Northwest University
Kirkland, Washington · Website
$54,914
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,914
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northwest University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Kirkland, Washington with 645 undergraduates and 378 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,288 a year (tuition and fees $36,035). It admits 83% of applicants and 71% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,914 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,891 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,288
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$36,035
US median $11,837
Admission rate
83%
US median 78%
Completion rate
71%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,891
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,914
Rank 1,110 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,288
- Tuition and fees
- $36,035
- Cost of attendance
- $50,501
- Students with a need-based grant
- 25%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,996
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,384
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,840
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,644
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,570
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,087 in 2015-16 to $36,035 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1,150
- SAT reading, middle
- 558
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 645
- Graduate students
- 378
- Part-time students
- 3.1%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 71%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 53
- Endowment
- $11.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,110 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 87 in Washington (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | WA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,288 | $14,091 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $36,035 | $8,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 83% | 83% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 71% | 50% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,891 | $13,653 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,495 | $42,696 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,914 | $47,869 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
53 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $22,767 | $84,504 | $89,673 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 35 | $20,500 | $67,869 | $77,641 | $63,707 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 25 | $29,436 | $89,563 | $107,751 | $103,485 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $21,514 | $30,547 | $54,357 | $50,706 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 18 | $41,000 | $57,369 | $50,851 | $65,184 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $99,878 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $20,833 | $54,779 | $72,343 | $68,257 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $25,000 | $41,139 | $52,385 | $44,535 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $19,500 | $31,179 | $37,112 | $42,892 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $25,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,532 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| International/Globalization StudiesMaster's | Master's | 8 | $29,751 | $47,614 | $49,915 | $86,219 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,533 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,550 | $65,824 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $22,000 | $49,499 | $58,134 | $47,382 |
| Human Computer InteractionBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Northwest University cost?
$22,288 a year is the average net price at Northwest University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $36,035, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $50,501. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,996 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northwest University?
83% of applicants are admitted to Northwest University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,150 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Washington is 83%.
How much do Northwest University graduates earn?
$54,914 a year is the median pay of former Northwest University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,495 after 6 years). That ranks 1,110 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 87 in Washington. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $89,563.
How much student debt do Northwest University graduates have?
$20,891 is the median federal student loan debt of Northwest University graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northwest University?
71% of first-time, full-time students at Northwest University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Northwest University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (43 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (35 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (25 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 53 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.