Northwest University
Kirkland, WA · Private · Large suburb
Private institution in Kirkland, WA · 642 undergraduates · 88% acceptance rate · $54,914 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 19%Median ACT
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
- $25,1611,488th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,0351,517th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $36,0351,470th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $48,4421,436th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,891740th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,914796th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,495510th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.5%646th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 73.1%1,072nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 88.0%1,165th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1204395th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 28177th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6421,596th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.1%1,543rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 15 mi (SEA)
On 4 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 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $90,856 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $70,642 | $69,338 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $48,682 | $44,170 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $43,054 | $53,775 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $37,208 | $39,369 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesTheology | bachelors | $33,993 | $31,853 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $32,925 | $29,685 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $30,771 | $29,141 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCommunications Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Assemblies of God Churchsource
- Founded in 1934source
- School colors: #003358 and #FCBF49source
- Athletic nickname: "Eagles"source
- Motto: ""Jesus First, Jesus Always""source
- Formerly known as "Northwest Bible Institute" (1934–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Northwest Bible College" (1949–1962)source
- Formerly known as "Northwest College of the Assemblies of God" (1962–2004)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 6 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,231,798 (M $597,281 · W $634,517)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northwest University’s 642 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In WA
- Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA · 677 undergrads
- Heritage UniversityToppenish, WA · 782 undergrads
- Cornish College of the ArtsSeattle, WA · 480 undergrads
- Cascadia CollegeBothell, WA · 970 undergrads
- DigiPen Institute of TechnologyRedmond, WA · 1,032 undergrads
- Grays Harbor CollegeAberdeen, WA · 1,058 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Bethany CollegeBethany, WV · 642 undergrads
- American National UniversitySalem, VA · 643 undergrads
- SANS Technology InstituteNorth Bethesda, MD · 643 undergrads
- Southeastern College-West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL · 644 undergrads
- Texas CollegeTyler, TX · 644 undergrads
- Chowan UniversityMurfreesboro, NC · 638 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitenorthwestu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 236133)
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- Compare with Northwest Indian CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Northwest University vs Northwest Indian CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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