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Northland College Data & Information Overview

58% Acceptance Rate
7% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Northland College Ranked?

Natural Resources & Conservation Highest Ranked Major

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Overall Quality

Northland was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Northland?

58% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Northland College has an acceptance rate of 58%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Northland.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to Northland submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 590. Math scores were between 500 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Northland College  ( 510 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Northland College  ( 500 to 570 )
200
800
Northland received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 20 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Northland College  ( 20 to 27 )
1
36

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Northland College Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
74% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Northland is an impressive 10 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Northland College is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  74 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Northland College

73% Freshmen Retention
47% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Northland College has a freshmen retention rate of 73%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  73 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Northland the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 47%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  47 out of 100
0
100

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Northland College Undergraduate Student Diversity

545 Full-Time Undergraduates
20.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 570 undergraduates at Northland with 545 being full-time and 25 being part-time.

How Much Does Northland College Cost?

$19,936 Net Price
70% Take Out Loans
$31,000 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Northland is $19,936. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Northland

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,112 $16,375 $18,705 $21,942 $24,341

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Northland, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Northland, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $7,750 a year. That adds up to $31,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northland is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Northland Graduates Make?

$40,467 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Northland make around $40,467 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Northland College

Wisconsin State
545 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Northland College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Ashland, Wisconsin. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Ashland draws many to the area.

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Contact details for Northland are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1411 Ellis Avenue, Ashland, WI 54806-3999
Phone: 715-682-1699
Website: https://www.northland.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northlandEDU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/northland_edu

Northland College Majors

29 Majors With Completions
140 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 25 $26,937
General Biology 20 $28,129
Geological & Earth Sciences 14 NA
Natural Resources Conservation 10 $29,122
Teacher Education Grade Specific 7 $34,854
Business Administration & Management 6 NA
Sociology 6 NA
History 6 NA
Chemistry 5 NA
Outdoor Education 5 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Northland College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Northland

14% Take At Least One Class Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 76 students took at least one online class at Northland College. This is a decrease from the 244 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 76 0
2019-2020 244 0
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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