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Waldorf UniversityForest City, IA · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business/Commerce, General (19% of graduates). 22 students for every faculty member, more than at 95% of colleges. 37% of faculty are full-time. Spends $3,138 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

621 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 65% of graduates; 20 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business/Commerce, General 52.010119% 117
    Graduates in this field earn $63,357 4 years out
  2. Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 15.070118% 110
    Graduates in this field earn $83,151 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.010110% 64
    Graduates in this field earn $50,184 4 years out
  4. Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management 43.030210% 63
    Graduates in this field earn $76,520 4 years out
  5. Critical Infrastructure Protection 43.03037.6% 47
    Graduates in this field earn $76,520 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Engineering technologies, 2.4% → 18% of graduates since 2014–15 (110 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Fire Protection$100,060 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $97,731

    4 years after completion$100,060
    National median: $86,436Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $79,865 · Non-Pell: $92,520(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,750 · 108 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Human Resources Management and Services$94,822 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,897

    4 years after completion$94,822
    National median: $68,069Above typical

    Median federal debt: $28,125 · 98 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians$83,151 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $65,908

    4 years after completion$83,151
    National median: $86,525Below typical

    Median federal debt: $18,699 · 211 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Homeland Security$76,520 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,446

    4 years after completion$76,520
    National median: $70,193Above typical

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 178 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Business/Commerce, General$63,357 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $51,954

    4 years after completion$63,357
    National median: $68,407Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $43,980 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $21,535 · 217 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college22 to 1
22 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 95% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty37%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$52,171

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other for-profit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$3,138
$3,138
← Lessmore than 27% of 130More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)