Northwestern College academics
Orange City, Iowa · Private · 1,175 undergrads
Northwestern College has 1,175 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 38 fields of study. The most degrees go to Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
The short answers
1,175
undergraduates.
519
graduate students.
38
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
244
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
13%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
1,175
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
519
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
1,665
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
55%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
13%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
20.5 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$85,952
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
78%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
6.6%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
6.4%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
4.3%
BlackCollege Scorecard
2%
AsianCollege Scorecard
1.2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
1.1%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
244
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
152
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
39
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Master's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Small
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers