Northwest College Student Population

How many students at Northwest?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northwest College has a total enrollment of 1,486 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 663 male students (44.6%) and 823 female students (55.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,121 White students (75.4%) and 114 Hispanic students (7.7%).
• Class Delivery: 271 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 600 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,824 - Northwest's body is much smaller.

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, 663 male (44.62%) and 823 female (55.38%) students are attending Northwest College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 80.56.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,121 White, 7 Black, and 11 Asian students out of a total of 1,486 are attending at Northwest College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northwest College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 42.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Northwest has 483 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 1,217 students under 25 years old, and 268 students over 25 years old out of 1,486 total students.

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 College, 271 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 600 students are enrolled in some online courses.

249 students who live in Wyoming or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 22 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,486 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 81 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.45%.53 students have transferred in as full-time status and 28 students transferred in as part-time status.