- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- Waldorf University
Forest City, IARural: remoteZIP 50436Founded 1903
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1903
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.waldorf.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Waldorf University
Waldorf University is a private nonprofit university in Forest City, Iowa, with 1,827 undergraduates. It admits 77% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $24,003 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate77%
Retention44%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans42%
$24,003net price / year
77%admission rate
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$58,667median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,500median debt
#868 of 1,704 for earnings#1,164 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,262 of 1,738 for graduation rate#770 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,052tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,758
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,758
- Average net price
- $24,003national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,337
$30,001–48,000$22,993
$48,001–75,000$21,255
$75,001–110,000$25,538
$110,001+$28,585
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 77%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college77%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college44%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 44%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,196
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,667middle 50%: $38,861–$90,223
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,223
Median, Waldorf University$58,667
Lower quarter$38,861
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,827
- Part-time
- 31%
- Women / men
- 37% / 63%
- Average age at entry
- 29.7
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 37%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,766 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $3,138
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic3.6%
Black16%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races3.6%
U.S. nonresident0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Unknown15%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting30%
Business & management24%
Engineering technologies19%
Psychology11%
Family & consumer sciences3.4%
Communication & journalism3.2%
Education3.2%
Health professions2.1%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154518. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7961606.