- The Inkwell
- Washington
- Northwest University
Kirkland, WASuburb: largeZIP 98083Founded 1934
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1934
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.northwestu.edu
WashingtonReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Northwest University
Northwest University is a private nonprofit university in Kirkland, Washington, with 645 undergraduates. It admits 83% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $22,071 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate83%
Retention84%
4-year graduation58%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans51%
$22,071net price / year
83%admission rate
1150average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$61,237median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#722 of 1,704 for earnings#1,024 of 1,739 for lowest net price#477 of 1,738 for graduation rate#960 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $50,432tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $37,360
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $37,360
- Average net price
- $22,071national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,797
$30,001–48,000$19,570
$48,001–75,000$17,184
$75,001–110,000$19,547
$110,001+$26,012
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 83%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–700
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college83%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 58%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 64%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,739
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,237middle 50%: $35,057–$92,570
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$92,570
Median, Northwest University$61,237
Lower quarter$35,057
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 645
- Part-time
- 3.1%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 25.2
- First-generation students
- 36%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 25%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,558 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,820
- Endowment, end of year
- $11,784,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White59%
Hispanic13%
Black5.9%
Asian5.1%
Two or more races7.8%
U.S. nonresident5.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown2.9%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions20%
Business & management16%
Theology & religious vocations14%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies13%
Communication & journalism5.5%
Education5.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Psychology5.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 236133. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7060260.