- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MNSuburb: largeZIP 55113Founded 1902
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1902
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.unwsp.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Northwestern-St Paul
University of Northwestern-St Paul is a private nonprofit university in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with 1,442 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 74% within six years and costs $23,688 a year after aid.
74%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention83%
4-year graduation64%
Pell Grant share18%
Federal loans27%
$23,688net price / year
94%admission rate
1173average SAT
74%graduate in 6 years
$56,687median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#958 of 1,704 for earnings#1,137 of 1,739 for lowest net price#265 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,316 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
- $51,208tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,946
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,946
- Average net price
- $23,688national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,243
$30,001–48,000$18,536
$48,001–75,000$19,449
$75,001–110,000$22,046
$110,001+$27,969
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1173
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 430–608
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 438–663
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college74%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college18%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 74%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 64%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,546
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,687middle 50%: $37,189–$81,657
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,657
Median, University of Northwestern-St Paul$56,687
Lower quarter$37,189
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
- 1,442
- Part-time
- 8.2%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 22.1
- First-generation students
- 16%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 18%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,608 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,516
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,022,131
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic6.5%
Black5.3%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races4.8%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown1.1%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management18%
Liberal arts & humanities12%
Health professions12%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.8%
Psychology7.5%
Education6.8%
Theology & religious vocations5.3%
Communication & journalism4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 174491. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7060296.