Student Population at Northwood University

2023 Student Population	Undergraduate	Graduate
2,246	1,940	306

For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 2,246 students have enrolled in Northwood University with 1,940 undergraduate and 306 graduate students.

By gender, 1,371 male and 875 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,299 students in average - private (not-for-profit) School of business and management).

961 students are enrolled exclusively, and 606 students are enrolled in some online courses.

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

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Student Population by Gender

Northwood University has a total of 2,246 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 1,940 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 306 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 1,371 male and 875 female students (the male-female ratio is 61:39) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,246	1,940	306
Men	1,371	1,202	169
Women	875	738	137

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,537 White, 198 Black, and 58 Asian students out of a total of 2,246 are attending at Northwood University. 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	6	6	0
Asian	58	40	18
Black	198	129	69
Hispanic	149	90	59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,537	906	631
Two or more races	75	47	28
Race Unknown	172	119	53

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	6	6	0
Asian	39	26	13
Black	163	113	50
Hispanic	133	80	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,331	797	534
Two or more races	65	41	24
Race Unknown	160	109	51

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	19	14	5
Black	35	16	19
Hispanic	16	10	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	206	109	97
Two or more races	10	6	4
Race Unknown	12	10	2

Student Age Distribution

By age, NU has 26 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 1,365 students under 25 years old, and 880 students over 25 years old out of 2,246 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 26 students are younger than 18 and 3 students are older than 65. NU has 1,267 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 672 students aged 25 and over.

It has 98 graduate students aged under 25 and 208 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	26	10	16
18-19	423	158	265
20-21	516	174	342
22-24	400	135	265
25-29	225	98	127
30-34	184	92	92
35-39	153	59	94
40-49	195	89	106
50-64	119	57	62
Over 65	4	3	1

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	26	10	16
18-19	423	158	265
20-21	492	159	333
22-24	326	104	222
25-29	163	69	94
30-34	145	72	73
35-39	118	46	72
40-49	147	73	74
50-64	96	44	52
Over 65	3	3	0

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women

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 Northwood University, 961 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 606 students are enrolled in some online courses.

573 students lived in Michigan or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 388 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	2,246	961	606
Undergraduate	1,940	765	589
Graduate	306	196	17

Online Student Population by Locality
	Michigan Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	573	368	20
Undergraduate	444	305	16
Graduate	129	63	4

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,940 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 286 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.74%.169 students have transferred in as full-time status and 117 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,106
Transfer-in Full-time	169
Regular Part-time	548
Transfer-in Part-time	117

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