Dordt University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Dordt University

Dordt University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 1,597 students of which 1,795 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Dordt University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 68.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,221 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,807, with published in-state tuition of $37,050 and a Pell grant recipient share of 20.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 67.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.7%. Graduates earn a median of $52,559 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,551 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 65400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.