Inside Academics at Dordt University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Dordt University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

67 Majors With Completions

14:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

58% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Dordt University:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Dordt University is about average at 14 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Dordt University employs 58% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Dordt University offers 67 majors with reported completions across 23 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Dordt University are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Dordt University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	56
Social Work	34
Educational Administration and Supervision	27
Curriculum and Instruction	25
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	19

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Dordt University, a few more questions are worth asking:

Looking for flexibility? Dordt University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 399 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Dordt University retains and graduates its students — 85% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Dordt University.

Continue Your Research on Dordt University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Dordt University in more detail:

Majors & Degree Programs at Dordt University — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Dordt University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation and Retention at Dordt University — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Dordt University — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation Detail at Dordt University — the schools accreditation and what it means