Northwestern College academics
Oak Lawn, Illinois · For-profit · 464 undergrads
Northwestern College has 464 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
The short answers
464
undergraduates.
51%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
464
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
88%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
51%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
28.6 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$21,357
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
BlackCollege Scorecard
67%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
21%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
8.8%
AsianCollege Scorecard
1.1%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
0.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
46
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
40
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
5
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Quarter
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Special Focus: Nursing
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers