Dordt University Student Population

How many students at Dordt?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Dordt University has a total enrollment of 1,952 students, including 1,716 undergraduate and 236 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 909 male students (46.6%) and 1,043 female students (53.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,561 White students (80%) and 41 Hispanic students (2.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,716 undergraduate students (87.9%) and 236 graduate students (12.1%).
• Class Delivery: 342 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 283 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - Dordt's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 909 male (46.57%) and 1,043 female (53.43%) students are attending Dordt University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 87.15.

By class level, 1,716 (87.91%) are undergraduate students and 236 (12.09%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.89% are male and 51.11% are female, while among graduate students, 29.66% are male and 70.34% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,561 White, 11 Black, and 25 Asian students out of a total of 1,952 are attending at Dordt University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Dordt University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 35.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Dordt has 20 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,729 students under 25 years old, and 223 students over 25 years old out of 1,952 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 20 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Dordt has 1,692 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 24 students aged 25 and over.

It has 37 graduate students aged under 25 and 199 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Dordt University, 342 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 283 students are enrolled in some online courses.

123 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 219 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,716 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 18 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 1.05%.17 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.