Iowa students paid $30,840 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $840 more than the $30,000 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 99 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 394 students received grants or scholarships totaling $6.8 million and 261 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.1 million.
Including all undergraduates (1,564), 1,146 students used grants or scholarships totaling $20.6 million, and 810 students took out $5.2 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~563 | $28,280 | $29,130 | $30,000 | $30,840 | 9.1% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Dordt College in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 106 | 27% | $482,894 | $4,556 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 70 | 18% | $365,986 | $5,228 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 390 | 98% | $5,967,251 | $15,301 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 394 | 99% | $6,816,131 | $17,300 |
| Federal student loans | 239 | 60% | $1,292,636 | $5,409 |
| Other student loans | 172 | 43% | $800,407 | $4,654 |
| Student loan aid | 261 | 66% | $2,093,043 | $8,019 |
| Total student aid | 394 | 99% | - | - |
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