Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $38,946 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $38,946 |
| Average cost of attendance | $51,208 |
| Books and supplies | $400 |
| Room and board, on campus | $11,904 |
| Average net price, all aided students | $23,688 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $21,243 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | $27,969 |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- 93%
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- 868 to 1271
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- 20 to 28
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,442
- Graduate enrollment
- 71
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 18%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
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Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 75% |
| Completion within normal time | 64% |
| First-year retention (full-time) | 83% |
| Median federal debt, graduates | $19,500 |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | $222 |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $29,197 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 76% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at University of Northwestern-St Paul
66 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Undergraduate certificate (3)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies CIP 39.02 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries CIP 39.07 · All credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Associate's degree (5)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · All credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online | 48 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Bachelor's degree (48)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online | 15 | $63,049 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Applied Mathematics CIP 27.03 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Bible/Biblical Studies CIP 39.02 · Some credentials fully online | 139 | $47,114 | $25,819 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biology, General CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online | 20 | $37,374 | $19,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online | 27 | $55,958 | $24,354 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online | 14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Data Processing CIP 11.03 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Design and Applied Arts CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online | 16 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering, General CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online | 20 | $69,327 | $27,000 |
| Engineering-Related Fields CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online | 11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Finance and Financial Management Services CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online | 13 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fine and Studio Arts CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Graphic Communications CIP 10.03 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs CIP 51.11 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| History CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Information Science/Studies CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies CIP 30.23 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| International Business CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online | 17 | $46,576 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology CIP 39.03 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Music CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries CIP 39.07 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Philosophy CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Political Science and Government CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · Some credentials fully online | 38 | $40,659 | $20,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online | 12 | $46,261 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online | 47 | $78,372 | $29,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Social Sciences, General CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online | 21 | $40,666 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online | 12 | $42,676 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online | 23 | $44,792 | $26,114 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies CIP 39.06 · No credentials fully online | 27 | Suppressed for privacy | $19,937 |
Master's degree (5)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 8 | $76,240 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Services, General CIP 44.00 · All credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries CIP 39.07 · All credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies CIP 39.06 · All credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Graduate certificate (5)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online | 1 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Information Science/Studies CIP 11.04 · All credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries CIP 39.07 · All credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies CIP 39.06 · All credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |