University of Northwestern-St Paul

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Northwestern-St Paul

University of Northwestern-St Paul operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,442 students of which 3,475 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. University of Northwestern-St Paul is categorized as “20” 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 93.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,173. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,705, with published in-state tuition of $37,920 and a Pell grant recipient share of 15.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,325, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.9%. Graduates earn a median of $50,755 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,544 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 127500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.8% 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.