How many students at Northwestern? 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, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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 |
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| Total | 1,651 | 1,153 | 498 |
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| Men | 645 | 537 | 108 |
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| Women | 1,006 | 616 | 390 |
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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 chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Asian | 16 | 8 | 8 |
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| Black | 27 | 12 | 15 |
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| Hispanic | 78 | 36 | 42 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 1,208 | 485 | 723 |
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| Two or more races | 16 | 9 | 7 |
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| Race Unknown | 257 | 62 | 195 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Asian | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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| Black | 24 | 11 | 13 |
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| Hispanic | 75 | 36 | 39 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 892 | 409 | 483 |
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| Two or more races | 16 | 9 | 7 |
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| Race Unknown | 88 | 33 | 55 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Black | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Hispanic | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 316 | 76 | 240 |
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| Two or more races | - | - | - |
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| Race Unknown | 169 | 29 | 140 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Northwestern has 5 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,066 students under 25 years old, and 445 students over 25 years old out of 1,513 total students.
Northwestern has 1,003 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 50 students aged 25 and over.
It has 63 graduate students aged under 25 and 395 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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| 18-19 | 448 | 223 | 225 |
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| 20-21 | 465 | 228 | 237 |
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| 22-24 | 148 | 96 | 52 |
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| 25-29 | 134 | 91 | 43 |
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| 30-34 | 100 | 69 | 31 |
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| 35-39 | 83 | 65 | 18 |
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| 40-49 | 95 | 82 | 13 |
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| 50-64 | 32 | 28 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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| 18-19 | 448 | 223 | 225 |
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| 20-21 | 465 | 228 | 237 |
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| 22-24 | 85 | 42 | 43 |
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| 25-29 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
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| 30-34 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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| 35-39 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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| 40-49 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
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| 50-64 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 22-24 | 63 | 54 | 9 |
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| 25-29 | 120 | 80 | 40 |
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| 30-34 | 93 | 62 | 31 |
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| 35-39 | 74 | 58 | 16 |
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| 40-49 | 80 | 69 | 11 |
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| 50-64 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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 |
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| All Students | 1,651 | 528 | 111 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,153 | 93 | 111 |
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| Graduate | 498 | 435 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Iowa Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 458 | 65 | 5 |
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| Undergraduate | 76 | 15 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 382 | 50 | 3 |
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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 |
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| Regular Full-time | 986 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 33 |
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| Regular Part-time | 134 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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