those that cater to just one or two student groups are ranked the lowest.

The overall diversity score for Dordt is 69.20 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

Get more detailed information on diversity and student demographics at Dordt College.

How Much Does Dordt College Cost?

The overall average net price of Dordt is $24,513. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Dordt

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$23,225	$21,892	$24,216	$25,091	$27,868

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Dordt, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Dordt, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $8,019 a year. That adds up to $32,076 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Dordt is 2.1%. 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.

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How Much Money Do Dordt Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Dordt make around $41,700 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

See which majors at Dordt College make the most money.

Location of Dordt College

Dordt College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Sioux Center, Iowa. The location of Dordt is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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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

Dordt College Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 84 majors graduated from Dordt College. Of these students, 405 received undergraduate degrees and 32 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	79	$33,600
Nursing	21	$55,600
Finance & Financial Management	18	NA
General Psychology	14	NA
Civil Engineering	14	NA
Accounting	14	NA
Health & Physical Education	13	NA
Marketing	13	NA
General Biology	12	NA
Romance Languages	12	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Dordt College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Dordt

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 174 students took at least one online class at Dordt College. This is an increase from the 54 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	174	138
2016-2017	54	18
2015-2016	102	68
2014-2015	104	73
2013-2014	94	60

Learn more about online learning at Dordt College.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Dordt College, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Freed - Hardeman University
• Greenville University
• Misericordia University
• St. Bonaventure University
• University of Hartford

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References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.