How many students at Northwest Indian?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northwest Indian College has a total enrollment of 636 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

  • Gender Breakdown: 166 male students (26.1%) and 470 female students (73.9%) are attending .
  • Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 467 American Indian or Alaska Native students (73.4%) and 75 Two or more races students (11.8%).
  • Class Delivery: 280 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 266 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Tribal College - which average 558 - Northwest Indian's body is relatively large.

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, 166 male (26.10%) and 470 female (73.90%) students are attending Northwest Indian College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 35.32.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
Undergraduate
Total636
Men166
Women470
Northwest Indian College 2025 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 17 White, 2 Black, and 1 Asian students out of a total of 636 are attending at Northwest Indian College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northwest Indian College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Race/Ethnicity Distribution
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American467112355
Asian110
Black202
Hispanic691752
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders431
White17413
Two or more races752946
Race Unknown---
Northwest Indian College 2025 Student Population by Gender and Race chart

Student Age Distribution

By age, Northwest Indian has 41 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 221 students under 25 years old, and 475 students over 25 years old out of 696 total students.

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

Student Age Distribution
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18412120
18-19593227
20-21553619
22-24664917
25-291048717
30-341098722
35-39886622
40-491139419
50-64594514
Over 65202
Northwest Indian College 2024 Student Population by Age chartNorthwest Indian College 2024 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chart

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 Indian College, 280 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 266 students are enrolled in some online courses.

192 students who live in Washington or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 88 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students636280266
Undergraduate636280266
Online Student Population by Locality
Washington ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students192880
Northwest Indian College 2025 Online Student Population chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 636 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 26 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.09%.18 students have transferred in as full-time status and 8 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time421
Transfer-in Full-time18
Regular Part-time189
Transfer-in Part-time8

Northwest Indian Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

For the academic year 2024-2025, 636 students are enrolled at Northwest Indian.
636 undergraduate students are enrolled at Northwest Indian.
166 male (26.10%) and 470 female (73.90%) students are attending Northwest Indian.
1 international students (0.16%) are enrolled at Northwest Indian.
Northwest Indian has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 17 White (2.67%), 2 Black (0.31%), and 1 Asian (0.16%) students are enrolled.
41 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.
280 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 266 students take some online courses.

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