Northwood University
Midland, Michigan
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 1,974 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 65%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $25,908per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 64%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,11210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Northwood University guides its educational philosophy through The Northwood Idea, emphasizing an entrepreneurial, free enterprise society and personal freedom.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 65%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Northwood University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
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
- $25,908full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $50,610sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $35,900Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,11210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,974Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 40%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- College for Creative Studies Detroit, MI — admits 92%
- Albion College Albion, MI — admits 81%
- Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI — admits 90%
- Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI — admits 82%
Also worth a look
- Alma College Alma, MI — admits 57%
- Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL — admits 64%
- Dordt University Sioux Center, IA — admits 68%
- Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN — admits 66%
- The College of Wooster Wooster, OH — admits 60%
- Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR — admits 68%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northwood 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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