Inside Academics at Northwood University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northwood University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Northwood University is about average at 13 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. 18% of the instructors at Northwood University are employed full time, near the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Northwood University can choose from 20 majors with reported graduates spanning 5 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Northwood University are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Northwood University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Northwood University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Northwood University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,573 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Northwood University retains and graduates its students — 79% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further at Northwood University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Northwood University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Northwood University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Northwood University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Northwood University — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Northwood University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Northwood University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies