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What Northwestern College costs

Oak Lawn, Illinois · For-profit · 464 undergrads

Northwestern College's sticker price was $30,552 a year (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,929 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $24,589.

What does Northwestern College cost?

$24,929 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $30,552.

Tap your family income:

Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$24,589
$30,000–$48,000$25,276
$48,000–$75,000$27,226
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
over $110,000Not reported

Net price, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$24,589
$30,000–$48,000$25,276
$48,000–$75,000$27,226
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
Over $110,000Not reported

For families earning under $30,000, grants took 20% off Northwestern College's sticker price.

Business owner, divorced parents, or savings? The averages can't see that; Northwestern College's own calculator can.

The sticker price

$18,475
Tuition
$30,552
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
75%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$5,281
average grant for students who got aid.
75%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$19,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Northwestern College cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $24,589 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $30,552. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northwestern College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northwestern College cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $25,276 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $30,552. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northwestern College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Northwestern College cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $27,226 a year on average after grants (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $30,552. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Northwestern College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers