Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, MN · Private · Small city · NHSU
Private institution in Bloomington, MN · 251 undergraduates · $48,666 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 2%Median graduate debt
- Top 2%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 19%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $29,7941,707th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,015761st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,015383rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $36,5011,129th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $7,50042nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,6661,147th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,760959th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 100.0%1st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2511,828th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 4.0:135th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.2%1,747th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (MSP)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 2 of 2 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Human BiologyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1941source
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northwestern Health Sciences University’s 251 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MN
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Elsewhere
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Key links
- Official websitenwhealth.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 174507)
- Compare colleges in MNRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MinnesotaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Northwestern Health Sciences University vs Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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