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Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Remote town

Overview

Dordt University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Sioux Center, Iowa. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,952 students in fall 2024, including 1,716 undergraduates and 236 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Christian Reformed Church.

Dordt University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 118 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Educational Leadership and Administration. It awarded 483 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,952
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
483
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
118
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 118

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 17
Business, Management and Marketing 16
Engineering 9
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 10
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Health Professions 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Communication and Journalism 5
Mathematics and Statistics 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
History 3
Theology and Religious Vocations 7
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
Social Sciences 3
English Language and Literature 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Physical Sciences 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
85%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
364
Associate degrees
28
Master's degrees
91

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,952
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,716
Graduate students, fall 2024
236
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,206
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,901
Graduate students, 2024-25
305
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
10%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Christian Reformed Church
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Great Plains Athletic Conference
President
Erik Hoekstra
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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