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

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	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Northwood?

The acceptance rate at Northwood University is 83%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 68% of accepted students are men and 32% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

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.

The student loan default rate at Northwood 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.

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 2020-2021, 1,717 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Northwood

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwood University was 1.9%. This is the #1,244 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwood regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.