Northwood University Overview

Northwood University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Midland, Michigan. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Northwood University Known For?

• Students at Northwood may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Northwood.
• In 2021-2022, 11% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Northwood makes roughly $58,172 a year. This is 43% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Northwood student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Northwood University?

Contact details for Northwood are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4000 Whiting Dr, Midland, MI 48640-2398
Phone:	800-622-9000
Website:	www.northwood.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwood?

You can apply to Northwood online at: apply.northwood.edu/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Admission Requirements for Northwood

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwood?

The acceptance rate at Northwood University is 80%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 65% of accepted students are men and 35% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to Northwood submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

Northwood received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Northwood University?

The overall average net price of Northwood is $37,150. 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

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 Northwood, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $7,541 a year. That adds up to $30,164 over four years for those students.

Northwood University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,116 undergraduate students at Northwood, with 1,340 being full-time and 776 being part-time.

There are also 306 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,340 full-time undergraduates at Northwood, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwood University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	981
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	124

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Northwood University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at Northwood. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Netherlands, and Germany.

Online Learning at Northwood University

There are 42 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Northwood. In 2022-2023, 1,567 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Northwood majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Care Management	37%
Health Professions	37%
Interior Design Management	30%
Media Arts	73%

Northwood University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	33	321	136	490
Accounting	0	96	0	96
Marketing	0	55	0	55
Finance & Financial Management	0	44	8	52
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	1	38	0	39
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	19	0	19
Health & Physical Education	0	18	0	18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	15	2	17
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	12	0	12
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	11	0	11
Information Science	0	11	0	11
International Business	0	7	0	7
Insurance	0	5	0	5
Hospitality Management	0	4	0	4
Public Relations & Advertising	0	4	0	4
Business/Managerial Economics	0	1	0	1
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	34	661	146	841

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.