Northwest Nazarene University
Nampa, Idaho
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 1,024 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 65%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,262per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 65%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,37010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 65%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1005–1240Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 22–27Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $25,262full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $56,861sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $41,990Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 65%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 77%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $60,37010 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,246federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,024Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 34%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN — admits 93%
- Loras College Dubuque, IA — admits 100%
- College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA — admits 85%
- Hanover College Hanover, IN — admits 84%
Also worth a look
- Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY — admits 63%
- Regis College Weston, MA — admits 70%
- Midland University Fremont, NE — admits 66%
- Chatham University Pittsburgh, PA — admits 62%
- Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA — admits 62%
- Gordon College Wenham, MA — admits 69%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northwest Nazarene University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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