How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Northwestern College admits about 80.4% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 24. Among enrolled undergraduates, 24.7% receive Pell Grants and 13.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 8.2%. Azimuth ranks Northwestern College #1315 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at a scale typical of selective private colleges. Freshman retention stands at 73.5%, and the six-year graduation rate is 66.0%, with 52.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Northwestern College #1175 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $36,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 9.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to serving Pell and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Northwestern College successfully supports students from lower-income backgrounds into stable, long-term financial outcomes.
Northwestern College admits about 80.4% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 24. Among enrolled undergraduates, 24.7% receive Pell Grants and 13.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 8.2%. Azimuth ranks Northwestern College #1315 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at a scale typical of selective private colleges. Freshman retention stands at 73.5%, and the six-year graduation rate is 66.0%, with 52.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Northwestern College #1175 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $36,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 9.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to serving Pell and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Northwestern College successfully supports students from lower-income backgrounds into stable, long-term financial outcomes.
Northwestern College admits about 80.4% of applicants. The middle range of ACT scores for admitted students falls around 24. Among enrolled undergraduates, 24.7% receive Pell Grants and 13.5% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is modest, at 8.2%. Azimuth ranks Northwestern College #1315 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's enrollment of Pell-eligible and first-generation students at a scale typical of selective private colleges. Freshman retention stands at 73.5%, and the six-year graduation rate is 66.0%, with 52.9% of Pell-eligible students completing within the same window. Azimuth ranks Northwestern College #1175 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. For graduates from low-income backgrounds, median earnings reach $36,500 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 9.4 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility ranking reflects both the institution's commitment to serving Pell and first-generation students and the earnings outcomes those graduates achieve, demonstrating that Northwestern College successfully supports students from lower-income backgrounds into stable, long-term financial outcomes.
