Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa · Also known as Dort · Website
$52,559
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,559
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Dordt University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Sioux Center, Iowa with 1,597 undergraduates and 236 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $25,807 a year (tuition and fees $37,050). It admits 68% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,559 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,807
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,050
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,500
About $228 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,559
Rank 1,279 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $25,807
- Tuition and fees
- $37,050
- Cost of attendance
- $51,733
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $22,597
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,083
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $24,079
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,113
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,940
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,280 in 2015-16 to $37,050 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,221
- SAT reading, middle
- 580
- SAT math, middle
- 590
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,597
- Graduate students
- 236
- Part-time students
- 1.1%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 99
- Endowment
- $74.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,279 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,807 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,050 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,500 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,551 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,559 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 91% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
99 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 68 | $21,500 | $39,749 | $43,531 | $47,382 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 34 | Withheld | $72,314 | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $24,500 | $71,680 | $66,190 | $88,910 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 22 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $22,250 | $52,640 | $74,869 | $83,343 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $78,118 | $92,135 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $19,000 | $49,230 | $62,171 | $66,647 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,517 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | $43,944 | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,629 | $76,194 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,407 |
| Engineering ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,634 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Sioux Center and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does Dordt University cost?
$25,807 a year is the average net price at Dordt University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,050, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,733. Families earning under $30,000 pay $22,597 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Dordt University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Dordt University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,221 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Dordt University graduates earn?
$52,559 a year is the median pay of former Dordt University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,551 after 6 years). That ranks 1,279 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's) at $72,314.
How much student debt do Dordt University graduates have?
$21,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Dordt University graduates, about $228 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Dordt University?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Dordt University finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Dordt University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (68 bachelor's graduates), Educational Administration and Supervision (34 master's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (27 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 99 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.