--- title: Dordt University date: 2024-08-14T14:24:00-05:00 author: Connor Van Hulzen canonical_url: "https://www.dordt.edu/general-info-snapchat" section: Landing Pages --- # Dordt University ##### Academics Dordt offers more than 40 undergraduate degree programs, 12 pre-professional programs, an honor's program, and several off-campus study opportunities. ##### Worship Opportunities Outside of academics, you can also participate in *optional* campus ministry activities, including chapel, student-led praise and worship nights, small groups, and more. ##### Student Life Nearly 40% of Dordt students participate in our varsity sports, 20% participate in music ensembles, and we offer great theatre opportunities. **There are scholarship opportunities available for all three!** Students also enjoy roasting marshmallows at the fire pit behind the B.J. Haan Auditorium, attending concerts and movies in town, grabbing coffee at the local Fruited Plain café, and more. ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-09-19_003086_2024-06-27-212913_ejsb.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=50&h=43&f=webp&c=3098cb31&v=1dce7b9063fc626d45be3eb03d01ca57b0769ffa076f2eeb350ee94e803a7c9a) ![]() ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) \#6 Regional University (Midwest) according to U.S. News and World Report 99.4% Career Outcome Rate 14:1 Student-to-Faculty Ratio 98% Receive Financial Aid ## Connect With Us Submit your information to request more information about Dordt. We'll also use this information to connect you with your admissions counselor! ## Student Life Dordt students enjoy a robust social life in and out of the classroom. Approximately 88% of Dordt students live in campus housing and participate in dozens of clubs and activities—from choir and band to student government, drama, and beyond. [Learn More](https://www.dordt.edu/student-life) ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) ![Students playing a game of tug-of-war](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-08-28_001756.jpg?mode=fit&pos=center-center&w=50&h=50&c=9da37bfd&v=34625739959bd90c92835070a26cf84e0aa4bf600ff72aa611832ffef56f3561) ## Athletics A member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), Dordt fields intercollegiate teams in men's baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, volleyball; and in women's basketball, cross country, dance, soccer, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, indoor and outdoor track, and volleyball. Cheer is now offered as a co-ed sport. Junior varsity schedules are played in volleyball, football, women's and men's basketball, baseball, and softball. A variety of intramural sports are offered as well. [Learn More](https://www.dordt.edu/athletics) ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/Untitled-1.png?mode=fit&pos=center-center&w=50&h=50&c=6149b7b3&v=3ac77a54b5d1c3ff843b6e65d7b5ad9d31fec94f9ebbfaf9864f9cd872aa7542) ![]() ![](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-24/2024-02-29_001995.jpg?mode=crop&pos=0.6084-0.4793&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=8b31277e&v=0489856d1090435035a5fbb55778ecdc05b359ee200d5c0a790dbec83bd180af) ### Curveballs and Contemplation Anthony Rodriguez Klinzing Anthony Rodriguez Klinzing grew as a baseball player and a person at Dordt. His story is about joyful faith through curveballs — literal and spiritual. Anthony Rodriguez Klinzing [Read More About Anthony Rodriguez Klinzing](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/curveballs-and-contemplation) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-24/Ella-deJong-5158.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=7640ad66&v=06c1ffd81647f06f9cc7fe0b9a7f4f0b2c732224844a3486a689aa073378c0c4) ### Driving Change: Internship Tackles Human Trafficking Ella De Jong Ella De Jong's three-month internship became a mission. At Dordt, living your faith means doing all God created you to do — even when it's hard. Ella De Jong [Read More About Ella De Jong](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/driving-change-internship-tackles-human-trafficking) ![A picture of a man in a brown work jacket with a baseball cap](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/march20-2018_1795_0.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=1e804832&v=e977e0a3b2c3885a9fced772d561c1ecd0036a1476e3b98f5a9e672088349785) ### Bible Studies and Growth Ivan Hoogland Ivan Hoogland's opportunities and development at Dordt helped him grow through Bible study and purposeful community — becoming who God made him to be. Ivan Hoogland [Read More About Ivan Hoogland](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/ivan-hoogland) ![Three young men in rugby shirts lean over counter on stage](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2021-22/Student-Life-and-Special-Events/DM_Ep101-ScBuildStart-RVM_0045.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=5106af2d&v=079cc5a632386467cf18219ecdc32b567f088bc272c2dc34e66fc54a9d654d65) ### Dominerds Become Domino Masters Alex and Derek Koops The Koops twins took their Dordt engineering skills to Fox's Domino Masters Challenge — joyful creativity and doing all God made them to do. Alex and Derek Koops [Read More About Alex and Derek Koops](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/dominerds) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-24/2024-04-02_002803.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=1393135e&v=332e811c96f0c9e6acc7242888943c254f6e08ff9d83e3ce5e6da30a52b02a93) ### From Script to Screen in One Semester Jonah Hofmeyer Jonah Hofmeyer went from script to screen in one semester at Dordt — practical wisdom and joyful creativity put into immediate, purposeful action. Jonah Hofmeyer [Read More About Jonah Hofmeyer](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/from-script-to-screen-in-one-semester) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-24/2024-04-05_002839.jpg?mode=crop&pos=0.6799-0.4082&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=1efd7864&v=e3e5ac036acca1fb7008b68458b98a573e94b744386e5aaac386b8e21bc17cd5) ### Staying Balanced Luke Wagner The grind was worth it for Luke Wagner: after acceptance to podiatry school, Dordt's whole-person formation proved its worth. Luke Wagner [Read More About Luke Wagner](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/staying-balanced) ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2022-23/News/Syverson-Regan_2022-002510.jpg?mode=crop&pos=0.5069-0.2509&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=1a4eae5a&v=308adf951f6e8da4e4d3b98801f77a28c8a25e669903b2e72d36a1181b052c9a) ### Juggling Engineering with Res Life Regan Syverson Regan Syverson loved engineering — and found residence life gave him just as much. Dordt's whole-person formation shaped who God created him to be. Regan Syverson [Read More About Regan Syverson](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/juggling-engineering-with-res-life) ![A picture of students during graduation](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2021-22/2022-05-13_000051.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=20&h=32&f=webp&c=a58955bd&v=42e84cd62b6457c4ffd0d6bbfe948e41dbced8ff64f762c40fca4d931bd9c253) ### Balancing School with Political Ambition Kendal Zylstra Kendal Zylstra likes to stay busy. At Dordt, she balanced accounting, finance, and political ambition — living her faith in every area of life. Kendal Zylstra [Read More About Kendal Zylstra](https://www.dordt.edu/stories/balancing-school-with-political-ambition) ![]() ### Let's Get Started [Connect with Us](#connect)