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Northwood University

Northwood University is a private campus in Midland proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$23,137

family income
under $30k

$21,931

$30–48k

$25,179

$48–75k

$25,556

$75–110k

$29,125

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$27,2322023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Northwood University rose from $17,649 (2008) to $27,232 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$17,649
2009	$21,309
2010	$16,301
2011	$16,083
2012	$15,372
2013	$19,859
2014	$22,526
2015	$22,995
2016	$24,587
2017	$22,809
2018	$21,618
2019	$21,257
2020	$22,912
2021	$23,943
2022	$26,429
2023	$27,232

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$48,7802024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Northwood University rose from $28,689 (2009) to $48,780 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$28,689
2010	$29,628
2011	$30,207
2012	$31,185
2013	$32,803
2014	$34,733
2015	$36,088
2016	$37,263
2017	$38,577
2018	$39,922
2019	$41,229
2020	$41,997
2021	$43,919
2022	$45,439
2023	$47,114
2024	$48,780

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,063
2001	$12,531
2002	$13,461
2003	$13,995
2004	$14,529
2005	$15,183
2006	$15,801
2007	$16,705
2008	$17,544
2013	$22,130
2014	$23,132
2015	$24,170
2016	$25,130
2017	$26,080
2018	$27,060
2019	$28,080
2020	$29,480
2021	$30,520
2022	$31,600
2023	$33,000

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Northwood University reports published tuition of $34,400 in this record. Northwood University's $34,400 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Northwood University reports 1,974 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

63.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Northwood University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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63.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Northwood University rose from 56.2% (entered 1996) to 63.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	56.2%
1997 cohort	61.6%
1998 cohort	53.3%
1999 cohort	54.7%
2000 cohort	55.1%
2001 cohort	53.2%
2002 cohort	48.8%
2003 cohort	54.9%
2004 cohort	50.7%
2005 cohort	55.3%
2006 cohort	56.1%
2007 cohort	54.1%
2008 cohort	56.3%
2009 cohort	57.4%
2010 cohort	56.9%
2011 cohort	55.4%
2012 cohort	49.2%
2013 cohort	53.7%
2014 cohort	58.1%
2015 cohort	61.6%
2016 cohort	62.6%
2017 cohort	61.1%
2018 cohort	63.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,500	$6,010
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,851	$6,238
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,800	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,750	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,493	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,001	$7,588
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,077	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$5,020
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,723	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,334	$10,972
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,729	$6,888
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,990	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,000	$10,705
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$21,500	$11,791
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,800	$12,586
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$21,500	$14,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$13,958
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,841	$12,743
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,842	$12,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,058

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$57,649

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,075

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Northwood University admitted 1,194 of 1,851 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.5% rate describes that application pool.

64.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $33,000 tuition · 2023–24 1,974 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Northwood University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Northwood University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Northwood University received 1,851 applications and admitted 1,194 (64.5%), with 341 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

64.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Northwood University's admission rate fell from 88.4% to 64.5%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	88.4%
Fall 2002	86.2%
Fall 2003	83.8%
Fall 2004	84.9%
Fall 2005	84.9%
Fall 2006	82.5%
Fall 2007	79.6%
Fall 2008	75.3%
Fall 2009	73.5%
Fall 2010	70.5%
Fall 2011	68.1%
Fall 2012	67.7%
Fall 2013	65.4%
Fall 2014	69.5%
Fall 2015	69.4%
Fall 2016	66.9%
Fall 2017	69.3%
Fall 2018	67.5%
Fall 2019	79.1%
Fall 2020	76.8%
Fall 2021	83.4%
Fall 2022	79.7%
Fall 2023	83.9%
Fall 2024	64.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

950–1160Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	880	1090
Fall 2005	863	1060
Fall 2006	840	1040
Fall 2007	850	1075
Fall 2008	880	1080
Fall 2009	840	1050
Fall 2010	840	1030
Fall 2011	860	1070
Fall 2012	880	1120
Fall 2013	860	1150
Fall 2014	820	1020
Fall 2015	890	1080
Fall 2016	880	1110
Fall 2017	1000	1160
Fall 2018	990	1180
Fall 2019	960	1190
Fall 2020	990	1180
Fall 2022	950	1160

IPEDS Fall 2004–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2022 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	23
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	18	23
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	22
Fall 2006	18	23
Fall 2007	19	23
Fall 2008	19	23
Fall 2009	19	23
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	20	24
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	24
Fall 2014	19	24
Fall 2015	20	24
Fall 2016	20	24
Fall 2017	20	25
Fall 2018	19	24
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	19	25
Fall 2022	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,974Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Northwood University fell from 3,358 (Fall 2002) to 1,974 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,358
Fall 2003	3,472
Fall 2004	3,425
Fall 2005	3,575
Fall 2006	3,798
Fall 2007	3,711
Fall 2008	3,616
Fall 2009	3,368
Fall 2010	3,186
Fall 2011	3,175
Fall 2012	2,994
Fall 2013	2,920
Fall 2014	2,808
Fall 2015	2,904
Fall 2016	2,987
Fall 2017	2,880
Fall 2018	2,744
Fall 2019	2,554
Fall 2020	2,218
Fall 2021	2,092
Fall 2022	1,911
Fall 2023	1,900
Fall 2024	1,974

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Northwood University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 85% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 79%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	74%
Fall 2003 cohort	77%
Fall 2004 cohort	68%
Fall 2005 cohort	70%
Fall 2006 cohort	74%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	82%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	78%
Fall 2014 cohort	78%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	73%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	79%
Fall 2020 cohort	85%
Fall 2021 cohort	81%
Fall 2022 cohort	79%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Northwood University

Faculty pay at Northwood University averages $106,080 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Northwood University as a primarily residential campus of 1,974 undergraduates — and 78.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Northwood University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 64.5%. Review Northwood University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Northwood University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Northwood University64.5%

Michigan median79.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Northwood University$34,400

Michigan median$24,944

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Northwood University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Northwood University$63,075

Michigan median$54,739

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Northwood University, Michigan and national reference values
Metric & basis	Northwood University	Michigan median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.5%	79.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$34,400	$24,944	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,075	$54,739	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Northwood University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Northwood University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$77,647
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$68,679
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$68,008
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,477
Accounting and Related Services	$64,405
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,804
Marketing	$62,860
International Business	$62,720
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$55,020
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$50,699

These 10 fields listed for Northwood University measure earnings after completion. The $63,075 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 10 additional Northwood University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Northwood University report?

Northwood University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 64.5% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Northwood University's acceptance rate?

64.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,194 admitted from 1,851 applicants.

How much does Northwood University cost?

At Northwood University, tuition is $34,400. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Northwood University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,075. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Michigan

Northern Michigan University — 84% admitted
The University of Olivet — 83.2% admitted
University of Michigan-Flint — 70.5% admitted
Kuyper College — 69.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.