Northland College Overview

Northland College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Ashland, Wisconsin. The location of Northland is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Northland College Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Northland since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The 3% student loan default rate at Northland is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at Northland.
• In <nil>, 91% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Northland with a bachelor's degree make about $42,687 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Northland student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Northland College?

Contact details for Northland are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, WI 54806-3999
Phone:	715-682-1699
Website:	www.northland.edu

How Do I Get Into Northland?

You can apply to Northland online at: https://www.northland.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Northland

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northland?

The acceptance rate at Northland is 58%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Northland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 570.

Northland received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Northland College?

The overall average net price of Northland is $27,427. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Northland, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $7,750 a year. That adds up to $31,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northland is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northland College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 531 undergraduate students at Northland, with 516 being full-time and 15 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 516 full-time undergraduates at Northland, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northland College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	369
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Northland College. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at Northland. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Sweden, and Japan.

Online Learning at Northland College

In 2020-2021, 76 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northland has changed over the last few years.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billertl under License

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