Northwood University Student Population

How many students at NU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northwood University has a total enrollment of 2,409 students, including 2,045 undergraduate and 364 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,489 male students (61.8%) and 920 female students (38.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,664 White students (69.1%) and 210 Black students (8.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,045 undergraduate students (84.9%) and 364 graduate students (15.1%).
• Class Delivery: 1,178 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 618 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) School of business and management - which average 1,210 - NU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,489 male (61.81%) and 920 female (38.19%) students are attending Northwood University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 161.85.

By class level, 2,045 (84.89%) are undergraduate students and 364 (15.11%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 62.93% are male and 37.07% are female, while among graduate students, 55.49% are male and 44.51% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,664 White, 210 Black, and 31 Asian students out of a total of 2,409 are attending at Northwood University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northwood University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 50.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, NU has 83 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 1,446 students under 25 years old, and 914 students over 25 years old out of 2,360 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 83 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. NU has 1,316 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 673 students aged 25 and over.

It has 130 graduate students aged under 25 and 241 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Northwood University, 1,178 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 618 students are enrolled in some online courses.

681 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 497 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,045 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 349 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 17.07%.182 students have transferred in as full-time status and 167 students transferred in as part-time status.