Northwest Indian College

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northwest Indian College

Northwest Indian College operates as a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 629 students of which 1,014 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Northwest Indian College is categorized as “33” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $3,136, with published in-state tuition of $4,365 and a Pell grant recipient share of 52.3%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 21.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 55.0%. Graduates earn a median of $35,447 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,768 six years post-enrollment, and 38.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.