Northwest University - Center for Online and Extended Education
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 16.5-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 3
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Counseling Psychology (COPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
- Jun 2020Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Oct 2016Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 532 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $13.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 615 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Northwestu
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Northwestu vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Northwestu selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 University-Center for Online and Extended Education | 50% | — | 1,352 | $35,671 | Baccalaureate |
| 45% | 47.3% | 974 | $41,008 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | 28.6% | 145 | — | Baccalaureate | |
| 42% | 96.5% | 593 | $21,616 | Baccalaureate | |
| 50% | 47.0% | 2,906 | $16,774 | Baccalaureate | |
| 38% | 95.8% | 621 | $20,898 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 45% | 47.3% | 798 | $21,616 |
Institutions like Northwestu
Explore the federal data for institutions in Northwestu's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateCalifornia
Pacific Union College
Grad rate45%Admit rate47.3%Enrollment974Net price$41,008View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Grad rate—Admit rate28.6%Enrollment145Net price—View data - BaccalaureateAlaska
Alaska Pacific University
Grad rate42%Admit rate96.5%Enrollment593Net price$21,616View data - BaccalaureateHawaii
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Grad rate50%Admit rate47.0%Enrollment2,906Net price$16,774View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Life Pacific University
Grad rate38%Admit rate95.8%Enrollment621Net price$20,898View data
Campus network
Northwestu is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Common Data Set
Northwestu's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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