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Northwestern College

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Orange City, IASee your chances →private nonprofitM2

Acceptance Rate

80.4%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$35,300

Undergrad Enrollment

1,125

Applicants

1,155

Yield Rate

28.2%

Student:Faculty

14:1

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What you pay

$25,907/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $103,628 over four years.

What grads earn

$59,192/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$67,446 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

70% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

27%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Northwestern College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$27,059
$30–48k$19,503
$48–75k$20,572
$75–110k$24,265
Over $110k$29,539

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

71%

Completion · all

69%

Completion · Pell

50%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

87%

Median debt

$23,249

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
1,155
Admitted
1,00587.0%
Enrolled
28328% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling2
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation65% / 35%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball55Basketball31Football144Golf17Soccer45Tennis11Track & Field134Wrestling29

Women's

Basketball29Golf12Soccer28Softball33Tennis14Track & Field110Volleyball27

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General44 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse30 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching18 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science15 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching14 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General13 grads
Accounting12 grads
Psychology, General10 grads
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching9 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

66%

6yr Grad Rate

71%

Retention Rate

74%

Median Earnings

$49,802