unitid 174507 · Bloomington, MN · private nonprofit 4-year · city (small)
Northwestern Health Sciences University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,235
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
271
23rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
0%
finish within 150% time
1st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,863
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$35,887
after aid, aided students
90th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$48,666
after entry, Title IV students
39th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$7,500
2nd 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 not reported 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
- 0-30k19%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $28,697
- First-generation students
- 25%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,015
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 6.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropractic. | 140 | — | — |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. | 32 | — | — |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. | 23 | — | $19,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 23 | — | — |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. | 16 | — | — |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems. | 13 | — | — |
| Human Biology. | 12 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 6 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 6 | — | — |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 3 | — | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 1 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 0 | — | — |
— 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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- net
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.