Student Population at Waldorf

Total Enrollment

2,763

Undergraduate

2,295

Graduate

468

Online Enrollment

2,096

Men Students

1,703

Women Students

1,060

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,763 students have enrolled at Waldorf University - 2,295 undergraduate and 468 graduate.

By gender, 1,703 male and 1,060 female students are attending Waldorf University. By attendance status, there are 1,772 full-time students and 991 part-time students.

The number of students at Waldorf University is very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Iowa. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Buena Vista University and University of Dubuque, its population is very large (average population is 1,732).

Waldorf University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,096 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 Waldorf University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,703 male and 1,060 female students attending Waldorf. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.61 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 Waldorf.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Waldorf
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,295	1,577	718
Men	1,443	945	498
Women	852	632	220

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Waldorf
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	468	195	273
Men	260	117	143
Women	208	78	130

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,306 White students (47.27%) and 892 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (32.28%) at Waldorf University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Waldorf University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Waldorf University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	19	12	7
Asian	28	17	11
Black or African American	240	162	78
Hispanic	72	38	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	6	6
White	1,063	686	377
Two or More Races	64	39	25
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	765	469	296
Total	2,295	1,443	852

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Waldorf University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	11	5	6
Black or African American	68	23	45
Hispanic	8	5	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	243	154	89
Two or More Races	9	7	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	127	65	62
Total	468	260	208

Online Student Population

At Waldorf University, 2,096 students (75.86% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,096 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, 107 students live in Iowa where Waldorf University is located in and 1,919 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,763	2,295	468
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2,096	1,636	460
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	0	0	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	667	659	8

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2,096	1,636	460
Iowa Residents	107	72	35
Other State in U.S.	1,919	1,494	425
Outside of U.S.	9	9	0
Unknown	61	61	0