DORDT COLLEGE FACT SHEET 2015-16 Student Profile • Full-time students: 92.7% • Male: 52% • Female: 48% • Students living on campus: 86% • Children of alumni: 36.3% • Average ACT score: 25.1 • Average SAT score: 1640 • Average high school GPA: 3.6 • Minority students: 9.3% • Countries represented: 20 • International students: 122 • U.S. states represented: 33 • Out-of-state students: 62% Top Denominations Represented • Christian Reformed: 43.8% • United Reformed: 8.0% • Reformed Church in America: 5.6% • Baptist: 4.7% • Protestant Reformed: 4.1% • Evangelical Free: 4.0% • Lutheran: 3.6% Top Countries Represented (other than USA) • Canada: 58 • South Korea: 24 Top States • Iowa • Minnesota • California • Michigan • South Dakota • Washington • Colorado • Illinois //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #MOREATDORDT QUICK FACTS Total Enrollment: 1,458 Location: Sioux Center, Iowa Main Campus: 150 Acres Year Founded: 1955 FOUR COORDINATES Core Program courses at Dordt are shaped by four focus points: • Religious orientation • Creational structure • Creational development • Contemporary response FOUNDERS’ VISION An education that is Christian not merely in the sense that devotional exercises are appended to the ordinary work of the college, but in the larger and deeper sense that all the class work, all of the students’ intellectual, emotional, and imaginative activities shall be permeated with the spirit and teaching of Christianity. Our Mission As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt College equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life.
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Dordt College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, the social work, engineering, education, and nursing programs are accredited by their respective professional organizations.
CO-CURRICULAR
INVOLVEMENT Athletics: 31.2% of students participate
• NAIA Division II, Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)
• Men’s sports: 8
• Women’s sports: 7
• Club sports: Ice hockey, lacrosse, dance
Music: 17.9% of students participate
• Choral ensembles: 4
• Band ensembles: 3
• Chamber orchestra: 1
• Worship ensembles: 5
Theatre Arts: 5.2% of students participate
• Mainstage shows per year: 2
• Multiple one acts and student productions
• Facilities: Te Paske Theatre, New World Theatre (Black Box)
Average chapel attendance: 800
Student organizations, clubs, and intramurals: 75.4% of students participate