Dordt College: Statistics

Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 3445 of 13,329	In the World
# 978 of 2,137	In North America
# 907 of 2,128	In the United States
# 11 of 1	In Sioux Center
# 1577 of 1,468	For Media Studies
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

68%

Average SAT

1,200

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$28,486 /y

Aid receiving

100%

Undergraduates

1,716

Graduates

236

Male:Female Ratio

46:54

Religion

Christian Reformed Church

Type

Privatenot-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

dordt.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Dordt College has an acceptance rate of 68% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	68%	68%	68%
Applicants	1,773	1,034	739
Admissions	1,214	685	529
Freshmen enrolled full time	458	227	231

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
SAT/ACT	Considered but not required
Secondary school rank	Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	80%
■ Nonresident Alien	10%
■ Asian	1%
■ Hispanic	2%
■ Two or more races	2%
■ Unknown	5%

Dordt College majors

Dordt College has granted 24 associate degrees across 7 programs, 309 bachelor's degrees across 65 programs, and 78 master's across 5 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Dordt College.

Major	Associate	Bachelor	Master
Social Work	-	20	14
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	-	27
Curriculum and Instruction	-	-	25
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	19	-
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	-	19	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology	-	14	-
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	-	13	-
Business Administration and Management, General	-	13	-
Mechanical Engineering	-	13	-
Civil Engineering, General	-	12	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	-	12	-
Finance, General	-	10	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	-	10	-
Business & Commerce, General	-	9	-
Psychology, General	-	9	-
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	-	9
Accounting	-	8	-
Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations	-	8	-
Agricultural Production Operations, General	8	-	-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other	7	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	-	7	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	-	7	-
Animal Sciences, General	-	6	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	-	5	-
Environmental Science	-	5	-
Graphic Design	-	5	-
Plant Sciences, General	-	5	-
Agriculture, General	3	1	-
Engineering, General	-	4	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies	1	3	-
Spanish Language and Literature	-	4	-
Chemistry, General	-	3	-
Construction Management, General	-	3	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	-	3	-
Data Science, General	-	3	-
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia	-	3	-
Engineering Technologies & Technicians, General	2	1	-
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General	-	3	-
Mathematics, General	-	3	-
Physics, General	-	3	-
Public Administration	-	-	3
Writing, General	-	3	-
Art & Art Studies, General	-	2	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	-	2	-
Engineering Science	-	2	-
Epidemiology	-	2	-
History, General	-	2	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	-	2	-
Journalism	-	2	-
Management Information Systems, General	-	2	-
Political Science and Government, General	-	2	-
Public Relations & Image Management	-	2	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	-	2	-
Teacher Assistant & Aide	2	-	-
Actuarial Science	-	1	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	1	-	-
Agricultural & Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	-	1	-
Chemical Engineering	-	1	-
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist	-	1	-
English Language and Literature, General	-	1	-
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies	-	1	-
Fine & Studio Arts, General	-	1	-
General Literature	-	1	-
History, Other	-	1	-
Human Resources Management and Services, Other	-	1	-
International Business & Trade & Commerce	-	1	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	-	1	-
Missions & Missionary Studies	-	1	-
Music Performance, General	-	1	-
Non-Profit & Public & Organizational Management	-	1	-
Sport and Fitness Administration & Management	-	1	-
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology	-	1	-
Youth Ministry	-	1	-
Grand Total	24	309	78

Publications & Citations

Dordt College has published 2,138 scientific papers with 8,287 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law, Environmental Science, Biology, Art & Design, and Theology / Divinity / Religious studies.

Publications

2,138

Citations

8,287

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,563 / 3,476
Philosophy	984 / 1,890
Political Science	767 / 1,361
Sociology	677 / 1,931
History	629 / 1,176
Law	601 / 1,176
Environmental Science	560 / 3,568
Biology	449 / 4,785
Art & Design	446 / 558
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies	424 / 354
Computer Science	421 / 3,271
Physics	411 / 3,972
Geography and Cartography	402 / 2,453
Psychology	374 / 1,769
Engineering	364 / 2,725
Medicine	291 / 3,810
Mathematics	286 / 2,273
Chemistry	263 / 3,786
Archaeology	253 / 1,050
Quantum and Particle physics	243 / 2,797
Geology	229 / 1,854
Linguistics	229 / 923
Literature	199 / 295
Economics	196 / 794
Business	193 / 589
Education	189 / 588
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	165 / 378
Mathematics Education	159 / 520
Biochemistry	153 / 2,426
Aesthetics	152 / 50
Statistics	152 / 1,983
Social Psychology	136 / 240
Fashion Design	132 / 170
Paleontology	131 / 1,236
Genetics	128 / 1,607
Development Studies	117 / 585
Ecology	117 / 1,015
Organic chemistry	107 / 2,457
Astrophysics and Astronomy	102 / 2,067
Pathology	102 / 2,525

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Academic rankings

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1972-. (aged 54)

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