unitid 174491 · Saint Paul, MN · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
University of Northwestern-St Paul
- enrollment 2023
- 3,557
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
87th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,442
64th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
12th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
68%
finish within 150% time
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$51,325
58th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$27,705
after aid, aided students
73rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$50,755
after entry, Title IV students
44th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$21,325
26th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $26,696 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k13%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $69,363
- First-generation students
- 16%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,920
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | 167 | $41,448 | $24,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 54 | $74,515 | $31,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 33 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 30 | $85,776 | $21,895 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 20 | $44,510 | $22,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 19 | $48,227 | $24,749 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 17 | $41,671 | $25,250 |
| Biology, General. | 17 | $68,797 | $23,875 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 17 | $75,899 | — |
| Computer Science. | 16 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 16 | $63,536 | $23,562 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 15 | $47,683 | $24,013 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.