Northwest University

Northwest University is a private nonprofit college in Kirkland, WA. Its average net price is $22,071 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$19,797
$30,001 to $48,000$19,570
$48,001 to $75,000$17,184
$75,001 to $110,000$19,547
$110,001 and up$26,012
$37,360Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$37,360Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$22,071Average Net Price
$11,740Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$528Books and Supplies
$3,816Other Expenses
37.2%Students on Pell Grants
51.4%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

83.2%Acceptance Rate
540 to 700SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,739
8 years after entry$59,668
10 years after entry$61,237
66.8%Graduation Rate
83.9%Retention Rate
$21,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Kirkland, WALocation
Large suburbSetting
645Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$34,374 National median for this major n=1,637Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,262 Small program - rough guide n=70$21,957 Small program - rough guide n=60
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
History and Political Science$33,924 National median for this major n=27Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Human Computer Interaction$40,091 National median for this major n=813Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology$29,880 National median for this major n=416Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$38,716 Small program - rough guide n=44$21,900 Small program - rough guide n=69
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Registered Nursing$88,881 Small program - rough guide n=73$26,096 Small program - rough guide n=68
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$40,408 Small program - rough guide n=68$25,753 Small program - rough guide n=74

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