Northwestern Health Sciences University Ranking Badges

NWHSU earned 13 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 3 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 5 in the top 10% and 4 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 76 in Overall Diversity (Minnesota), a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 13 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 3 / 1
Highest placement: #1 of 76, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 57
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Northwestern Health Sciences University Earned?

Northwestern Health Sciences University holds 13 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 4 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	3
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	5
Top 15%	4
Total	13

What Is Northwestern Health Sciences University Known For?

Northwestern Health Sciences University is best known for Health Professions: 6 of its 13 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Bodywork & Therapeutic Services, Dietetics & Nutrition Services and Allied Health Professions.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity			✓
Overall Diversity (The Plains States)			✓
Overall Diversity (Minnesota)			✓
Ethnic Diversity	✓
Ethnic Diversity (The Plains States)		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Minnesota)		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Top Ranked	✓
Allied Health Professions
Top Ranked		✓
Bodywork & Therapeutic Services
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Dietetics & Nutrition Services
Most Focused		✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Human Biology
Most Focused	✓

How Does Northwestern Health Sciences University Rank for Veterans?

Northwestern Health Sciences University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,433 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 30%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Northwestern Health Sciences University appears in 57 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.