Enrollment Trends at Northwest

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,171 where 1,053 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,339 students in 2020 and was lowest at 999 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,236 to 1,053 students, a net loss of 183 (14.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northwest University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 843 where 675 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northwest University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 328 where 378 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northwest University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 54.42%. The percentage was 65.70% 10 years ago and Northwest still has a high percentage of white students. 6.65% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.98% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.02% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 65.70% to 54.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.99% to 6.65%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.37% to 5.98%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.28% to 11.02%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6794 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5556 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northwest University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

12 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has increased 200.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northwest University from 2015 to 2025.