Academic Comparison between Great Northern and Northwest Indian

Great Northern University and Northwest Indian College 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 Northwest Indian is a four-year, public school located in Bellingham, 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 Northwest Indian is a public school and both are four-year schools.
Great Northern has more expensive tuition & fees ($18,300) than Northwest Indian ($4,365).
Northwest Indian has more students with 636 students while Great Northern has 48 students.
Great Northern has a lower number of students per faculty with 3 to 1 while Northwest Indian's ratio is 14 to 1.
Northwest Indian has more full-time faculties with 27 faculties while Great Northern has 6 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Great Northern University	vs.	Northwest Indian College
Spokane, Washington	Location	Bellingham, Washington
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Public
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Bachelor's degree
	Carnegie Classification	Tribal College
$18,300	2025 Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,365 Out-Of-State$4,365
50%	% Receiving Financial Aid	76%
$5,125	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$9,613

100.00 %	Acceptance Rates	-
91.67 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
50 %	Graduation Rate	18 %
50 %	Transfer-out Rate	14 %
100 %	Retention Rate	55 %
48	Student Population	636
6	Number of Faculties	27
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1
Weekend/Evening College	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), Weekend/Evening College
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service