Private nonprofit · Community college
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, Minnesota · Small city
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- Transfer rate
- $35,887
- Avg net price
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- Grad / completion
- $48,666
- Median earnings
Northwestern Health Sciences University is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Bloomington, Minnesota (small city setting), enrolling 271 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Bloomington, Minnesota
Bloomington is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. In the 1780s, a village called Titanka Tannina existed in what is now Bloomington, at the mouth of Nine Mile Creek. 'Titanka Tannina' is Dakota for 'the Old Village', likely meaning that Titanka Tannina was the first Dakota community on the Minnesota River. Benefiting from its proximity to major transportation routes and the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Bloomington is a major hospitality center with nearly 8,000 hotel rooms. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 9 miles to Minneapolis, MN
- To Great Lakes shore
- 143 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP) · major hub
How Northwestern Health Sciences University compares
Higher than 1% · #42 of 42 in Minnesota
Higher than 89% · #9 of 40 in Minnesota
Cheaper than 3% · #43 cheapest of 43 in Minnesota
Lower than 80%
Lower than 95%
Larger than 51%
Percentiles compare Northwestern Health Sciences University with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Minnesota.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate27129%
- Graduate66271%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women16260%
- Men10940%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White46%
- Black11%
- Hispanic7.0%
- Asian8.5%
- Other or multiracial27%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 271
- Graduate enrollment
- 662
- Student–faculty ratio
- 6 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Students over 25
- 57%
- Median family income
- $28,697
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $69,174
- Endowment
- $3,404,054
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $12,015
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,200
- Total cost of attendance
- $39,863
- Average net price
- $35,887
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 0%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,760
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,666
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,500
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 53%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,101 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $48,666
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 15%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 62%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $21,007 (56%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 83°F
- Winter low
- 9°F
- Annual rain
- 31.6″
- Annual snow
- 51.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Minneapolis/ST Paul AP, MN US station (4.6 mi from campus).
What Northwestern Health Sciences University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.