Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Dordt University is slightly skewed towards men students, with 52.6% of undergraduate students being men and 47.4% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,535, with 727 women and 808 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Dordt University is largely skewed towards women students, with 64.7% of undergraduate students being women and 35.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 249, with 161 women and 88 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 52.6% 808 students
- women 47.4% 727 students
Graduate Students
- men 35.3% 88 students
- women 64.7% 161 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 80.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,230 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 2.6% of the student body, with 40 students. Mixed race students represent 1.6% of the population, with 24 students, while Asian students account for 1.4%, with 22 students. African American students account for 0.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 9 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 1 students.
International students make up 9.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 143 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.0% of the population, totaling 61 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Dordt University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 80.4% 1,230 students
- International students 9.3% 143 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 61 students
- Hispanic 2.6% 40 students
- Mixed race 1.6% 24 students
- Asian 1.4% 22 students
- African American 0.6% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 78.7% 196 students
- Unknown race 10.0% 25 students
- Asian 3.2% 8 students
- African American 3.2% 8 students
- International students 2.8% 7 students
- Hispanic 1.6% 4 students
- Mixed race 0.4% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 58.1% 18 students
- International students 25.8% 8 students
- Mixed race 6.5% 2 students
- Unknown race 6.5% 2 students
- Asian 3.2% 1 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 48% 736 students
- 22-24 30% 455 students
- 18-19 20% 311 students
- 25-29 1% 13 students
- 30-34 0% 1 students
- 35-39 0% 1 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
- 25-29 25% 64 students
- 40-49 22% 56 students
- 30-34 18% 44 students
- 35-39 14% 35 students
- 22-24 8% 21 students
- 50-64 8% 19 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Dordt University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 130 | 33.94% | |
| Minnesota | 42 | 10.97% | |
| South Dakota | 35 | 9.14% | |
| California | 31 | 8.09% | |
| Michigan | 15 | 3.92% | |
| Illinois | 13 | 3.39% | |
| Kansas | 13 | 3.39% | |
| Washington | 13 | 3.39% | |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 3.13% | |
| Nebraska | 10 | 2.61% | |
| Colorado | 9 | 2.35% | |
| Idaho | 9 | 2.35% | |
| Indiana | 5 | 1.31% | |
| New Mexico | 5 | 1.31% | |
| Texas | 5 | 1.31% | |
| Oregon | 4 | 1.04% | |
| Alaska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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