unitid 154518 · Forest City, IA · private nonprofit 4-year · rural (remote)
Waldorf University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,092
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
77%
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,827
72nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
54th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
7th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,675
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$19,693
after aid, aided students
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$51,165
after entry, Title IV students
45th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$18,752
17th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $16,448 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k31%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k22%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+12%
- Median family income
- $40,142
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,978
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 147 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 114 | $56,963 | $27,000 |
| Homeland Security. | 107 | — | $23,437 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 103 | — | $23,047 |
| Psychology, General. | 76 | $47,938 | $29,136 |
| Fire Protection. | 57 | $100,301 | $21,783 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | 50 | $75,847 | $32,111 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 39 | $53,890 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 33 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 26 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 24 | — | $27,086 |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | 23 | — | $24,898 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.