unitid 236133 · Kirkland, WA · private nonprofit 4-year · suburb (large)
Northwest University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,128
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
83%
68th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
645
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
25%
undergrads on Pell grants
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
71%
finish within 150% time
75th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$50,501
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$22,288
after aid, aided students
50th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$54,914
after entry, Title IV students
56th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,891
24th 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 $17,996 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
- 0-30k21%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75k24%
- 75-110k20%
- 110k+22%
- Median family income
- $46,714
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $36,035
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 43 | $83,478 | $25,893 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 35 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 25 | $136,477 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 24 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 19 | — | $25,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 18 | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 18 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 18 | $78,310 | $25,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 12 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 10 | — | — |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | 10 | — | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | 10 | $60,290 | $26,453 |
— 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.