The student population at Northwood University is 2,246 (1,940 undergraduate and 306 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 948 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NU is 86.38% which is decreased by 1,024 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 76 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.64 to 1 which means that male students enrolled more than female students.

961 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 17.91% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,988 where 2,246 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

86.38% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.62% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,024 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 76 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.64 to 1 and it means that there are more male students enrolled in NU than female students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,1942,9641,6751,289230122108
2014-153,131
-63
2,878
-86
1,633
-42
1,245
-44
253
23
137
15
116
8
2015-163,337
206
2,940
62
1,670
37
1,270
25
397
144
203
66
194
78
2016-173,545
208
3,050
110
1,729
59
1,321
51
495
98
258
55
237
43
2017-183,353
-192
2,951
-99
1,703
-26
1,248
-73
402
-93
201
-57
201
-36
2018-193,177
-176
2,827
-124
1,629
-74
1,198
-50
350
-52
170
-31
180
-21
2019-202,934
-243
2,623
-204
1,554
-75
1,069
-129
311
-39
157
-13
154
-26
2020-212,541
-393
2,254
-369
1,325
-229
929
-140
287
-24
167
10
120
-34
2021-222,422
-119
2,116
-138
1,261
-64
855
-74
306
19
167139
19
2022-232,246
-176
1,940
-176
1,202
-59
738
-117
306169
2
137
-2
Average2,9882,6541,5381,116334175159
Northwood University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,654 where 1,940 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 Northwood University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,9641,8591,0957641,105580525
2014-152,8781,7671,0367311,111597514
2015-162,9401,8341,0997351,106571535
2016-173,0501,9551,1657901,095564531
2017-182,9511,7851,0627231,166641525
2018-192,8271,6951,0236721,132606526
2019-202,6231,5449505941,079604475
2020-212,2541,358828530896497399
2021-222,1161,340858482776403373
2022-231,9401,275812463665390275
Average2,6542,6549936482,654545468
Northwood University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 334 where 306 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 Northwood University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142307546291557679
2014-1525348272120511095
2015-163971176156280142138
2016-17495904149405217188
2017-18402794831323153170
2018-19350844341266127139
2019-20311522626259131128
2020-2128770393121712889
2021-2230685424322112596
2022-23306724230234127107
Average3343344236334134123
Northwood University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.43%. The percentage was 67.31% 10 years ago and NU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.58% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.82% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141126330140152,15038
2014-15929276140131,99341
2015-161118314174142,11641
2016-171430382205102,00544
2017-1892615418761,821226
2018-19122832920682,06773
2019-2063130419531,93775
2020-2194527915631,73580
2021-2274723316111,68280
2022-2365819814911,53775
Average93428017171,90477
Northwood University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

961 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 17.91% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwood University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,1318156881,628
2015-163,3379337871,617
2016-173,5451,0638661,616
2017-183,3531,1389571,258
2018-193,1771,2089091,060
2019-202,9341,1877431,004
2020-212,5411,139637765
2021-222,4221,078639705
2022-232,246961606679
Average2,9651,0587591,148

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