Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Northwest's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Wyoming.
Northwest has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,804 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Wyoming average (12,450 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Northwest College1,4861,486
Similarly Ranked Schools2,8042,804
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,810
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Wyoming12,4509,998
The below chart compares the student population between Northwest College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 663 male and 823 female students attending Northwest. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Northwest.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Northwest
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,486697789
Men663335328
Women823362461

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,121 White students (75.44%) and 114 Hispanic students (7.67%) at Northwest College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwest College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwest College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native251411
Asian1165
Black or African American734
Hispanic1144371
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White1,121474647
Two or More Races301812
Race/Ethnicity Unknown713338
Total 1,486663823

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,217 students whose age under twenty five and 177 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwest College.
Especially, 483 students are younger than eighteen and 13 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwest College.
Population by Student Age at Northwest College
TotalMenWomen
Total1,486 663823
Under 18483 196287
18-19468 236232
20-21165 8679
22-24101 4457
25-2991 4348
30-3449 1930
35-3944 1232
40-4949 1237
50-6422 715
65 and over13 85
unknown1 01
Total 1,486 663823

Online Student Population

At Northwest College, 871 students (58.61% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 271 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 249 students live in Wyoming where Northwest College is located in and 21 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total1,486
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes271
Enrolled Some in Online Classes600
Not Enrolled in Online Classes615
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)271
Wyoming Residents249
Other State in U.S.21
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1