Waldorf University

Forest City, IA · Private nonprofit

At a glance

77%

Acceptance rate

$21,683

Avg net price

2,103

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 103Bachelor’s 621Master’s 200	103	621	200
Associate’s 25Bachelor’s 193Master’s None reported	25	193	None reported
Associate’s 25Bachelor’s 152Master’s 154	25	152	154
Associate’s 25Bachelor’s 110Master’s None reported	25	110	None reported
Associate’s 16Bachelor’s 64Master’s None reported	16	64	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 25Master’s None reported	None reported	25	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s 23Master’s None reported	0	23	None reported
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 20Master’s 37	3	20	37
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 11Master’s 9	4	11	9
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 11Master’s None reported	1	11	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reported	None reported	2	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s None reported	None reported	2	None reported
Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	4	0	None reported
Associate’s 0Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reported	0	None reported	None reported

Degrees awarded

College athletics

480 unique student-athletes · 19 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application

Cost

Total by year

Students of all incomes paid $21,683 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation14%

6-year graduation29%

Retention rate52%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$51,165

Median debt$18,752

Campus

Enrollment2,103

Student-faculty ratio22:1

SettingRural

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25