by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Northwest Nazarene University was awarded 54 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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NNU is ranked #895 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 10 colleges in Idaho, NNU is ranked at #4.
Northwest Nazarene University has an acceptance rate of 88%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for NNU.
About 54% of students accepted to NNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 630. Math scores were between 480 and 600.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Northwest Nazarene University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northwest Nazarene University is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Northwest Nazarene University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At NNU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Northwest Nazarene University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,389 undergraduates at NNU with 1,086 being full-time and 303 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,253 | $18,633 | $21,088 | $23,214 | $24,569 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NNU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NNU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,390 a year. That adds up to $29,560 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NNU is 2.1%. 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.
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Contact details for NNU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 623 S. University Blvd., Nampa, ID 83686-5897 |
| Phone: | 208-467-8011 |
| Website: | https://www.nnu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nampa-ID/Northwest-Nazarene-University/7401923021 |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/nwnazarene |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 51 | $63,228 |
| General Biology | 30 | $25,354 |
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | $42,965 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 19 | $22,625 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 | $26,811 |
| Social Work | 15 | $27,268 |
| Accounting | 14 | $44,441 |
| Health & Physical Education | 13 | NA |
| Marketing | 12 | NA |
| General Engineering | 12 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,000 students took at least one online class at Northwest Nazarene University. This is a decrease from the 1,267 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,000 | 670 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,267 | 549 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,052 | 680 |
| 2017-2018 | 762 | 670 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,082 | 716 |
Learn more about online learning at Northwest Nazarene University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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