Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa Private nonprofit 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Located in Forest City, Iowa, Waldorf University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote rural area. It enrolled 2,225 students in fall 2024, including 1,834 undergraduates and 391 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Waldorf University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 38 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician, Business/Commerce, and Organizational Leadership. It awarded 926 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 18 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

44% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

2,225

Students enrolled

44%

First-year retention

926

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

22:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 38

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

Business, Management and Marketing 7

Business/Commerce Bachelor Online option 117 graduates
Organizational Leadership Master Online option 106 graduates
Business Administration and Management AssociateBachelorMaster Online option 63 graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies AssociateBachelor Online option 35 graduates
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Associate Online option 7 graduates
Business/Corporate Communications Associate Online option 3 graduates
International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor Online option

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6

Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management AssociateBachelor Online option 77 graduates
Critical Infrastructure Protection Bachelor Online option 47 graduates
Fire Services Administration AssociateBachelor Online option 47 graduates
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies AssociateBachelor Online option 29 graduates
Homeland Security AssociateBachelor Online option 14 graduates
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Bachelor Online option 4 graduates

Engineering Technologies 1

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician CertificateAssociateBachelor Online option 136 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General AssociateBachelor Online option 80 graduates

Education 8

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master Online option 36 graduates
Elementary Education and Teaching Bachelor Online option 20 graduates
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Associate Online option 3 graduates
Educational/Instructional Technology Master Online option 1 graduate
Music Teacher Education Bachelor
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Bachelor
Secondary Education and Teaching Bachelor Online option
Teacher Assistant/Aide Bachelor

Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies Bachelor Online option 25 graduates

Health Professions 2

Health AssociateBachelorMaster Online option 24 graduates
Nursing Practice Bachelor Online option

Communication and Journalism 2

Speech Communication and Rhetoric AssociateBachelor Online option 19 graduates
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor Online option 4 graduates

Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management AssociateBachelor Online option 12 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 4 graduates

History 1

History, General Bachelor 4 graduates

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2

Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Online option 4 graduates
Humanities Bachelor

English Language and Literature 2

Creative Writing Bachelor 2 graduates
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor

Visual and Performing Arts 2

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Bachelor 2 graduates
Music Bachelor

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies CertificateAssociate Online option 1 graduate

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students: 44%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 621
Associate degrees: 103
Master's degrees: 200
Certificates under 1 year: 2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 2,225
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 1,834
Graduate students, fall 2024: 391
Full-time, fall 2024: 63%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 3,531
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 2,892
Graduate students, 2024-25: 639
Full-time, 2024-25: 58%
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: 38%
Men: 62%
White: 57%
Hispanic or Latino: 3%
Black or African American: 15%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 3%
American Indian or Alaska Native: 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 18%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 18
Programs with a fully online option: 10
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 81%
Students taking some online courses: 19%

Campus and services

Setting: Remote rural area
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification: Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association: NAIA
Athletic conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference
President: Robert A. Alsop
Services and opportunities: Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training