Northwestern Health
Sciences University
Private College in Bloomington, MN. Median 10-year earnings $48,666.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $48,666 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Only 0% finish within six years, so roughly nine in ten students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Graduates leave owing a median of $7,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.15 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 0% graduate within six years. The 6:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a private nonprofit four-year college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. At 368 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 249 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price — what students actually pay after grant aid — is $36,272 a year, at the high end of undergraduate cost. The gap between the $0–30k and $30–48k bands is narrow ($29,794 versus $35,887), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 54% get grants averaging $5,668, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 55% 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 · 4 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 | $29,794 |
| $30–48k | $35,887 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 137 of these 249 students, totalling $764,074 — an average of $5,577 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Hennepin 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)