Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, ID · Private · Midsize suburb · NNC · NNU · Northwest Nazarene College · Northwest Nazarene University
Private institution in Nampa, ID · 1,138 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $51,719 median earnings 10 years after entry.
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
- $25,5371,509th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,3701,619th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,3701,583rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $50,2751,479th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,7501,107th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,719982nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,488843rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.9%781st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.7%736th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.9%456th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1184446th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1381,289th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.5%1,228th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 303 mi (SLC)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 15
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $64,493 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,217 | $63,005 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,606 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,054 | $39,153 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $32,925 | $32,925 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $27,397 | $33,281 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $26,896 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $25,774 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $21,052 | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Church of the Nazarenesource
- Founded in 1913source
- Athletic nickname: "Nighthawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Red and Blacksource
- Mascot: Nighthawksource
- Motto: "Seek Ye First / the Kingdom of God"source
- Formerly known as "Northwest Nazarene College" (1917–1999)source
- Formerly known as "Northwest Holiness College" (1916–1917)source
- Formerly known as "Idaho Holiness School"source
- Formerly known as "(1913–1916)"source
- Athletic conference: GNACsource
- A CCCU]] / [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""Victory Is Sure""source
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,311,337 (M $1,707,822 · W $1,603,515)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northwest Nazarene University’s 1,138 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ID
- The College of IdahoCaldwell, ID · 1,049 undergrads
- New Saint Andrews CollegeMoscow, ID · 273 undergrads
- Boise Bible CollegeBoise, ID · 103 undergrads
- Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, ID · 2,277 undergrads
- College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, ID · 3,476 undergrads
- Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID · 7,260 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Fisher CollegeBoston, MA · 1,138 undergrads
- Peninsula CollegePort Angeles, WA · 1,139 undergrads
- University of PikevillePikeville, KY · 1,140 undergrads
- Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PA · 1,141 undergrads
- Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, IA · 1,135 undergrads
- Peru State CollegePeru, NE · 1,141 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitennu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 142461)
- Compare colleges in IDRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in IdahoEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with The College of IdahoSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Northwest Nazarene University vs The College of IdahoHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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