Dordt University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Christian Reformed
Population 40,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,591
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 30%
From Region 25%
Athletes 684 (43.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 81%
International 9%
Hispanic 2%
Mixed 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dordt University 364 49% 81% 1% 0% 3% 8% $68,040 38 -0.50 61 93%
Chemical Engineering 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $95,433 16 -1.03 91 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 11 — 82% 73% 0% 0% 0% 27% $83,282 8 -1.29 83 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $108,955 38 -0.38 97 — — — — —
Engineering Science 5 — 60% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $92,916 32 -0.43 90 — — — — —
General Engineering 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,872 34 -0.36 90 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 25 — 100% 92% 4% 0% 4% 0% $95,051 29 -0.52 91 100% — — — —
Computer Science 7 — 100% 57% 0% 0% 0% 29% $110,634 37 -0.42 97 — — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $100,805 20 -0.52 94 — — — — —
Data Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,812 20 -0.61 92 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $67,590 31 -0.39 60 — — — — —
Mathematics — +7 — — — — — — $80,321 51 -0.19 80 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,364 49 -0.09 82 — — — — —
Statistics 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,959 23 -0.69 86 — — — — —
Biology 12 +1 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 8% $62,634 30 -0.44 48 — — — — —
Agribusiness 11 — 64% 73% 0% 0% 9% 18% $78,388 58 +0.39 78 100% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,388 58 +0.39 78 100% — — — —
Agricultural Retailing 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,388 58 +0.39 78 100% — — — —
Agriculture 5 +1 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,393 65 +0.36 55 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 13 — 23% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,197 50 -0.06 25 — — — — —
Environmental Resource Management 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,437 64 +0.22 42 — — — — —
Environmental Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,589 65 +0.24 42 — — — — —
Plant Science 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,595 62 +0.29 53 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $78,284 56 +0.05 78 — — — — —
Epidemiology 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,038 43 -0.19 49 — — — — —
Exercise Science 24 +1 50% 83% 4% 0% 8% 4% $50,373 6 -1.33 16 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,542 17 -0.96 23 — — — — —
Nursing 23 — 9% 74% 0% 0% 0% 17% $65,999 0 -2.61 56 95% — — — —
Accounting 11 +4 36% 45% 0% 0% 0% 27% $88,460 57 +0.09 87 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,504 29 -0.61 88 — — — — —
Business Administration 11 — 64% 73% 0% 0% 9% 18% $77,280 65 -0.02 76 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $80,456 28 -0.66 80 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,161 67 +0.06 76 — — — — —
Finance 9 +3 89% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,304 37 -0.41 86 100% — — — —
General Business 15 — 87% 80% 0% 0% 0% 7% $76,245 61 -0.07 75 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,872 38 -0.30 68 — — — — —
Human Resources Studies — — — — — — — — $72,019 39 -0.29 68 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,965 62 -0.08 81 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $84,710 35 -0.44 84 — — — — —
Marketing 9 — 56% 67% 0% 0% 22% 11% $68,804 21 -0.68 63 100% — — — —
Nonprofit Management — — — — — — — — $77,557 68 +0.08 77 — — — — —
Sports Management — — — — — — — — $50,373 11 -1.15 16 100% — — — —
American History — — — — — — — — $54,028 43 -0.28 25 — — — — —
Biblical Studies 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,148 78 +0.53 28 — — — — —
English 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,508 37 -0.35 15 — — — — —
History 4 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,414 39 -0.34 23 — — — — —
Literature 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,411 36 -0.37 14 — — — — —
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,807 77 +0.49 27 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,266 48 -0.16 30 — — — — —
Theology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,285 78 +0.55 28 — — — — —
Theology: Mission and Ministry 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,407 78 +0.56 28 — — — — —
Writing — — — — — — — — $48,992 35 -0.42 14 — — — — —
Youth Ministry — — — — — — — — $55,008 78 +0.51 27 — — — — —
Communication 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,990 42 -0.27 38 — — — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,041 60 +0.21 27 — — — — —
Digital Communication 9 — 44% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $58,688 40 -0.30 37 — — — — —
Journalism 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,788 41 -0.28 40 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,330 30 -0.58 52 — — — — —
Psychology 14 +4 29% 79% 0% 0% 7% 0% $54,715 52 -0.05 26 — — — — —
Public Relations — — — — — — — — $63,512 25 -0.74 50 — — — — —
Social Work 22 — 0% 86% 0% 5% 0% 5% $54,284 53 +0.12 25 — — — — —
Elementary Education 21 +21 10% 81% 5% 0% 5% 5% $48,096 23 -0.62 12 78% — — — —
General Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,412 31 -0.43 18 — — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 15 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 7% 13% $48,096 16 -0.82 12 78% — — — —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,096 16 -0.82 12 78% — — — —
Acting — — — — — — — — $48,965 86 +0.79 14 — — — — —
Drama and Theatre Arts — +1 — — — — — — $47,275 78 +0.56 11 — — — — —
Fine Arts 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,058 77 +0.56 20 — — — — —
Graphic Design 5 +1 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,716 39 -0.26 32 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,854 73 +0.55 19 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $51,835 73 +0.55 19 — — — — —
Studio Art 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,980 77 +0.55 20 — — — — —
Theatre Design and Technology — — — — — — — — $48,897 85 +0.78 14 — — — — —
Construction Management 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $91,651 18 -0.78 89 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 4 +1 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $61,465 64 +0.22 45 — — — — —
Engineering Technology 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,493 28 -0.35 84 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,643
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 67%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 18.1% 66 67% 74% 0% 0% 5% 12% $79,703 52 -0.19 79 100% —
Health Sciences 15.7% 57 33% 81% 2% 0% 4% 9% $58,067 2 -1.72 35 98% —
Engineering 14.0% 51 86% 80% 4% 0% 4% 8% $92,725 9 -0.67 90 100% —
Social Sciences 14.0% 51 20% 86% 0% 2% 2% 4% $55,881 39 -0.05 29 — —
Education 12.1% 44 25% 82% 2% 0% 5% 7% $48,247 16 -0.71 12 78% —
Agriculture & Food Science 10.7% 39 51% 90% 0% 0% 3% 5% $65,304 73 +0.21 55 100% —
Humanities 3.3% 12 58% 75% 0% 0% 8% 0% $53,720 43 +0.03 24 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 12 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 8% $62,634 27 -0.44 48 — —
Professional 3.0% 11 73% 64% 9% 0% 0% 18% $78,722 74 -0.30 78 — —
Arts 2.7% 10 30% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,338 63 +0.15 25 — —
Computer Science 2.5% 9 89% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $108,117 47 -0.45 96 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,662 65 -0.39 84 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 141 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 81 $642K $642K $0
Baseball 65 $699K $699K $0
Soccer 51 $485K $485K $0
Cross Country 38 $301K $301K $0
Basketball 29 $493K $493K $0
Volleyball 25 $342K $342K $0
Golf 16 $162K $162K $0
Swimming 6 $74K $74K $0
Other Sports 2 $11K $11K $0
Total 416 $5.2M $5.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 75 $570K $570K $0
Softball 53 $552K $552K $0
Other Sports 47 $297K $297K $0
Soccer 42 $505K $505K $0
Cross Country 39 $222K $222K $0
Volleyball 31 $415K $415K $0
Basketball 26 $573K $573K $0
Golf 7 $82K $82K $0
Swimming 7 $88K $88K $0
Total 268 $3.3M $3.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 156 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Football 141 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Soccer 93 $990K $990K $0
Cross Country 77 $523K $523K $0
Baseball 65 $699K $699K $0
Volleyball 56 $757K $757K $0
Basketball 55 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 53 $552K $552K $0
Other Sports 49 $308K $308K $0
Golf 23 $245K $245K $0
Swimming 13 $163K $163K $0
Total 684 $10.1M $10.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 62%
Yield (non-ED) 38%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 62% 62% 62%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1070 – 1330
SAT Math Range 530 – 660
SAT RW Range 540 – 670