Northwestern College

Oak Lawn, IL

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 474
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential // higher part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 12% / 88% (2017)

First generation college students: 51.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 11.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 3.9% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 56.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 27.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 17.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 14.6%
Black: 57.6%
Hispanic: 25.1%
Asian: 1.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
2+ races: 0.0%
Non-resident alien: 0.0%
Unknown race: 0.2%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $27,975
In-State tuition: $18,475
Out-of-State tuition: $18,475

Estimated books and supplies: $1,548 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $8,100 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $32,898 (2017)
Median Family Income: $16,060 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 81.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 91.1%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $201 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $18,804
$30k-48k $19,240
$48k-75k $23,229
$75k-110k $0
$110k+ $27,975

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 13%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $10,130 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $10,667 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 23.3% (2015)
@3 year 33.0% (2017)
@5 year 38.8% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 13.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 14.6% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $33,950 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $37,211 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 25 $18,334 $134 $30,526 ($2,544)
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 11 $38,372 ($3,198)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 81 $13,542 $134 $21,975 ($1,831) $28,283 ($2,357)
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 16 $49,512 ($4,126)
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 120 $38,290 $286 $50,780 ($4,232) $78,269 ($6,522)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 2
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 7 $33,736 ($2,811)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $50,697
Full time faculty: 36%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0

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