69% freshman retention rate, considerably higher than national and regional averages.
95% of our graduates find employment or continue their education within six months of graduation.
Northwest's student loan default rate is 5.6%, compared to Missouri's average rate of 8.6% and a national average of 9.1%.
57% graduation rate, 19% higher than the national average
Average class size of 27
70% of Northwest classes have fewer than 30 students.
95% of tenure and tenure-track faculty have the highest degree in their field.
100% of classes taught by professionals, not graduate assistants
50% of Northwest’s regular courses are web enhanced.
22-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio
Laptops and textbooks are included in tuition at Northwest, ensuring that all students have access to the tools they need to be successful in the classroom. The textbook rental program saves students an average of $1,168 per year.
90% of first-year students at Northwest rate their experience as “good” or “excellent,” and 87% of seniors said they would choose Northwest again if they could start over their college career, according to findings in the 2012 National Survey of Student Engagement.
More than 70% of students actively participate in one or more of Northwest’s 150 student organizations.
Students gave about 25,000 hours of their time to their community in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Students have about 1,200 opportunities to build their resumes right on campus through student employment.
Northwest named to 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement. Northwest has been named to the honor roll six times since its inception in 2006.
Winner of the 2011 Annual Recycling Award from the Missouri State Recycling Program, which recognizes outstanding contributions in a series of recycling collection, waste or recycled content procurement.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a mixed use academic and business incubator, winner of the Southern Growth Policies 2010 Innovator Award. This marked Northwest’s second-straight year to win the award.
Since 1982, Northwest has been on the cutting edge of alternative fuels. Approximately 75-85% of the University’s thermal energy needs are provided through alternative fuels, saving taxpayers more than $13 million since the program’s inception.
The Horace Mann Laboratory School and the Phyllis and Richard Leet Center for Children and Families provide a clinical experience for pre-service teachers and a diverse and interactive learning environment for children ages three through sixth grade.
The Department of Agricultural Sciences offers students hands-on experience at its 750-acre R.T. Wright Farm, which is home to beef, swine, dairy, poultry and sheep herds, as well as row, silage and hay crops. Students also gain experience at the campus orchard, Horticulture Complex, a composting facility and on the campus grounds as the Missouri State Arboretum.
The Department of Communication and Mass Media offers students hands-on experience through two campus radio stations, a campus TV station, a semi-independent broadcast production company, and award-winning student publications including a newspaper, yearbook and online magazine.
