Northwest University

Name: Northwest University Common Data Set 2022-23
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Common Data Set 2022-23

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Acceptance Rate

94.8%

Applications

426

Admitted

404

Enrolled

151

SAT Composite

1055-1300

SAT Math

510-635

SAT Reading

540-685

ACT Composite

22-30

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

$54,914

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

71%

6-year completion

Average net price

$22,288

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

$20,891

federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction394fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES

Address Information

Main Phone Number (Area Code)425

Main Phone Number:822-8266

WWW Home Page Address:www.northwestu.edu

Admissions Office

Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):425

Admissions Phone Number:889-5231

Admissions Email Address:admissions@northwestu.edu

If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.northwestu.edu/admissions/apply/

Degrees Offered

CertificateX

AssociateX

Bachelor'sX

Master'sX

Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX

Doctoral degree – professional practiceX

Enrollment And Persistence

4 TABLES

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	5	23	Not reported
Hispanic/Latino	15	91	Not reported
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	7	39	Not reported
White, non-Hispanic	65	413	Not reported
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	0	0	Not reported
Asian, non-Hispanic	3	30	Not reported
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	0	5	Not reported
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	11	51	Not reported
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	0	11	Not reported
Total	106	663	Not reported

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	2
Associate degrees	2
Bachelor's degrees	227
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	178
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	Not reported

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	67	60	70	197
Did not persist	0	0	0	0
Final cohort	67	60	70	197
Completed in less than four years	36	39	47	122
Completed in less than five years	5	3	1	9
Completed in less than six years	0	1	1	2
Total completers	41	43	49	133
Six-year graduation rate	61%	72%	70%	68%

Retention Rates

B22 first-year retention

First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.

B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
Measure	Value
Entering cohort	Not reported
Still enrolled next fall	Not reported
Retention rate	79%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

5 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown sex	Total
Applied	141	285	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	134	270	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	57	94	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled full-time	57	94	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	1	0	Not reported	Not reported

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units4

Mathematics3

Science2

Of these, units that must be lab0

Foreign language2

Social studies2

History0

Academic electives3

Computer Science0

Visual/Performing Arts0

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	Yes	—	—	—
Class rank	Yes	—	—	—
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	Yes	—	—	—
Application essay	Yes	—	—	—
Recommendations	Yes	—	—	—
Interview	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Extracurricular activities	Yes	—	—	—
Talent or ability	Yes	—	—	—
Character and personal qualities	Yes	—	—	—
First generation	Yes	—	—	—
Alumni relation	Yes	—	—	—
Geographical residence	Yes	—	—	—
State residency	Yes	—	—	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	Yes	—	—	—
Volunteer work	Yes	—	—	—
Work experience	Yes	—	—	—
Level of applicant interest	Yes	—	—	—

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	28	39
ACT	7	10

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	1055	1170	1300
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	540	605	685
SAT math	510	570	635
ACT composite	22	27	30
ACT math	20	24	30
ACT English	18	23	25
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80018

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69933

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59941

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4998

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990

SAT Math: 700-80010

SAT Math: 600-69926

SAT Math: 500-59941

SAT Math: 400-49918

SAT Math: 300-3995

SAT Math: 200-2990

SAT Composite: 1400-160010

SAT Composite: 1200-139936

SAT Composite: 1000-119943

SAT Composite: 800-9998

SAT Composite: 600-7993

SAT Composite: 400-5990

ACT Composite: 30-3612

ACT Composite: 24-2941

ACT Composite: 18-2341

ACT Composite: 12-176

ACT Composite: 6-110

ACT Composite: Below 60

Percent who had GPA of 4.012

Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9935

Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7421

Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4916

Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.245

Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.997

Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.494

Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990

Percent who had GPA below 1.00

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:98

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:30

Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes

Application closing date (fall): Month8

Application closing date (fall): Day1

Priority Date: Month1

Priority Date: Day15

If yes, maximum period of postponement:Click or tap here to enter text.

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
Measure	Males	Females	Unknown	Total
Applied	83	115	Not reported	198
Admitted	75	105	Not reported	180
Enrolled	36	43	Not reported	79

Application for Admission

List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants: High school transcript is required if students have less than 20 semester or 30 quarter credits.

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES

Special Study Options

Accelerated programX

Distance learningX

Double majorX

English as a Second Language (ESL)X

Honors ProgramX

InternshipsX

Student-designed majorX

Study abroadX

Teacher certification programX

Undergraduate ResearchX

Required Course Work

English (including composition)X

HistoryX

HumanitiesX

Intensive writingX

MathematicsX

Sciences (biological or physical)X

Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)26%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing84%

Percent who live off campus or commute16%

Percent of students age 25 and older1%

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)20%

Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing73%

Percent who live off campus or commute27%

Percent of students age 25 and older9%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18.5

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18.6

Average age of full-time students21.2

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)21.4

Activities Offered

Campus MinistriesX

Choral groupsX

Concert bandX

Drama/theaterX

International Student OrganizationX

Jazz bandX

Literary magazineX

Marching bandX

Model UNX

Music ensemblesX

Musical theaterX

OperaX

Pep bandX

Radio stationX

Student governmentX

Student newspaperX

Student-run film societyX

Symphony orchestraX

Television stationX

YearbookX

Housing

Men's residence halls (Men)X

Women's residence halls (Females)X

Apartments for married studentsX

Apartments for single studentsX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	35536	35536
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	500	500
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	702	702	702
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	1662	1662	1662
Other expenses	1800	1800	1800

Financial Aid

7 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	48	179	5
Average institutional non-need grant	13503	13364	6000
Athletic grant recipients	14	53	0
Average athletic grant	11997	12521	0

Reporting Year

Academic Year2022-2023 estimated

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$1,426,103

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,453,732

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$7,107,333

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$614,620

Total Scholarships/Grants$10,601,788

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$2,112,526

Federal Work-Study$50,000

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$651,702

Total Self-Help$2,764,228

Parent Loans$212,611

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$110,525

Athletic Awards$450,987

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$308,848

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$39,038

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$3,001,359

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$248,332

Total Scholarships/Grants$3,597,577

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,292,550

State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$81,831

Total Self-Help$1,374,381

Parent Loans$794,225

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$126,324

Athletic Awards$663,630

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	120	646	16
Applied for need-based aid	105	564	11
Determined to have financial need	71	464	8
Awarded any aid	70	461	8
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	70	461	8
Awarded need-based self-help aid	44	329	7
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	20	92	0
Need fully met	26	130	1
Average percentage of need met	83	82	71
Average financial aid package	25032	28006	12787
Average need-based scholarship or grant	Not reported	24057	9073
Average need-based self-help award	Not reported	5532	4245
Average need-based loan	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	81	65	30946
Federal loan programs	80	65	22648
Institutional loan programs	0	0	0
State loan programs	0	0	0
Private student loans	25	20	27793

Institutional Aid

If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details: Click or tap here to enter text. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☐ No Common Data Set 2022-2023

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	59	143	202
Members of minority groups	14	16	30
Females	32	86	118
Males	27	57	84
Nonresidents	0	0	0
Doctorate or other terminal degree	46	43	89
Master's, but not terminal master's	13	64	77
Bachelor's degree	0	19	19
Unknown or other highest degree	0	17	17
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	12	0	12

Student to Faculty Ratio

Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio10

based on ____ students951

and ____ faculty95

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	56	4
10-19 students	56	4
20-29 students	63	8
30-39 students	35	2
40-49 students	11	Not reported
50-99 students	10	Not reported
100+ students	2	Not reported
Total	2	Not reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

2 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	5%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	1%	Not reported	11%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	6%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	10%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	10%
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	8%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	1%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	3%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	17%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	16%
History	Not reported	Not reported	2%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

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