How many students at NWBC? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 514 students have enrolled in Northwestern College and all students are attending undergraduate schools.

By gender, 38 male and 476 female students are attending the school.

It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (1,181 students in average - private (for-profit) Other health professions school).

263 students are enrolled exclusively, and 185 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 514 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. All 514 students are enrolled into undergraduate programs.

By gender, 38 male and 476 female students (the male-female ratio is 7:93) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
Undergraduate
Total514
Men38
Women476
Northwestern College 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 52 White, 322 Black, and 7 Asian students out of a total of 514 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
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American202
Asian716
Black32214308
Hispanic12511114
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White521042
Two or more races---
Race Unknown523
Northwestern College 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

There are 124 students under 25 years old, and 350 students over 25 years old out of 474 total students.

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

Student Age Distribution
AgeTotalMenWomen
18-1913121
20-2143403
22-2468662
25-291281208
30-34101965
35-3953530
40-4954513
50-6414131
Northwestern College 2022 Student Population by Age chartNorthwestern College 2022 Student Population 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 Northwestern College, 263 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 185 students are enrolled in some online courses.

205 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 58 students live in other State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students514263185
Undergraduate514263185
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students205580
Northwestern College 2023 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 514 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 38 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.39%.2 students have transferred in as full-time status and 36 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time163
Transfer-in Full-time2
Regular Part-time313
Transfer-in Part-time36

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