Graduation Rate at Northwestern (Orange City, IA)

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Northwestern College, the graduation rate is 66 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 73 %, and the transfer-out rate is 13 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 54.38% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with medium programs).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 179 students out of 271 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Northwestern College.

By gender, 83 male and 96 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total27117966.05%
Men1448357.64%
Women1279675.59%
Northwestern College graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Northwestern College.

  • Asian: 100.00%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 33.33%
  • Hispanic: 45.00%
  • White: 68.92%
  • Two or More Race: 80.00%
  • Unknown: 85.71%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Asian100.00%(1/1) - 100.00%(1/1)
Black (Non-Hispanic)33.33%(3/9) 25.00%(2/8) 100.00%(1/1)
Hispanic45.00%(9/20) 18.18%(2/11) 77.78%(7/9)
White68.92%(153/222) 63.72%(72/113) 74.31%(81/109)
Two or More Race80.00%(4/5) 66.67%(2/3) 100.00%(2/2)
Unknown85.71%(6/7) 100.00%(3/3) 75.00%(3/4)
Northwestern College graduation rate by race

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Northwestern, the transfer-out rate is 13.28%. Its transfer-out rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 21.11%.

Northwestern's retention rate is 73% last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 72.75%.


Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Northwestern College, 3 of 7 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 42.86%.

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