Waldorf University Business Programs

Waldorf University is a private for-profit institution located in Forest City, Iowa. Forest City is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Waldorf University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Waldorf.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Corporate Communications Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Corporate Communications Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Most Popular Online Corporate Communications Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#36	Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Most Popular Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#138	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Waldorf has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Business/Corporate Communications Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Business/Corporate Communications Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications	College Factual
#1	Best Business/Corporate Communications Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#1	Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business/Corporate Communications	College Factual
#16	Best Associate Degree Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Waldorf University?

Contact details for Waldorf are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	106 S Sixth St, Forest City, IA 50436-1713
Phone:	641-585-2450
Website:	www.waldorf.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WaldorfCollege

How Do I Get Into Waldorf?

You can apply to Waldorf online at: https://mywaldorf.waldorf.edu/form/Application/

Admission Requirements for Waldorf

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Waldorf?

With an acceptance rate of 61%, Waldorf does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 63% of accepted students are men and 37% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Waldorf submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

Waldorf received ACT scores from 52% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 19. Composite scores were between 17 and 21.

Can I Afford Waldorf University?

The overall average net price of Waldorf is $29,900. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Waldorf, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $5,969 a year. That adds up to $23,876 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Waldorf is 8.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Waldorf University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,523 undergraduate students at Waldorf, with 1,578 being full-time and 945 being part-time.

There are also 502 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,578 full-time undergraduates at Waldorf, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Waldorf University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	91
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	472
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	914

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Waldorf University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Waldorf. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Brazil, and Germany.

Online Learning at Waldorf University

In 2019-2020, 2,343 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Waldorf has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Waldorf Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Waldorf University was $23,088 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Waldorf is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Organizational Behavior Studies	#6	#6

Online Growth Rankings of Waldorf

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Waldorf University was 10.5%. This is the #664 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Waldorf regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Waldorf ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Waldorf.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business/Corporate Communications	#5
Business/Corporate Communications	#5
Organizational Behavior Studies	#22
International Business	#78
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#78
Organizational Leadership	#117
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#182
Human Resource Management	#213

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Waldorf University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Organizational Leadership	0	0	208	208
General Business/Commerce	0	120	0	120
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	72	0	72
General Business Administration and Management	19	1	0	20
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	10	0	0	10
Business/Corporate Communications	2	0	0	2
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	193	208	432

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.