How many students at NNU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,635 students have enrolled in Northwest Nazarene University with 1,043 undergraduate and 592 graduate students.
By gender, 658 male and 977 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,772 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
268 students are enrolled exclusively, and 605 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Northwest Nazarene University has a total of 1,635 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 1,043 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 592 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 658 male and 977 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 1,635 | 1,043 | 592 |
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| Men | 658 | 458 | 200 |
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| Women | 977 | 585 | 392 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,187 White, 28 Black, and 26 Asian students out of a total of 1,635 are attending at Northwest Nazarene University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Northwest Nazarene University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 45.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 11 | 4 | 7 |
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| Asian | 26 | 9 | 17 |
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| Black | 28 | 17 | 11 |
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| Hispanic | 215 | 86 | 129 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 1,187 | 448 | 739 |
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| Two or more races | 95 | 40 | 55 |
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| Race Unknown | 44 | 30 | 14 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 2 | 4 |
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| Asian | 12 | 5 | 7 |
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| Black | 17 | 10 | 7 |
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| Hispanic | 156 | 61 | 95 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| White | 748 | 326 | 422 |
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| Two or more races | 72 | 32 | 40 |
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| Race Unknown | 12 | 7 | 5 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| Asian | 14 | 4 | 10 |
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| Black | 11 | 7 | 4 |
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| Hispanic | 59 | 25 | 34 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 439 | 122 | 317 |
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| Two or more races | 23 | 8 | 15 |
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| Race Unknown | 32 | 23 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, NNU has 13 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 1,022 students under 25 years old, and 613 students over 25 years old out of 1,635 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 13 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. NNU has 923 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 120 students aged 25 and over.
It has 99 graduate students aged under 25 and 493 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
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| 18-19 | 368 | 198 | 170 |
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| 20-21 | 392 | 217 | 175 |
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| 22-24 | 249 | 137 | 112 |
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| 25-29 | 156 | 106 | 50 |
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| 30-34 | 94 | 60 | 34 |
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| 35-39 | 103 | 64 | 39 |
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| 40-49 | 153 | 114 | 39 |
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| 50-64 | 96 | 63 | 33 |
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| Over 65 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
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| 18-19 | 368 | 198 | 170 |
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| 20-21 | 388 | 213 | 175 |
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| 22-24 | 154 | 78 | 76 |
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| 25-29 | 46 | 32 | 14 |
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| 30-34 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
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| 35-39 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
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| 40-49 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
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| 50-64 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 95 | 59 | 36 |
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| 25-29 | 110 | 74 | 36 |
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| 30-34 | 73 | 44 | 29 |
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| 35-39 | 85 | 54 | 31 |
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| 40-49 | 133 | 97 | 36 |
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| 50-64 | 85 | 55 | 30 |
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| Over 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northwest Nazarene University, 268 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 605 students are enrolled in some online courses.
175 students who live in Idaho or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 93 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 1,635 | 268 | 605 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,043 | 61 | 475 |
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| Graduate | 592 | 207 | 130 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Idaho Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 175 | 81 | 12 |
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| Undergraduate | 46 | 14 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 129 | 67 | 11 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 1,043 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 62 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.94%.56 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 884 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 56 |
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| Regular Part-time | 97 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 6 |
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NNU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,635 students are enrolled at NNU.
1,043 undergraduate and 592 graduate students are enrolled at NNU.
658 male (40.24%) and 977 female (59.76%) students are attending NNU.
28 international students (1.71%) are enrolled at NNU, including 19 undergraduate and 9 graduate students.
NNU has a student population that is predominantly White: 1,187 White (72.60%), 28 Black (1.71%), and 26 Asian (1.59%) students are enrolled.
13 students are under 18 and 11 students are over 65 years old.
268 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 605 students take some online courses.