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Northwestern Health Sciences University

Bloomington, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·nwhealth.edu
6-yr Graduation
0%
-36.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
1,101
peer median 968
Avg net price
$35,887
+$14k vs peer
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
0%-36.0pp vs peer

Pell equity

Pell recipients
0%0 of 1

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 21 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
21
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
9.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
9.5%
+8.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

21programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data19 · 90.5%
  • Failing2 · 9.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
19

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
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-36.8%
$39,071 vs $61,854
Chiropractic
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.2%
$60,506 vs $61,854

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Chiropractic
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.2%
−$1,348

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Chiropractic
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
296%
$178,887 debt · $60,506 earn
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
260%
$101,504 debt · $39,071 earn
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$16,498 debt · $41,653 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1988Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 4

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation · Massage
  2. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on Accreditation · Chiropractic (CHIRO) - Programs leading to the D.C. degree
  3. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation · Massage

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—
$30–48k$35,887
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$35,887
+$14,024vs peer median $21,863
Federal loans
37.2%
In-state tuition
$12,015
Out-of-state
$12,015

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, 113 students received $510K in Pell grants, alongside $24.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
113
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$510K
$509,884 total
Direct Loans
$24.6M
1,211 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.0M
252 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
262 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.3M
458 loan awards
Parent PLUS$58K
3 loan awards
Grad PLUS$5.7M
236 loan awards

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 321 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.3%
-2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
321
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.0%
2017
1.9%
2018
0.8%
2019
0.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Northwestern Health Sciences

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

271 total completions
01Health Professions
25995.6%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
124.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,101
12-mo unduplicated
1,479
Undergraduate
675
Graduate
804

Gender split

Men
33%488
Women
67%991

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.8%
Unknown
18.4%
Black
11.4%
Asian
8.5%
Hispanic
7.0%
Two or more
4.8%
Non-resident
3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

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 · 1,032 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    Liquor00

    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
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    56

    Northwestern Health Sciences vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Northwestern Health Sciences 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
    SubjectNorthwestern Health Sciences University
    		0%—1,101$35,887—
    Herzing University-Minneapolis
    		36%93.8%748$16,670—
    Clarkson College
    		36%78.2%1,121$19,241—
    Mercy College of Health Sciences
    		67%99.7%869$26,924—
    Adler Graduate School
    		——275——
    Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
    		49%73.4%1,067$21,863—
    Peer group median36%86.0%968$21,863

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    Frequently asked questions about Northwestern Health Sciences University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northwestern Health Sciences.

    What is the graduation rate at Northwestern Health Sciences University?

    Northwestern Health Sciences University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 0% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northwestern Health Sciences University?

    Northwestern Health Sciences University reports a total enrollment of 1,101 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northwestern Health Sciences University?

    The average net price at Northwestern Health Sciences University is $35,887 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northwestern Health Sciences University located?

    Northwestern Health Sciences University is located in Bloomington, Minnesota 55431.

    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.
    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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