70%
Graduation Rate
85%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Dordt University, the graduation rate is 70 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 85 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 51.83% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with smaller programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 256 students out of 365 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Dordt University.
By gender, 144 male and 112 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 365 | 256 | 70.14% |
|---|
| Men | 215 | 144 | 66.98% |
|---|
| Women | 150 | 112 | 74.67% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Dordt University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 50.00%
- Asian: 80.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 75.00%
- Hispanic: 45.45%
- White: 71.43%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 100.00%
- Unknown: 61.11%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50.00%(2/4) |
50.00%(1/2) |
50.00%(1/2) |
|---|
| Asian | 80.00%(4/5) |
100.00%(2/2) |
66.67%(2/3) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 75.00%(3/4) |
66.67%(2/3) |
100.00%(1/1) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 45.45%(5/11) |
57.14%(4/7) |
25.00%(1/4) |
|---|
| White | 71.43%(210/294) |
67.46%(114/169) |
76.80%(96/125) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 100.00%(2/2) |
100.00%(2/2) |
- |
|---|
| Unknown | 61.11%(11/18) |
55.56%(5/9) |
66.67%(6/9) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Dordt University, 19 of 26 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 73.08%.