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Northwest University

General Information

Name: Northwest University
Address: 5520 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA 98083-0579
Phone:

  • General information: (425) 822-8266
  • Financial aid office: (425) 822-8266
  • Admissions office: (800) 669-3781

Website: www.northwestu.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Assemblies of God Church

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$18,228$15,944$14,900
Books and supplies$900$880$900
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,700$6,510$6,450
        Other expenses$2,000$2,000$2,000
Off-campus
        Room and board$5,356$5,200$5,050
        Other expenses$2,976$2,976$2,976
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,720$2,720$2,720

Total expenses   
On-campus$27,828$25,334$24,250
Off-campus$27,460$25,000$23,826
Off-campus with family$21,848$19,544$18,520

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 80%
  • Federal grants: 35%
  • State/local grants: 19%
  • Institutional grants: 80%
  • Student loans: 59%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3109
  • State/local grants:$4029
  • Institutional grants:$5650
  • Student loans:$2295

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants362105257
Percent admitted98.6%95.2%100.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time51.3%60.0%47.9%
Part-time0.3%0.0%0.4%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1260
Undergraduate enrollment: 1153
First-time student retention: 74%
Overall graduation rate: 43%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 91%
    • Part Time: 9%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 37%
    • Women: 63%

White non-hispanic: 76%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 3%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 12%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting and Finance - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Bachelor
  • Marketing, Other - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Organizational Communication, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Secondary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Certificate
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other - Associate
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Christian Studies - Certificate
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Counseling Psychology - Master
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, Other - Bachelor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Bible/Biblical Studies - Bachelor
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology - Bachelor
  • Religious Education - Bachelor
  • Religious/Sacred Music - Bachelor
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Music Management and Merchandising - Bachelor
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor


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