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Northwest Indian College

Name: Northwest Indian College — Federal Education Data
Creator: Clema
Published: 2026-07-30
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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

$3,136

-$400 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

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Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Athletics Campus safety Faculty Peers IR Office

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

Overall completion

18%+3.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

4-year graduation

6-year graduation (bachelor’s)

Full-time retention

55%

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

Passing

9.1% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

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

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$47,925

$39,073

Same-State HS Median

+22.7%

+$8,852

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

$58,804

$39,073

Same-State HS Median

+50.5%

+$19,731

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

Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
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

$0–30k

$2,630

$30–48k$2,952

$30–48k

$2,952

$48–75k$3,709

$48–75k

$3,709

$75–110k$8,610

$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%

In-state tuition

$4,365

Out-of-state

$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

’20

’21

’22

’23

’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

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009

0.0%-13.2

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

144 total completions

01Liberal Arts

5236.1%

01Liberal Arts

5236.1%

02Business

3725.7%

02Business

3725.7%

03Public Admin

2517.4%

03Public Admin

2517.4%

04Health Professions

139.0%

04Health Professions

139.0%

05Natural Resources

74.9%

05Natural Resources

74.9%

06Area/Ethnic Studies

74.9%

06Area/Ethnic Studies

74.9%

07Education

32.1%

07Education

32.1%

08Multi/Interdisciplinary

00.0%

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

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

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

Recruiting expense

$4K

Head-coach salaries

$10K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Basketball

$159,789

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

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

Rape

By location

1total

On campus1

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

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

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)

Northwest Indian College vs Peer comparison

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

IPEDS

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	$3,136	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education	—	100.0%	491	$3,536	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Ilisagvik College	—	—	256	$6,743	Special 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	$3,134	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	11%	97.5%	947	$12,570	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median	14%	97.5%	564	$3,536

Institutions like Northwest Indian College

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

IPEDS

Northwest Indian College Institutional Research office

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

Office

Office of Institutional Effectiveness

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 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 $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.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.