Northwest University
Private College in Kirkland, WA. Six-year graduation rate 71%. Median 10-year earnings $54,914.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $54,914 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 71% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Median debt at graduation is $20,891, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
83% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 625, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 31% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. The score bands below rest on the 15% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 540–700 | 24 (15%) |
| SAT Math | 500–650 | |
| ACT Composite | — | 3 (2%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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A 71% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. 84% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 9:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 642 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $24,251 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $17,996 at $0–30k versus $28,570 at $110k+. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $24,096 on average. 58% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 149 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $17,996 |
| $30–48k | $14,384 |
| $48–75k | $17,840 |
| $75–110k | $22,644 |
| $110k+ | $28,570 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 374 of these 642 students, totalling $2,398,737 — an average of $6,414 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (King County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)