Northwood University
Midland, Michigan · Also known as NU · Website
$63,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$63,075
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northwood University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Midland, Michigan with 1,974 undergraduates and 364 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,232 a year (tuition and fees $34,400). It admits 65% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $63,075 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,842 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,232
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,400
US median $11,837
Admission rate
65%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,842
About $221 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$63,075
Rank 626 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
- $27,232
- Tuition and fees
- $34,400
- Cost of attendance
- $48,780
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,700
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $25,913
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,906
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,016
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,224
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 $24,170 in 2015-16 to $34,400 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
- 65%
- Undergraduates
- 1,974
- Graduate students
- 364
- Part-time students
- 32%
- Women
- 37%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 31
- Endowment
- $122.9M
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 626 of 5,094 US colleges and 11 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,232 | $17,194 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,400 | $15,221 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 65% | 81% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 70% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,842 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $54,058 | $32,840 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $63,075 | $36,115 | $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. 54% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 302 | $19,325 | $51,943 | $68,679 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 120 | $41,000 | $73,896 | $92,321 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $18,067 | $45,217 | $64,405 | $76,194 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $19,500 | $56,940 | $67,477 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $19,050 | $40,297 | $62,860 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | $29,500 | Withheld | $74,822 | $48,733 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $25,000 | $64,100 | $77,647 | $59,631 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,750 | $28,569 | $50,699 | $54,562 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $85,294 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | Withheld | $54,298 | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,720 | $73,201 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $27,250 | Withheld | $55,020 | $58,716 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,726 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,694 |
| InsuranceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,472 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | $18,250 | $41,857 | $68,008 | $63,560 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Security Science and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsDoctoral | Doctoral | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $77,981 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Midland and Michigan on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Northwood University cost?
$27,232 a year is the average net price at Northwood University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,400, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $48,780. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,700 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northwood University?
65% of applicants are admitted to Northwood University. The median admission rate of colleges in Michigan is 81%.
How much do Northwood University graduates earn?
$63,075 a year is the median pay of former Northwood University students who work, 10 years after they started ($54,058 after 6 years). That ranks 626 of 5,094 US colleges and 11 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $73,896.
How much student debt do Northwood University graduates have?
$20,842 is the median federal student loan debt of Northwood University graduates, about $221 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northwood University?
63% of first-time, full-time students at Northwood University finish within 6 years. 79% 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 Northwood University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (302 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (120 master's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (65 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 31 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.