Dort vs. MLC

Dordt College vs. Martin Luther College comparison

	Dordt College	Martin Luther College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Dort	MLC
Location	Sioux Center, IA	New Ulm, MN
Setting	Remote Town	Remote Town
Enrollment	1,861	880
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking	#486
Religious Affiliation	Christian Reformed Church	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	dordt.edu	mlc-wels.edu
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Costs	Dort	MLC
Tuition (In State)	$34,000	$17,420
Tuition (Out of State)	$34,000	$17,420
Room & Board	$10,990	$6,880
Avg Net Price	$27,375	$22,293
Avg Grant Aid	$21,920	$6,301
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	99%

Admission	Dort	MLC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	1,476	215
Admitted	1,294	180
Acceptance Rate	87.7%	83.7%
Enrolled %	34.3%	78.9%
Avg High School GPA	3.65	3.56
Typical High School Grades	B+	B+
Admissions Standards	Challenging	Challenging
Applicant Competition
ACT Range	21/28	20/27
SAT Range	1020/1260	1051/1316
Submit Test Scores	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)	Not required for admission, but considered if submitted (Test Optional)
Application Deadline

Academics	Dort	MLC
Student to Faculty Ratio	14:1	9:1
Popular Majors	Education (23%) Business (17%) Engineering (7%) Visual and Performing Arts (6%) Agriculture (6%)	Education (67%) Theology and Religious Vvocations (33%)
Outcomes	Dort	MLC
Graduation Rate	60%	73%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$43,300	$38,000
Making Student Loan Payments	90%	89%
Median Student Loan Debt	$23,000	$23,125
Median Loan Payment	$237	$239

Diversity	Dort	MLC
% Men	47%	47%
% Women	53%	53%
Racial Diversity	Low	Extremely Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	73%	93%
% Black	2%	1%
% Hispanic	0%	1%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	7%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	1%
% International	9%	2%
% Unknown Race	8%	0%

Students	Dort	MLC
% In-State	39%	20%
% Out-of-State	50%	78%
Campus	Dort	MLC
Campus Housing	Yes	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Dordt College is larger than than MLC based on total student enrollment (1,861 students vs. 880 students)

Dort vs. MLC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Dort or MLC?

• Dordt College is 95.2% more expensive to attend than MLC for in-state tuition ($34,000.00 vs. $17,420.00)
• Out of state tuition is 95.2% higher at Dort than Martin Luther College ($34,000.00 vs. $17,420.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Martin Luther College than Dort ($22,293 vs. $27,375)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Martin Luther College are 59.7% lower than costs at Dordt College ($6,880 vs. $10,990)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Dordt College than Martin Luther College (100% vs. 99%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Dordt College students is 247.9% larger than aid received Martin Luther College ($21,920 vs. $6,301)

Dort vs. MLC Admissions Difficulty Comparison

Which college is harder to get into, Dort or MLC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between MLC or Dort .

• The average SAT score at Dordt College (1159) is 14 points higher than at MLC (1145)
• Incoming Dort students have a 1 point higher average ACT score (26) than students at MLC (25)
• Accepted freshman Dort students have a 0.09 point higher average high school GPA (3.65) than students at MLC (3.56)
• Dort has a higher acceptance rate (87.7%) than MLC (83.7%)

Dort vs. MLC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Dort or MLC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between MLC and Dort.

• The graduation rate at MLC is higher than Dordt College (73% vs. 60%)
• Graduates from Dordt College earn on average $5,300 more per year than MLC graduates after ten years. ($43,300 vs. $38,000)
• Dordt College students graduate with a $125 lower median federal student loan debt than MLC graduates. ($23,000 vs. $23,125)
• Dort graduates are paying $2 less per month on federal student loans than MLC graduates. ($237 vs. $239)
• More Dort graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former MLC students, three years after graduation. (90% vs. 89%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/