University of Northwestern - St Paul Business Programs

Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, University of Northwestern - St Paul is a private not-for-profit institution. The suburban atmosphere of Saint Paul makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

University of Northwestern - St Paul Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Northwestern.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#41	Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Northwestern has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#39	Highest Paid Management Information Systems Graduates	College Factual
#42	Best Value Colleges for Organizational Leadership	College Factual
#76	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#84	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#92	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#102	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is University of Northwestern - St Paul?

Contact details for Northwestern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3003 Snelling Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55113-1598
Phone:	651-631-5100
Website:	https://www.unwsp.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/universityofnorthwestern
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/northwesternmn

How Do I Get Into Northwestern?

You can apply to Northwestern online at: https://unwsp.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Northwestern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwestern?

Northwestern has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford University of Northwestern - St Paul?

The overall average net price of Northwestern is $36,115. 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 Northwestern, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $10,421 a year. That adds up to $41,684 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwestern is 2.4%. 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.

University of Northwestern - St Paul Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,363 undergraduate students at Northwestern, with 2,091 being full-time and 1,272 being part-time.

There are also 143 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,091 full-time undergraduates at Northwestern, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Northwestern - St Paul students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	69
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	1,724
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	115

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at University of Northwestern - St Paul. At this time, 28 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at Northwestern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Mongolia.

Online Learning at University of Northwestern - St Paul

In 2019-2020, 2,523 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of Northwestern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Northwestern - St Paul was 5.9%. This is the #1,350 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwestern regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Northwestern ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Northwestern.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Leadership	#258

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Northwestern - St Paul Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	36	0	13	49
Accounting	23	0	0	23
Organizational Leadership	0	3	17	20
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	15	0	0	15
General Management Information Systems	7	0	0	7
Public Relations	6	0	0	6
Finance	5	0	0	5
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	4	0	0	4
Office Administration	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	96	3	30	129

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 Lawrence Albert Johnston under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.