Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, Minnesota · Website
$48,666
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,666
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northwestern Health Sciences University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bloomington, Minnesota with 271 undergraduates and 662 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,887 a year (tuition and fees $12,015). 0% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,666 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,887
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$12,015
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
0%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,500
About $80 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,666
Rank 1,591 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $35,887
- Tuition and fees
- $12,015
- Cost of attendance
- $39,863
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $35,887
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 $11,636 in 2015-16 to $12,015 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
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 271
- Graduate students
- 662
- Part-time students
- 72%
- Women
- 78%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 0%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 15
- Endowment
- $3.40M
- Other
- Open admission
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 1,591 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 96 in Minnesota (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MN median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,887 | $16,908 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,015 | $9,706 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 0% | 53% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,500 | $14,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,760 | $42,217 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,666 | $45,628 | $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. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiropracticProfessional | Professional | 140 | $189,656 | $41,767 | $60,506 | $61,163 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's | Master's | 32 | $105,778 | $26,824 | $39,071 | $35,462 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 23 | $14,529 | $28,583 | $41,653 | $29,652 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $29,755 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsProfessional | Professional | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,732 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,269 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human BiologyCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Bloomington and Minnesota on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Minnesota
- Homes: Homes for sale in Minnesota
Questions and answers
How much does Northwestern Health Sciences University cost?
$35,887 a year is the average net price at Northwestern Health Sciences University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,015, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,863.
What is the acceptance rate at Northwestern Health Sciences University?
Northwestern Health Sciences University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northwestern Health Sciences University graduates earn?
$48,666 a year is the median pay of former Northwestern Health Sciences University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,760 after 6 years). That ranks 1,591 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 96 in Minnesota. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Chiropractic (Professional) at $41,767.
How much student debt do Northwestern Health Sciences University graduates have?
$7,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Northwestern Health Sciences University graduates, about $80 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northwestern Health Sciences University?
0% of first-time, full-time students at Northwestern Health Sciences University finish within 6 years. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Northwestern Health Sciences University?
Chiropractic (140 professional graduates), Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems (32 master's graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (23 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 15 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.