Northwestern College

101 Seventh St SW
Orange City, IA 51041
(712) 707-7000
www.nwciowa.edu/
fax:
president:Gregory Christy
1221 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.76 Graduation Rate 0.63
0.58 0.67

STUDENT RATIO

1233

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

26764 | 26764

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

1133

CLASS SIZE

24

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
525

SAT MATH

514

SAT READING

490

SAT WRITING

24

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.58
0.67
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
470
525
580
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
423
514
605
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
420
490
560
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
21
24
27
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25250

Average Monthly Payment

$280

Median Earnings

$36200

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

63%
URL Applyhttps://www.nwciowa.edu/admissions/myaccount/application
Application Fee
Percent Admitted (Men)0.74
Percent Admitted (Women)0.78
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment100
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.01
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.84
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.02
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid1
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates7140
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates3700
Applicants Men610
Applicants Women611
Admissions Total929
Admissions Men451
Admissions Women478
ACT English 25th percentile score20
ACT English 75th percentile score27
ACT Math 25th percentile score21
ACT Math 75th percentile score27
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score1095
Median ACT English Score24
Median ACT Math Score24
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)71%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)95%
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