Northwood University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northwood University

Northwood University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Midland, Michigan (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,974 students of which 2,515 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. Northwood University is categorized as “29” 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. The reported admission rate is 64.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,232, with published in-state tuition of $34,400 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,842, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.6%. Graduates earn a median of $63,075 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,058 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 250200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.4% 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.