Sioux Center, Iowa — Dordt University’s overall enrollment is 1,786 for the fall 2021 semester – the largest enrollment in the institution’s history, breaking the fall 2020 semester record of 1,666 students.
This figure includes a record 1,401 full-time undergraduate students. In addition, Dordt has record full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment at 1,544; FTE is a measure of how many credits students are taking.
Greg Van Dyke, director of admissions, is grateful for another year of record enrollment.
He says that there has been a lot of uncertainty over the past 18 months, and it is encouraging to see a record number of students choose Dordt because they trust the mission and experience that Dordt provides as a Christ-centered institution.
There are many reasons why Dordt has seen record enrollment this year, says Registrar Jim Bos, including the quality education that Dordt faculty offer.
Bos states there’s no doubt that students are interested in specific programs that we excel at: engineering, nursing, agriculture, education, business, accounting, and others. Dordt has faculty who are passionate and knowledgeable in their field. We have alumni who are achieving great things in their field as well. That speaks to what Dordt is doing from an academic standpoint.
In addition, the class of 2021 was Dordt’s highest bachelor’s degree graduation rate of 74.6 percent—a percentage that Bos says is excellent.
Dordt also has record enrollment this fall for graduate programs, with 238 students currently enrolled in the Master of Social Work, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Education programs.
