Northwest University

Northwest University is a private, Christian university located in Kirkland, WA. It ranks #417 in the nation on our overall top colleges list, and admission is nearly available to anyone, given its 95% acceptance rate. It is a very small university with full-time enrollment of 882 undergrads. Northwest University provides 24 potential majors across six disciplines. The most frequently desired fields are Nursing, Business, and Psychology, which when consolidated amount to 42% of students. If you are planning on focusing on religious studies while living in Washington but don't have the best grades, it is the perfect option for you, because its religious studies program is the first best in the state. Also, It placed 1st in Washington for most conservative colleges. For those with residences in Washington, tuition goes for $29,963 a year. Non-Washington residents have to pay $33,117. It is worth bringing up that almost each and every undergraduate is awarded grant or scholarship funding. 56% of Northwest University undergraduates hang in there to graduation day, ready to join the job market. On average, alumni earn an annual salary of $34,400 two years after graduation. After 4 more years of experience, the alumni's median yearly salary climbs 20.1% to $41,300, which is 3% over the national median earnings. Applying students might want to know that college prep courses are neither required nor recommended to apply and it offers early action. Furthermore, the student-faculty ratio is 8:1. Related to your personal finances, be aware that 33% of students procure Pell grants. With regard to demographics, 2% of professors are African-American and the student body is comprised of 5% Asian American students. Apropos of life on campus, there are 4 men's varsity sports to choose from, including track and field: outdoor, track and field: x-country, and basketball. To wrap things up, the highest-earning fourth of graduates take home a starting salary of $51,900 or higher and six years after graduating, one out of every four graduates make $63,800 or more.