Student Population at NNU

Total Enrollment

1,635

Undergraduate

1,043

Graduate

592

Online Enrollment

268

Men Students

658

Women Students

977

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,635 students have enrolled at Northwest Nazarene University - 1,043 undergraduate and 592 graduate.

By gender, 658 male and 977 female students are attending Northwest Nazarene University. By attendance status, there are 1,139 full-time students and 496 part-time students.

The number of students at Northwest Nazarene University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho.

Northwest Nazarene University offers online degree/certificate programs and 268 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NNU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho.

The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho average (6,589 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Northwest Nazarene University	1,635	1,043	592
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho	6,589	6,479	258

The below chart compares the student population between Northwest Nazarene University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 658 male and 977 female students attending NNU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 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 NNU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,043	940	103
Men	458	429	29
Women	585	511	74

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	592	199	393
Men	200	57	143
Women	392	142	250

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,187 White students (72.60%) and 215 Hispanic students (13.15%) at Northwest Nazarene University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwest Nazarene University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	2	4
Asian	12	5	7
Black or African American	17	10	7
Hispanic	156	61	95
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	748	326	422
Two or More Races	72	32	40
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	12	7	5
Total	1,043	458	585

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	2	3
Asian	14	4	10
Black or African American	11	7	4
Hispanic	59	25	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	439	122	317
Two or More Races	23	8	15
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	32	23	9
Total	592	200	392

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,022 students whose age under twenty five and 457 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwest Nazarene University.

Especially, 13 students are younger than eighteen and 11 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwest Nazarene University.

Population by Student Age at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,043	458	585
Under 18	13	3	10
18-19	368	170	198
20-21	388	175	213
22-24	154	76	78
25-29	46	14	32
30-34	21	5	16
35-39	18	8	10
40-49	20	3	17
50-64	11	3	8
65 and over	4	1	3
Total	1,043	458	585

Population by Student Age at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	592	200	392
20-21	4	0	4
22-24	95	36	59
25-29	110	36	74
30-34	73	29	44
35-39	85	31	54
40-49	133	36	97
50-64	85	30	55
65 and over	7	2	5
Total	592	200	392

Online Student Population

At Northwest Nazarene University, 873 students (53.39% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 268 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, 175 students live in Idaho where Northwest Nazarene University is located in and 81 students have enrolled from other states.