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Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, Washington·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·nwic.edu

Northwest Indian College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Its six-year graduation rate is 9% and its four-year rate is 9% (2024). Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 18%. Tuition and fees are $4,365 (2024). Fall enrollment is 636 students, and 1,023 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
6-yr graduation
9%
-1.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
636
peer median 564
Avg net price
$3,136
-$400 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%
4-year graduation
9%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
9%-1.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
55%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
21%10 of 47
Non-Pell (all)
12%3 of 25
No Federal Aid
12%3 of 25

Pell recipients here graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$2,630
$30–48k$2,952
$48–75k$3,709
$75–110k$8,610
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$3,136
-$400vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $3,536
Federal loans
0.0%
Tuition and fees
$4,365

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, 486 students received $2.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
486
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,301,656 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’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

Top program families by completions

144 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5236.1%
02Business
3725.7%
03Public Admin
2517.4%
04Health Professions
139.0%
05Natural Resources
74.9%
06Area/Ethnic Studies
74.9%
07Education
32.1%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
636
12-mo unduplicated
1,023
Undergraduate
1,023
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
27%272
Women
73%751

Race / ethnicity composition

American Indian / Alaska Native
73.5%
Two or more
11.9%
Hispanic
10.8%
White
2.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0.2%
Non-resident
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
44
23 M · 21 W
Women athletes
47.7%
Athletic aid
$12K
Total student aid
Budget
$218K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$6K
$6K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
23 M · 21 W
$160K

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
1.44
1 offenses · 696 students

3-year trend

35.372 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.44Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
23
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor21

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
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
9%Open admission636$3,136Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
—100.0%491$3,536Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Ilisagvik College
—Open admission256$6,743Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health
No freshman cohortNo freshman entry204No freshman cohortSpecial Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Haskell Indian Nations University
—90.4%978$3,134Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
11%97.5%947$12,570Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median10%97.5%564$3,536

Institutions like Northwest Indian College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Northwest Indian College's comparison group.

IPEDS
  • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia

    Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    100.0%
    Enrollment
    491
    Net price
    $3,536
  • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsAlaska

    Ilisagvik College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    256
    Net price
    $6,743
  • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia

    Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health

    Grad rate
    No freshman cohort
    Admit rate
    No freshman entry
    Enrollment
    204
    Net price
    No freshman cohort
  • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsKansas

    Haskell Indian Nations University

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    90.4%
    Enrollment
    978
    Net price
    $3,134
  • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew Mexico

    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

    Grad rate
    11%
    Admit rate
    97.5%
    Enrollment
    947
    Net price
    $12,570

Northwest Indian College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
rmorris [at] nwic.edu
Phone
360-594-4088
Address
2522 Kwina Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness at Northwest Indian College provides information on accreditation, assessment resources, and institutional data. The page includes contact information for key staff members, including Rayanne Morris, the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Compliance.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Becky Savo
    Grants Compliance Officer
  • Tina Brown Norton
    Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator
  • James ‘Jay’ Painter
    Director for the Office of Grants and Compliance

Frequently asked questions about Northwest Indian College

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

What is the acceptance rate at Northwest Indian College?

Northwest Indian College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

What is the graduation rate at Northwest Indian College?

Northwest Indian College's six-year graduation rate is 9% and its four-year rate is 9%, per 2024 IPEDS data. Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 18%.

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 $3,136 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Northwest Indian College?

Northwest Indian College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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