Dordt University Graduate Schools

Dordt University (referred to as Dordt) is a Private, 4 years school located in Sioux Center, IA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (smaller programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Dordt University is $9,460 in average. The school has 249 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,784 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1969 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Dordt Directory Information
School Name	Dordt University (Dordt)
Address	700 7th St SE, Sioux Center, IA 51250-1606
Phone	712-722-6000
Web	https://www.dordt.edu
Online Application	https://www.dordt.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.dordt.edu/admissions/financial_aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Dordt University is $9,460 in average. The school has 249 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,784 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 116 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$9,460
Student Population	249
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	116 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Dordt University is $9,460 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $521.

Dordt University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Dordt University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Dordt University is $9,460. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -3.96% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,760	$100
2019-2020	$5,940	$100
2020-2021	$9,300	$100
2021-2022	$9,750	$100
2022-2023	$9,360	$100

The graduate school tuition & fees of Dordt is relatively inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Iowa. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Iowa graduate tuition is $17,355 (public) / $12,923 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Dordt University	$9,460
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Iowa Graduate Schools	$11,156	$13,754
Public	$11,312	$17,355
Private	$12,923

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,450 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Dordt University. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.47% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,790. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.70% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,590	$3,500	$10,550	$4,440
2019-2020	$10,020	$3,500	$10,860	$4,460
2020-2021	$10,470	$3,500	$11,000	$4,400
2021-2022	$10,780	$3,500	$11,230	$4,450
2022-2023	$10,990	$3,500	$11,330	$4,460

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $521 at Dordt University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -3.87% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$315
2019-2020	$330
2020-2021	$516
2021-2022	$542
2022-2023	$521

Graduate Programs at Dordt

Dordt University offers 2 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 58 students have completed their study at Dordt University.

Offered Degrees at Dordt University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	2	2	58
Total	2	2	58

The most popular program at Dordt University is the Educational Leadership and Administration program and last year 53 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Dordt University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	53	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	36	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	22	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	16	-

Dordt University offers 2 programs through Master's. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 58 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔	58 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	22	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	36	-
	Total	58

Graduate Student Population at Dordt

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 249 students enrolled into Dordt University graduate schools where it has total 1,784 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1 full-time and 248 part-time graduate students. By gender, 88 male and 161 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	249	88	161
Full-time	1	0	1
Part-tme	248	88	160

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 196 White (78.71%), 8 Black/African American (3.21%), 4 Hispanic (1.61%), 8 Asian (3.21%), and 33 students with other races. 7 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	249	88	161
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	8	2	6
Black/African American	8	4	4
Hispanic	4	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	196	67	129
Two More	1	1	0
Un-Known	25	9	16
Non-resident Alien	7	4	3

Dordt University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 245 graduate students (98.39% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 4 graduate students (1.61% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	249
Enrolled Online Exclusively	245
Enrolled Some Online Courses	4
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Dordt University. 21 students are aged 20 to 24 (8.43% of total students), 8 students are aged below 20 (3.21%), 21 students are aged above 50 (8.43%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Dordt University.