Norwich University Overview

Norwich University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Northfield, Vermont. The surrounding location of Northfield is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Norwich University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Norwich is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Norwich.
• In <nil>, 46% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Norwich with a bachelor's degree make about $65,540 a year. That's 61% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Norwich to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Norwich University?

Contact details for Norwich are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	158 Harmon Drive, Northfield, VT 05663-1035
Phone:	802-485-2000
Website:	www.norwich.edu

How Do I Get Into Norwich?

You can apply to Norwich online at: https://www.norwich.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Norwich

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Norwich?

With an acceptance rate of 87%, Norwich is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 67% of accepted students are men and 33% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Can I Afford Norwich University?

The overall average net price of Norwich is $35,144. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Norwich, approximately 69% of students took out student loans averaging $8,785 a year. That adds up to $35,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Norwich is 1.5%. 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.

Norwich University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,988 undergraduate students at Norwich, with 2,429 being full-time and 559 being part-time.

There are also 684 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,429 full-time undergraduates at Norwich, 70% are male and 30% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	90
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	249
White	1,680
International Students	123
Other Races/Ethnicities	173

Geographic Diversity

Vermont students aren't the only ones who study at Norwich University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at Norwich. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Canada, and China.

Online Learning at Norwich University

In 2020-2021, 2,250 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 2nd most popular in Vermont for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Norwich

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Norwich University was 5.1%. This is the #1,545 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Norwich 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
• Image Credit: By Zuejay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.