University of Northwestern - St Paul

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Christian
Population 2,800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,710 (68%)
Days Without Precipitation 255 (62%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,358
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 74%
From Region 15%
Athletes 339 (25.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 78%
Hispanic 7%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Sciences 131 40% 79% 5% 2% 5% 2% $54,992 3 -0.54 31 91% 6.7%
Mathematics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,185 29 -0.61 66 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,673 47 -0.07 69 — — — — —
Biology 11 +2 55% 64% 9% 9% 0% 9% $68,098 59 +0.19 64 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 29 +1 45% 86% 0% 7% 3% 0% $60,124 45 -0.19 45 91% — — — —
Sport Management 11 — 91% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $60,124 47 -0.12 45 91% — — — —
English 5 +1 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $36,710 1 -1.91 3 100% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,233 5 -1.14 10 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 +2 11% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $43,314 3 -1.34 8 91% — — — —
Philosophy 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $48,073 10 -1.01 15 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,099 9 -1.15 10 — — — — —
Health Psychology 4 +1 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,530 5 -1.30 12 — — — — —
Political Science 6 +1 83% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $57,345 10 -1.09 38 — — — — —
Psychology 27 +8 4% 78% 11% 0% 4% 0% $45,915 4 -1.39 11 88% 6.7% — — —
Studio Art 5 — 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $41,121 26 -0.61 6 — — — — —
Theatre 2 +3 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $28,158 1 -2.00 2 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 11 — 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,265 96 +1.70 71 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 82 56% 78% 6% 2% 5% 2% $67,590 36 -0.88 63 93% 4.8%
Accounting 17 — 47% 94% 0% 0% 0% 6% $70,850 14 -1.05 69 90% — — — —
Business Administration 37 — 54% 70% 8% 3% 11% 3% $70,864 44 -0.35 69 92% 4.8% — — —
Finance 11 +3 73% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,736 8 -0.91 72 — — — — —
Human Resources Management — — — — — — — — $64,295 17 -0.84 56 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,637 35 -0.58 69 — — — — —
Marketing 16 — 56% 75% 12% 6% 0% 0% $52,831 1 -1.93 26 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Christian Studies 24 67% 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% $49,448 1 -0.17 18 92% 7.6%
Biblical Studies 6 +39 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,404 74 +0.32 27 94% 7.5% — — —
Christian Ministry 8 +1 50% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $52,191 53 +0.17 24 91% 7.6% — — —
Christian Missions 3 +2 100% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $47,815 32 -0.37 14 — — — — —
Ministry Studies 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,191 53 +0.17 24 91% 7.6% — — —
Youth Ministry 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $37,200 3 -1.68 3 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication and Media Arts 33 18% 85% 3% 3% 0% 0% $50,086 1 -0.50 19 97%
Communication Studies 6 +1 0% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,725 38 -0.39 39 96% — — — —
Public Relations 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $53,576 4 -1.65 27 100% — — — —
Broadcasting 12 — 42% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,724 68 +0.39 23 96% — — — —
Digital Media Arts 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,148 8 -0.91 7 — — — — —
Graphic Design 6 +2 0% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $43,463 6 -1.29 8 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 31 16% 74% 3% 3% 10% 3% $44,518 0 -1.15 9 92%
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $44,044 7 -1.23 9 90% — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 10% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $44,044 7 -1.23 9 90% — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $45,176 3 -1.44 10 95% — — — —
Mathematics Education — — — — — — — — $45,176 2 -1.21 10 95% — — — —
Physical Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,176 5 -1.55 10 95% — — — —
Social Studies Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,176 2 -1.72 10 95% — — — —
TESOL — — — — — — — — $45,148 3 -1.45 10 — — — — —
Teaching 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,044 7 -1.29 9 90% — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,176 41 -0.18 10 95% — — — —
Music Education 4 — 25% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $45,176 44 -0.17 10 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Computer Science 30 77% 87% 7% 0% 3% 0% $95,104 93 -0.46 92 100%
Engineering 14 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $99,667 60 +0.09 94 100% — — — —
Computer Science 11 — 82% 91% 9% 0% 0% 0% $95,461 16 -0.86 92 — — — — —
Data Analytics 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,947 6 -1.60 77 — — — — —
Information Systems 2 +5 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $89,948 35 -0.40 89 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music 8 38% 50% 12% 0% 0% 12% $42,805 0 -0.42 7 94%
Music 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,805 35 -0.42 7 94% — — — —
Music Performance 5 — 40% 40% 20% 0% 0% 20% $42,805 35 -0.42 7 94% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,805 35 -0.42 7 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Healthcare 55 20% 75% 2% 13% 9% 0% $67,326 35 -2.48 63 98%
Nursing 43 — 12% 79% 2% 12% 5% 0% $74,038 1 -1.81 74 98% — — — —
Pre-Nursing 12 — 50% 58% 0% 17% 25% 0% $43,278 0 -4.87 8 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,290
ROI Percentile 46th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 68%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.6% 93 60% 78% 5% 2% 5% 2% $66,708 18 -0.79 61 93% 4.8%
Health Sciences 21.3% 84 29% 79% 1% 11% 7% 0% $64,840 10 -1.69 57 96% —
Social Sciences 11.9% 47 15% 79% 11% 0% 2% 0% $49,586 8 -1.24 18 90% 6.7%
Arts 10.9% 43 28% 74% 9% 2% 0% 2% $44,708 18 -0.44 9 96% —
Humanities 10.9% 43 49% 86% 0% 5% 5% 2% $46,256 6 -0.73 12 93% 7.6%
Education 6.6% 26 15% 73% 0% 4% 12% 4% $44,392 5 -1.34 9 91% —
Computer Science 4.1% 16 81% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $91,113 18 -0.94 89 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 15 53% 73% 7% 7% 0% 7% $68,785 55 +0.12 65 97% —
Engineering 3.6% 14 71% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $99,667 40 +0.09 94 100% —
Professional 2.8% 11 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,265 60 +1.70 71 92% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,185 22 -0.61 66 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 77 $439K $430K $8K
Soccer 50 $90K $90K $0
Baseball 42 $117K $117K $0
Basketball 20 $98K $92K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 15 $23K $23K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 13 $23K $23K $0
Golf 12 $43K $43K $0
Tennis 9 $42K $42K $0
Cross Country 7 $37K $37K $0
Total 220 $916K $901K $14K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 28 $81K $81K $0
Softball 28 $99K $99K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 18 $25K $25K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 17 $25K $25K $0
Volleyball 17 $95K $95K $0
Basketball 16 $90K $90K $0
Cross Country 9 $36K $36K $0
Tennis 9 $43K $43K $0
Golf 6 $39K $39K $0
Total 119 $537K $537K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 78 $171K $171K $0
Football 77 $439K $430K $8K
Baseball 42 $117K $117K $0
Basketball 36 $188K $182K $6K
Track & Field (outdoor) 33 $49K $49K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $49K $49K $0
Softball 28 $99K $99K $0
Golf 18 $82K $82K $0
Tennis 18 $85K $85K $0
Volleyball 17 $95K $95K $0
Cross Country 16 $73K $73K $0
Total 339 $2.6M $2.6M $14K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 30%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 39%
SAT Range 860 – 1270
SAT Math Range 430 – 660
SAT RW Range 430 – 600