Enrollment Trends at Dordt

The student population at Dordt University is 1,952 (1,716 undergraduate and 236 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 494 (33.88%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Dordt is 87.91% which is increased by 331 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 163 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 87 male students for every 100 female students, down from 108 in 2015.
342 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 368.49% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,681 where 1,952 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 1,952 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,458 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,458 to 1,952 students, a net gain of 494 (33.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Dordt University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,458	1,385	720	665	73	38	35
2016-17	1,522 64	1,454 69	755 35	699 34	68 -5	37 -1	31 -4
2017-18	1,533 11	1,448 -6	753 -2	695 -4	85 17	44 7	41 10
2018-19	1,564 31	1,424 -24	761 8	663 -32	140 55	66 22	74 33
2019-20	1,547 -17	1,385 -39	747 -14	638 -25	162 22	85 19	77 3
2020-21	1,662 115	1,436 51	750 3	686 48	226 64	96 11	130 53
2021-22	1,784 122	1,535 99	808 58	727 41	249 23	88 -8	161 31
2022-23	1,861 77	1,618 83	807 -1	811 84	243 -6	76 -12	167 6
2023-24	1,929 68	1,695 77	845 38	850 39	234 -9	66 -10	168 1
2024-25	1,952 23	1,716 21	839 -6	877 27	236 2	70 4	166 -2
Average	1,681	1,510	779	731	172	67	105

Dordt University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,510 where 1,716 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Dordt University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,385	1,351	712	639	34	8	26
2016-17	1,454	1,377	724	653	77	31	46
2017-18	1,448	1,341	709	632	107	44	63
2018-19	1,424	1,342	727	615	82	34	48
2019-20	1,385	1,319	721	598	66	26	40
2020-21	1,436	1,339	720	619	97	30	67
2021-22	1,535	1,403	743	660	132	65	67
2022-23	1,618	1,459	746	713	159	61	98
2023-24	1,695	1,531	779	752	164	66	98
2024-25	1,716	1,581	784	797	135	55	80
Average	1,510	1,510	737	668	1,510	42	63

Dordt University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 172 where 236 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Dordt University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	73	1	1	0	72	37	35
2016-17	68	1	0	1	67	37	30
2017-18	85	2	1	1	83	43	40
2018-19	140	1	1	0	139	65	74
2019-20	162	3	3	0	159	82	77
2020-21	226	6	5	1	220	91	129
2021-22	249	1	0	1	248	88	160
2022-23	243	23	2	21	220	74	146
2023-24	234	21	2	19	213	64	149
2024-25	236	23	5	18	213	65	148
Average	172	172	2	6	172	65	99

Dordt University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 79.97%. The percentage was 71.33% 10 years ago and Dordt still has a high percentage of white students. 1.28% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 71.33% to 79.97%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.75% to 1.28%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.58% to 0.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.34% to 2.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3595 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4867 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Dordt University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	1	11	23	5	94	1,040	0
2016-17	1	17	28	38	3	1,247	10
2017-18	3	12	29	43	1	1,258	15
2018-19	7	14	18	41	2	1,278	12
2019-20	6	17	18	40	0	1,266	14
2020-21	5	25	12	43	0	1,349	20
2021-22	5	30	17	44	1	1,426	25
2022-23	3	22	14	46	1	1,486	29
2023-24	2	22	16	49	2	1,528	36
2024-25	1	25	11	41	3	1,561	36
Average	3	20	19	39	11	1,344	20

Dordt University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

342 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 368.49% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Dordt University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	1,458	73	31	1,354
2016-17	1,522	68	34	1,420
2017-18	1,533	18	36	1,479
2018-19	1,564	138	36	1,390
2019-20	1,547	180	60	1,307
2020-21	1,662	302	337	1,023
2021-22	1,784	365	310	1,109
2022-23	1,861	371	312	1,178
2023-24	1,929	341	327	1,261
2024-25	1,952	342	283	1,327
Average	1,681	220	177	1,285

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Enrollment Trends at Dordt

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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