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Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·nwic.edu
6-yr Graduation
18%
+3.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
636
peer median 564
Avg net price
$7,625
+$2.1k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
18%+3.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
4-year graduation
9%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
9%
Full-time retention
55%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 22 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
22
Passing
2
9.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

22programs
  • Passing2 · 9.1%
  • No Data20 · 90.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
20

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+22.7%
$47,925 vs $39,073
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.5%
$58,804 vs $39,073

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1993Next review Apr 2031

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Apr 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,082
$30–48k$3,289
$48–75k$10,544
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,625
+$2,083vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $5,542
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$3,969
Out-of-state
$3,969

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 485 students received $2.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
485
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,331,581 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Northwest Indian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs13
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

153 total completions
01Liberal Arts
7549.0%
02Business
3120.3%
03Public Admin
149.2%
04Health Professions
138.5%
05Natural Resources
74.6%
06Education
63.9%
07Area/Ethnic Studies
63.9%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
10.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
636
12-mo unduplicated
1,014
Undergraduate
1,014
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
25%255
Women
75%759

Race / ethnicity composition

American Indian / Alaska Native
77.4%
Hispanic
10.5%
Two or more
9.4%
White
1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
Black
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
56
30 M · 26 W
Women athletes
46.4%
Athletic aid
$2K
Total student aid
Budget
$170K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2K
$0
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
30 M · 26 W
$111K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 643 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago35.371 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor01

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    24

    Northwest Indian College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Northwest Indian College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectNorthwest Indian College
    		18%—636$7,625Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
    		—100.0%491$4,211Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ilisagvik College
    		——256$5,542Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
    		——204—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Haskell Indian Nations University
    		—90.4%978$3,031Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
    		11%97.5%947$12,322Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median14%97.5%564$5,542

    Frequently asked questions about Northwest Indian College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northwest Indian College.

    What is the graduation rate at Northwest Indian College?

    Northwest Indian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 18% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northwest Indian College?

    Northwest Indian College reports a total enrollment of 636 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northwest Indian College?

    The average net price at Northwest Indian College is $7,625 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northwest Indian College located?

    Northwest Indian College is located in Bellingham, Washington 98226-9217.

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