Student Population at Dordt

Total Enrollment

1,861

Undergraduate

1,618

Graduate

243

Online Enrollment

371

Men Students

883

Women Students

978

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,861 students have enrolled at Dordt University - 1,618 undergraduate and 243 graduate.

By gender, 883 male and 978 female students are attending Dordt University. By attendance status, there are 1,482 full-time students and 379 part-time students.

The number of students at Dordt University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa.

Dordt University offers online degree/certificate programs and 371 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Dordt University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 883 male and 978 female students attending Dordt. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Dordt.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dordt
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,618	1,459	159
Men	807	746	61
Women	811	713	98

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Dordt
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	243	23	220
Men	76	2	74
Women	167	21	146

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,486 White students (79.85%) and 77 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (4.14%) at Dordt University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Dordt University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dordt University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	3	0
Asian	17	6	11
Black or African American	9	6	3
Hispanic	42	29	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,289	625	664
Two or More Races	28	16	12
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	65	28	37
Total	1,618	807	811

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Dordt University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	5	1	4
Black or African American	5	2	3
Hispanic	4	2	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	197	64	133
Two or More Races	1	0	1
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	12	3	9
Total	243	76	167

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,627 students whose age under twenty five and 154 students whose age is over thirty years old at Dordt University.

Especially, 16 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Dordt University.

Population by Student Age at Dordt University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,618	807	811
Under 18	16	4	12
18-19	333	143	190
20-21	745	393	352
22-24	499	255	244
25-29	14	8	6
30-34	2	2	0
35-39	3	1	2
40-49	1	0	1
50-64	1	0	1
65 and over	2	0	2
unknown	2	1	1
Total	1,618	807	811

Population by Student Age at Dordt University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	243	76	167
22-24	34	5	29
25-29	61	23	38
30-34	44	18	26
35-39	30	7	23
40-49	55	16	39
50-64	15	5	10
65 and over	1	1	0
unknown	3	1	2
Total	243	76	167

Online Student Population

At Dordt University, 683 students (36.70% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 371 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 159 students live in Iowa where Dordt University is located in and 173 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,861	1,618	243
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	371	142	229
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	312	312	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,178	1,164	14

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	371	142	229
Iowa Residents	159	63	96
Other State in U.S.	173	76	97
Outside of U.S.	39	3	36
Unknown	0	0	0