by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Dordt University, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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The total published cost of attendance at Dordt University comes to about $49,722.00 annually.
Cost is shown below as the full sticker price, the average net price after aid, and the low-income net price.
| Tuition and fees | $37,050.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,672.00 |
| Total cost | $49,722.00 |
| That is 52% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $49,722.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$25,926.00 |
| Net price | $23,796.00 |
| That is 27% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $49,722.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$29,136.00 |
| Net price | $20,586.00 |
| That is 37% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into the tuition & fees page plus living costs. |
Costs have trended upward in recent years at a recent average of 2.7% annually, so the projections below total more than one year of attendance. The detailed projections below compare a degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and a no-aid student. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $21,150.00 | $24,448.00 | $51,084.00 |
| Senior year | $22,937.00 | $26,513.00 | $55,400.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $88,141.00 | $101,885.00 | $212,891.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $33,579.00 | $38,815.00 | $81,104.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,014.00 | $1,173.00 | $2,450.00 |
| Total amount paid | $121,720.00 | $140,700.00 | $293,994.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Freshman year | $21,150.00 | $24,448.00 | $51,084.00 |
| Senior year | $21,730.00 | $25,118.00 | $52,484.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $42,880.00 | $49,566.00 | $103,569.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $16,336.00 | $18,883.00 | $39,456.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $493.00 | $570.00 | $1,192.00 |
| Total amount paid | $59,215.00 | $68,449.00 | $143,024.00 |
For the complete net-price picture, see the Net Price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $25,807.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $25,383.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $20,966.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $20,971.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $23,110.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $26,192.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $31,607.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Dordt University Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
Median graduate debt at Dordt University amounts to $17,500.00, which federal data classifies as a Low ($10-20k) burden tier.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $4,750.00 |
| 25th | $8,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $17,500.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $30,500.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $16,313.00 |
| Middle income | $18,750.00 |
| High income | $17,164.00 |
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $19,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $16,250.00 |
First-gen students at Dordt University take on $3,250.00 in extra median debt compared with continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grants are the federal government’s primary need-based undergraduate aid program. Pell vs non-Pell comparisons surface how debt breaks down by need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Dordt University works out to $3,044.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Dordt University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 0.5% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Dordt University reach $42,445,276.00 spread across 3,359 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 8 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $16,095.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 2 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $4,000.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veterans benefits detail.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Dordt University, keep these questions in mind:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.