Student Population at Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
1,651	1,153	498

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,651 students have enrolled in Northwestern College with 1,153 undergraduate and 498 graduate students.

By gender, 645 male and 1,006 female students are attending the school.

It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (1,948 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).

528 students are enrolled exclusively, and 111 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Northwestern College has a total of 1,651 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,153 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 498 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 645 male and 1,006 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,651	1,153	498
Men	645	537	108
Women	1,006	616	390

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,208 White, 27 Black, and 16 Asian students out of a total of 1,651 are attending at Northwestern College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	1	2
Asian	16	8	8
Black	27	12	15
Hispanic	78	36	42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	1,208	485	723
Two or more races	16	9	7
Race Unknown	257	62	195

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	1	1
Asian	14	7	7
Black	24	11	13
Hispanic	75	36	39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	892	409	483
Two or more races	16	9	7
Race Unknown	88	33	55

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	2	1	1
Black	3	1	2
Hispanic	3	0	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	316	76	240
Two or more races	-	-	-
Race Unknown	169	29	140

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northwestern College, 528 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 111 students are enrolled in some online courses.

458 students lived in Iowa or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 70 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	1,651	528	111
Undergraduate	1,153	93	111
Graduate	498	435	0

Online Student Population by Locality
	Iowa Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	458	65	5
Undergraduate	76	15	2
Graduate	382	50	3

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,153 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 33 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.86%.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	986
Transfer-in Full-time	33
Regular Part-time	134
Transfer-in Part-time	0