Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA · Public · Midsize suburb · NIC
Public institution in Bellingham, WA · 677 undergraduates · $35,447 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 5%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 7%Cost of attendance
- Top 10%Average net price
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,625202nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,96995th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $3,96918th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,696145th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,4471,784th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,7681,762nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 26.9%1,840th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.3%1,711th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6771,584th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.5%391st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 94 mi (SEA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $46,321 | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Human Services, GeneralPublic Administration | bachelors | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resources | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 1 sport
Independent · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,000 (M $6,000 · W $6,000)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitenwic.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 380377)
- Compare colleges in WARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WashingtonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Northwest Indian College vs Northwest UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 1 EADA programs at this school
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