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Waldorf University Data & Information Overview

192 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
72% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Waldorf University Ranked?

#505 Best Colleges in Nation
#13 Best Colleges in IA
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Highest Ranked Major

2024 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.

Waldorf University was awarded 192 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Overall Quality

Waldorf is ranked #505 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Waldorf held the #871 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 40 colleges in Iowa, Waldorf is ranked at #13.

See all of the rankings for Waldorf University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Waldorf?

72% Acceptance Rate
29% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Waldorf University is 72%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Waldorf is a good fit for you.

Learn more about Waldorf University admissions.

Waldorf University Faculty

24 to 1 Student to Faculty
31% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Waldorf University, this rate is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

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 Waldorf University is 31%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  31 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Waldorf University

46% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 46% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Waldorf University. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.

Freshmen Retention Rate  46 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Waldorf is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Waldorf University.

Waldorf University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,578 Full-Time Undergraduates
9.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
42.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,523 undergraduates at Waldorf with 1,578 being full-time and 945 being part-time.

How Much Does Waldorf University Cost?

$20,541 Net Price
83% Take Out Loans
$23,428 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Waldorf is $20,541. 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 Waldorf

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$19,729 $18,472 $22,077 $20,287 $22,640

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 Waldorf, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Waldorf, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $5,857 a year. That adds up to $23,428 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Waldorf is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Waldorf Graduates Make?

$43,860 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Waldorf make around $43,860 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Waldorf graduates since it is 3% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Waldorf University

Iowa State
1,578 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Waldorf University is a private for-profit institution situated in Forest City, Iowa. The location of Waldorf 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 Waldorf are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 106 S Sixth St, Forest City, IA 50436-1713
Phone: 641-585-2450
Website: www.waldorf.edu/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaldorfCollege

Waldorf University Majors

24 Majors With Completions
716 Undergraduate Degrees
242 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from Waldorf University. Of these students, 716 received undergraduate degrees and 242 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
General Business/Commerce 120 $44,915
Homeland Security 75 $54,510
Human Resource Management 72 $58,151
Fire Protection 70 $74,071
Quality Control Technology 48 $65,975
Health & Medical Administrative Services 40 $52,459
General Psychology 31 $31,432
Criminal Justice & Corrections 31 $50,817
Communication & Media Studies 16 $30,024
Teacher Education Grade Specific 14 $41,470

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

Online Learning at Waldorf

74% Take At Least One Class Online
74% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,867 students took at least one online class at Waldorf University. This is a decrease from the 2,343 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,867 1,867
2019-2020 2,343 2,343
2018-2019 2,469 2,469
2017-2018 2,551 2,515
2016-2017 1,949 1,883

Learn more about online learning at Waldorf University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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