The student population at Northwestern College is 1,651 (1,153 undergraduate and 498 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 418 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Northwestern is 69.84% which is decreased by 80 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 498 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

528 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 700.00% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,351 where 1,651 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

69.84% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.16% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 80 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 498 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northwestern than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northwestern College since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,2331,233532701000
2014-151,205
-28
1,205
-28
496
-36
709
8
000
2015-161,210
5
1,120
-85
474
-22
646
-63
90
90
6
6
84
84
2016-171,252
42
1,091
-29
477
3
614
-32
161
71
12
6
149
65
2017-181,243
-9
1,041
-50
452
-25
589
-25
202
41
22
10
180
31
2018-191,299
56
1,024
-17
452572
-17
275
73
39
17
236
56
2019-201,412
113
1,061
37
477
25
584
12
351
76
69
30
282
46
2020-211,496
84
1,069
8
517
40
552
-32
427
76
90
21
337
55
2021-221,513
17
1,053
-16
513
-4
540
-12
460
33
112
22
348
11
2022-231,651
138
1,153
100
537
24
616
76
498
38
108
-4
390
42
Average1,3511,10549361224646201
Northwestern College Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,105 where 1,153 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 Northwestern College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,2331,1335006331003268
2014-151,2051,1004756251052184
2015-161,1201,062451611582335
2016-171,0911,045457588462026
2017-181,041997438559441430
2018-191,02494944350675966
2019-201,061968463505931479
2020-211,069974499475951877
2021-221,053979503476741064
2022-231,1531,01951350613424110
Average1,1051,1054745481,1051964
Northwestern College Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 246 where 498 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 Northwestern College since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-140000000
2014-150000000
2015-169010189683
2016-1716110116012148
2017-1820261519621175
2018-192751221026337226
2019-203511321133867271
2020-2142751104137680296
2021-2246087186937394279
2022-2349896207640288314
Average24624652124641179
Northwestern College Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 73.17%. The percentage was 84.43% 10 years ago and Northwestern still has a high percentage of white students. 0.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.64% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14411266901,04119
2014-152131761199924
2015-16012235111,01025
2016-17411185401,04225
2017-18515154501,05416
2018-19412234701,10319
2019-20311205901,14523
2020-21214226401,16623
2021-22418228601,14317
2022-23316277801,20816
Average313216101,09121
Northwestern College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

528 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 32% of total students. The number of online students has increased 700.00% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwestern College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-151,205661101,029
2015-161,210115185910
2016-171,252176175901
2017-181,243223212808
2018-191,299338172789
2019-201,41242593894
2020-211,496470218808
2021-221,513467180866
2022-231,6515281111,012
Average1,365312162891

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