Northwood University Computer Science Programs

Northwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The location of Northwood is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Northwood University?

Contact details for Northwood are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4000 Whiting Dr, Midland, MI 48640-2398
Phone:	800-622-9000
Website:	www.northwood.edu

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How Do I Get Into Northwood?

You can apply to Northwood online at: apply.northwood.edu/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Admission Requirements for Northwood

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwood?

Northwood has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 65% of accepted students are men and 35% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to Northwood submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 580.

Northwood received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

Can I Afford Northwood University?

The overall average net price of Northwood is $37,150. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 Northwood, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $7,541 a year. That adds up to $30,164 over four years for those students.

Northwood University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,116 undergraduate students at Northwood, with 1,340 being full-time and 776 being part-time.

There are also 306 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,340 full-time undergraduates at Northwood, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwood University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	22
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	981
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	124

Geographic Diversity

Michigan students aren't the only ones who study at Northwood University. At this time, 15 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 31 countries are represented at Northwood. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Netherlands, and Germany.

Online Learning at Northwood University

There are 42 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at Northwood. In 2022-2023, 1,567 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwood has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Michigan for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Northwood University Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Information Science	11	11
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	0
Computer & IS Security	0	0
TOTAL	11	11

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.