Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2022-2023, 177 students out of 281 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Northwestern College.
By gender, 75 male and 102 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 55.50% (private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University with medium programs).
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 281 | 177 | 62.99% |
| Men | 134 | 75 | 55.97% |
| Women | 147 | 102 | 69.39% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Northwestern College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 100.00%
- Asian: 100.00%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 28.57%
- Hispanic: 41.67%
- White: 64.04%
- Two or More Race: 83.33%
- Unknown: 62.50%
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.00%(1/1) | - | 100.00%(1/1) |
| Asian | 100.00%(2/2) | - | 100.00%(2/2) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 28.57%(2/7) | 33.33%(2/6) | - |
| Hispanic | 41.67%(5/12) | 50.00%(4/8) | 25.00%(1/4) |
| White | 64.04%(146/228) | 56.19%(59/105) | 70.73%(87/123) |
| Two or More Race | 83.33%(5/6) | 66.67%(2/3) | 100.00%(3/3) |
| Unknown | 62.50%(10/16) | 71.43%(5/7) | 55.56%(5/9) |
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At Northwestern, the transfer-out rate is 9.61%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 23.78%.
Northwestern's retention rate is 78% last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 71.34%.
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, 6 of 9 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 66.67%.