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# Dordt University

Small private baccalaureate college in rural Iowa with education as its primary focus.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 43.082527, -96.166562

### Summary

Small private baccalaureate college in rural Iowa with education as its primary focus.

### Description

Dordt University is a private four-year college located in Sioux Center, Iowa, serving just under 1,900 undergraduate students. The institution emphasizes education and career-focused programs within a small-college setting in a town environment.

Tuition runs $36,400 annually, with total cost of attendance at $48,170 including room and board. The college enrolls students with accessibility in admissions—the acceptance rate is 71.2 percent—and admits students across a range of test score profiles, with 75th percentile ACT scores at 27 and SAT Reading at 620.

This school works well for students seeking a smaller learning community with education credentials and who value the college's mission and regional setting. For more information about academics, student life, and application procedures, visit dordt.edu.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 153,250
- **State**: IA
- **City**: Sioux Center
- **Address**: 700 7th St SE
- **Zip Code**: 51250
- **Sector Group**: Private Not-for-Profit 4-Year or Above
- **Official Website**: https://www.dordt.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Town
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $36,400
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $36,400
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $48,170
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $48,170
- **Room and Board**: $11,770
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 1,929
- **Acceptance Rate**: 71.2%
- **SAT Reading 75th Percentile**: 620
- **SAT Math 75th Percentile**: 610
- **ACT Composite 75th Percentile**: 27
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $74,792,440
- **Carnegie Classification**: Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Lower Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Education