Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies Overview

Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Kirkland, Washington. Kirkland is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies Known For?

• The 1% student loan default rate at Northwest University CAPS 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 highest award offered at Northwest University CAPS is the master's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 1% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Northwest University CAPS bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $52,311 a year. That's about 28% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies?

Contact details for Northwest University CAPS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5520 108Th Ave Ne, Kirkland, WA 98033
Phone:	425-822-8266
Website:	www.northwestu.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwest University CAPS?

You can apply to Northwest University CAPS online at: northwestu.force.com/TX_CommunitiesSelfReg?startURL=

Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northwest University CAPS, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $11,207 a year. That adds up to $44,828 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest University CAPS is 1.1%. 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.

Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,136 undergraduate students at Northwest University CAPS, with 378 being full-time and 758 being part-time.

There are also 187 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 378 full-time undergraduates at Northwest University CAPS, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	184
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	151

Online Learning at Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies

There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at Northwest University CAPS. In 2020-2021, 730 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 13th most popular in Washington for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Northwest University CAPS

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies was 9.7%. This is the #764 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Northwest University CAPS regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.