Northwood University Business Programs
Northwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
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Northwood University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Northwood.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Northwood has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations Schools | College Factual |
#4 | Best Fashion Merchandising Schools | College Factual |
#5 | Best Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
#113 | Best Marketing Schools | College Factual |
#190 | Best Business Administration & Management Schools | College Factual |
#232 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Northwood University?
Contact details for Northwood are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 4000 Whiting Dr, Midland, MI 48640-2398 |
Phone: | 800-622-9000 |
Website: | www.northwood.edu |
Facebook: | http://facebook.com/northwoodu |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/northwoodu |
How Do I Get Into Northwood?
You can apply to Northwood online at: apply.northwood.edu/Pages/Welcome.aspx
Admission Requirements for Northwood
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | recommended |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | required |
TOEFL | required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwood?
Approximately 67% of accepted students are men and 33% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.
Average Test Scores
About 84% of students accepted to Northwood submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 590.
Can I Afford Northwood University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Northwood, approximately 90% of students took out student loans averaging $7,704 a year. That adds up to $30,816 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Northwood is 4.3%. 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.
Northwood University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 287 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 1,358 full-time undergraduates at Northwood, 61% are male and 39% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwood University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 24 |
Black or African American | 97 |
Hispanic or Latino | 75 |
White | 989 |
International Students | 33 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 140 |
Geographic Diversity
Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Northwood University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 31 countries are represented at Northwood. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Netherlands, and Germany.
Online Learning at Northwood University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwood has changed over the last few years.
This school is the most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Northwood
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Northwood University was $29,480 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Northwood is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Franchising and Franchise Operations | #1 | #1 |
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations | #1 | #1 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing | #7 | #7 |
Insurance | #10 | #10 |
Insurance | #10 | #10 |
Entrepreneurship | #21 | #21 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | #21 | #21 |
General Hospitality Administration/Management | #31 | #31 |
Hospitality Management | #37 | #37 |
International Business | #54 | #54 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | #54 | #54 |
Online Growth Rankings of Northwood
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwood University was 1.9%. This is the #1,461 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwood regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Northwood 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 Northwood.
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%.
Northwood University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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General Business Administration and Management | 19 | 370 | 116 | 505 |
Accounting | 0 | 110 | 0 | 110 |
Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 |
Finance | 0 | 43 | 14 | 57 |
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
Organizational Leadership | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
Management Science | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Interior Design Management | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
International Business/Trade/Commerce | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Advertising | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Entrepreneurship | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
General Hospitality Administration/Management | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Insurance | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Business Economics | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Fashion Merchandising | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Other Marketing | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Supply Chain Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Franchising and Franchise Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General Management Information Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 19 | 779 | 155 | 953 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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