by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Northwestern Health Sciences University was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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NWHSU was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Northwestern Health Sciences University has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at NWHSU it is much better at 4 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northwestern Health Sciences University is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 379 undergraduates at NWHSU with 143 being full-time and 236 being part-time.
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 NWHSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NWHSU, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $11,285 a year. That adds up to $45,140 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NWHSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2501 W 84Th St, Bloomington, MN 55431 |
| Phone: | 952-888-4777 |
| Website: | www.nwhealth.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Chiropractic | 159 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 35 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 31 | NA |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 29 | NA |
| Human Biology | 24 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 19 | NA |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 3 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 1 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 0 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 860 students took at least one online class at Northwestern Health Sciences University. This is a decrease from the 1,013 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 860 | 201 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,013 | 214 |
| 2020-2021 | 959 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 214 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
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.
References
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