Academic Comparison between Great Northern and NCAD

Great Northern University and Northwest College of Art & Design are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Great Northern is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Spokane, WA and NCAD is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Tacoma, WA.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Great Northern is a private (not-for-profit) and NCAD is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Great Northern has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,300) than NCAD ($18,100).
It is harder to admit to NCAD than Great Northern.
NCAD has more students with 139 students while Great Northern has 48 students.
Great Northern has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while NCAD's ratio is 34 to 1.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Great Northern University	vs.	Northwest College of Art & Design
Spokane, Washington	Location	Tacoma, Washington
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	School of art, music, and design
$18,300	2025 Tuition & Fees	$18,100
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	77%
$5,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$12,561

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	65.98 %
91.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	40.63 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	58 %
50 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
100 %	Retention Rate	77 %
48	Student Population	139
6	Number of Faculties	-
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	34 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	-
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services