by our College Data Analytics TeamIs Northwest University really diverse? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at Northwest University. We examined racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
What does diversity really mean at the college level? College Factual crunched the numbers to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
Northwest University total enrollment is approximately 891 students. 679 are undergraduates and 212 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Northwest University undergraduate population is made up of 62.3% women, and 37.7% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Northwest University Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 395 | 58.2% |
| Hispanic | 85 | 12.5% |
| International | 63 | 9.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 55 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.3% |
| Unknown | 14 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 66.5% of full-time grad students are women, and 33.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Northwest University Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94 | 44.3% |
| International | 47 | 22.2% |
| Asian | 18 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic | 18 | 8.5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 5.7% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 12 | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 10 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.5% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 489 | 54.9% |
| International | 110 | 12.3% |
| Hispanic | 103 | 11.6% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 67 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 47 | 5.3% |
| Unknown | 24 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
Northwest University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 78.0% |
| Asian | 6.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 5.1% |
| Unknown | 5.1% |
| Hispanic | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 1.7% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 564 female students and 327 male students at Northwest University.
Northwest University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 100.0% of Northwest University students come from within the state, and 0.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 8 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 134 | 88.2% |
| Oregon | 7 | 4.6% |
| California | 3 | 2.0% |
| Hawaii | 3 | 2.0% |
| Idaho | 2 | 1.3% |
Northwest University hosts roughly 12.3% international (nonresident) students, contributing to the multicultural environment of the campus.
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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