Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 12.5%
- No Data7 · 87.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 6
- Dec 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation · Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree
- Apr 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
- Mar 2025Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
- Aug 2024Initial AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $42.0M 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 144 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 PNWU
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
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
PNWU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PNWU 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | — | — | 665 | — | — |
California University of Science and Medicine | — | — | 590 | — | — |
Touro University California | — | 0.0% | 1,144 | — | — |
Touro University Nevada | — | — | 1,600 | — | — |
Western University of Health Sciences | — | — | 3,665 | — | — |
Universidad Central Del Caribe | 33% | 60.0% | 604 | $8,011 | — |
| Peer group median | 33% | 30.0% | 905 | $8,011 |
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