University of Northwestern-St Paul

University of Northwestern-St Paul is a private college in Saint Paul, MN. Its average net price is $23,688 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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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$21,243
$30,001 to $48,000$18,536
$48,001 to $75,000$19,449
$75,001 to $110,000$22,046
$110,001 and up$27,969
$38,946Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$38,946Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$23,688Average Net Price
$11,904Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$400Books and Supplies
$3,340Other Expenses
18.5%Students on Pell Grants
26.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

93.5%Acceptance Rate
430 to 608SAT Reading, Middle Half
438 to 663SAT Math, Middle Half
20 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,546
8 years after entry$53,807
10 years after entry$56,687
74.5%Graduation Rate
82.9%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Saint Paul, MNLocation
Large suburbSetting
1,442Undergraduate Enrollment
PrivateControl

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$63,049 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Applied Mathematics$66,131 National median for this major n=2,571Not published
Bible/Biblical Studies$47,114 n=239$25,819 n=189
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$55,958 Small program - rough guide n=40$24,354 Small program - rough guide n=36
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Data Processing$56,601 National median for this major n=156Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Engineering$69,327 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Engineering-Related Fields$73,960 National median for this major n=1,712Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not 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, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not 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$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$40,659 Small program - rough guide n=34$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$78,372 Small program - rough guide n=78$29,000 Small program - rough guide n=43
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$42,676 Small program - rough guide n=40Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754$19,937 Small program - rough guide n=34

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