First Time Freshmen
Why should you choose Northwest?
Quality Academics
Northwest offers more than 140 undergraduate majors and 73 minors. Ninety-five percent of our tenure track faculty have the highest degree in their fields, and our classes are taught by full-time professors, not by graduate assistants. Our faculty will challenge you academically while providing you the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful career.
Affordability
Northwest is one of the most affordable universities in the Midwest. Northwest offers a variety of automatic scholarships based on your ACT score and class rank. Northwest also offers several great out-of-state scholarships for those who qualify.
Hands-on Experience
In our Horace Mann Laboratory School, students majoring in education get a true inside view of what teaching is all about. Northwest offers several other opportunities for hands-on experiences including internships, the University farm for agriculture majors, on-campus radio and television stations, volunteer work and more. Subhead: The Right Size Northwest currently has about 7,000 students. This size offers great opportunities for students to succeed socially as well as academically. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 21-to-1, you will never feel like a number.
Student Success
Ninety percent of freshmen return after their first trimester. This high retention rate is attributed to Northwest's family atmosphere and to the University providing the tools necessary for student success.
