How many students at Northwest? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 1,014 students have enrolled in Northwest University with 720 undergraduate and 294 graduate students.

By gender, 354 male and 660 female students are attending the school.

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

10 students are enrolled exclusively, and 166 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

Northwest University has a total of 1,014 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 720 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 294 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 354 male and 660 female students (the male-female ratio is 35:65) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,014720294
Men354251103
Women660469191
Northwest University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNorthwest University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNorthwest University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 575 White, 51 Black, and 63 Asian students out of a total of 1,014 are attending at Northwest University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian632043
Black512130
Hispanic1193683
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders716
White575203372
Two or more races682741
Race Unknown1239
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian331419
Black381622
Hispanic922963
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders514
White416138278
Two or more races512229
Race Unknown1138
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American---
Asian30624
Black1358
Hispanic27720
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White1596594
Two or more races17512
Race Unknown101
Northwest University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartNorthwest University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartNorthwest University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

There are 771 students under 25 years old, and 309 students over 25 years old out of 1,083 total students.

Northwest has 701 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 77 students aged 25 and over.

It has 70 graduate students aged under 25 and 232 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.

Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18422
18-1923916277
20-21346233113
22-2418211270
25-291177245
30-34604020
35-39452520
40-49563422
50-6431256
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18422
18-1923916277
20-21340227113
22-241186652
25-29382117
30-3417143
35-39541
40-49871
50-64972
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
20-21660
22-24644618
25-29795128
30-34432617
35-39402119
40-49482721
50-6422184
Northwest University 2022 Student Population by Age chartNorthwest University 2022 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartNorthwest University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartNorthwest University 2022 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartNorthwest University 2022 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartNorthwest University 2022 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart

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 Northwest University, 10 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 166 students are enrolled in some online courses.

8 students lived in Washington or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students1,01410166
Undergraduate7204160
Graduate29466
Online Student Population by Locality
Washington ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students811
Undergraduate4-0
Graduate411
Northwest University 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 720 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 70 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.72%.66 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time636
Transfer-in Full-time66
Regular Part-time14
Transfer-in Part-time4

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