The student population at Northwest Nazarene University is 1,778 (1,140 undergraduate and 638 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 468 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NNU is 64.12% which is decreased by 348 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 120 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

409 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -24.95% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,127 where 1,778 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

64.12% of total students is undergraduate students and 35.88% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 348 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 120 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.67 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NNU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northwest Nazarene University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,2461,488648840758301457
2014-152,249
3
1,524
36
648876
36
725
-33
288
-13
437
-20
2015-162,207
-42
1,495
-29
636
-12
859
-17
712
-13
268
-20
444
7
2016-172,157
-50
1,450
-45
628
-8
822
-37
707
-5
263
-5
444
2017-182,168
11
1,480
30
610
-18
870
48
688
-19
238
-25
450
6
2018-192,201
33
1,483
3
634
24
849
-21
718
30
217
-21
501
51
2019-202,111
-90
1,423
-60
594
-40
829
-20
688
-30
197
-20
491
-10
2020-212,109
-2
1,389
-34
586
-8
803
-26
720
32
197523
32
2021-222,044
-65
1,323
-66
567
-19
756
-47
721
1
205
8
516
-7
2022-231,778
-266
1,140
-183
498
-69
642
-114
638
-83
167
-38
471
-45
Average2,1271,420605815708234473
Northwest Nazarene University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,420 where 1,140 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northwest Nazarene University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,4881,136454682352194158
2014-151,5241,167461706357187170
2015-161,4951,170459711325177148
2016-171,4501,125455670325173152
2017-181,4801,125454671355156199
2018-191,4831,089466623394168226
2019-201,4231,062447615361147214
2020-211,3891,086464622303122181
2021-221,3231,042451591281116165
2022-231,1401,0084525561324686
Average1,4201,4204566451,420149170
Northwest Nazarene University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 708 where 638 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northwest Nazarene University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1475855623731920264138
2014-1572555222432817364109
2015-167125511993521616992
2016-177075521973551556689
2017-186885651853801235370
2018-197185841734111344490
2019-206885581494091304882
2020-2172057214942314848100
2021-2272156915841115247105
2022-2363821647169422120302
Average70870817235670862118
Northwest Nazarene University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.77%. The percentage was 75.78% 10 years ago and NNU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.57% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.69% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwest Nazarene University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-149253815151,70233
2014-1514273717591,75444
2015-1613324618371,71046
2016-1713423818191,70052
2017-1812374418151,73462
2018-1910275018441,77265
2019-206273920981,63975
2020-2111264323151,62383
2021-2210283322781,57190
2022-2312283020981,36593
Average11304019371,65764
Northwest Nazarene University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

409 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -24.95% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest Nazarene University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,2495451401,564
2015-162,2075471211,539
2016-172,1576424551,060
2017-182,1687163661,086
2018-192,201670921,439
2019-202,1116803721,059
2020-212,109549718842
2021-222,0446703301,044
2022-231,778409455914
Average2,1146033391,172

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