Northwest University Business Programs

Northwest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kirkland, Washington. Northwest University is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Northwest University?

Contact details for Northwest University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5520 108Th Ave Ne, Kirkland, WA 98083-0579
Phone:	425-822-8266
Website:	www.northwestu.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwest University?

You can apply to Northwest University online at: https://www.northwestu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Northwest University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwest University?

Since Northwest University has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Northwest University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 685. Math scores were between 510 and 635.

Northwest University received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 30. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

Can I Afford Northwest University?

The overall average net price of Northwest University is $25,752. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northwest University, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $7,965 a year. That adds up to $31,860 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest University is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northwest University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 778 undergraduate students at Northwest University, with 750 being full-time and 28 being part-time.

There are also 305 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 750 full-time undergraduates at Northwest University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	491
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	98

Geographic Diversity

Washington students aren't the only ones who study at Northwest University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Northwest University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Northwest University

In 2022-2023, 176 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwest University has changed over the last few years.

Northwest University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Interior Design Management	0	29	0	29
General Business Administration and Management	24	0	0	24
Organizational Leadership	0	20	3	23
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	8	0	0	8
Accounting	5	0	0	5
TOTAL	37	49	3	89

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.