Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Northwestern Health Sciences's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota.
Northwestern Health Sciences has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 364 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota average (2,000 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Northwestern Health Sciences University1,101439662
Similarly Ranked Schools364659126
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Minnesota2,0001,727783
The below chart compares the student population between Northwestern Health Sciences University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 393 male and 708 female students attending Northwestern Health Sciences. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.56 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 Northwestern Health Sciences.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Northwestern Health Sciences
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total439137302
Men1084068
Women33197234
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Northwestern Health Sciences
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total66258280
Men28527114
Women37731166

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 512 White students (46.50%) and 248 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (22.52%) at Northwestern Health Sciences University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwestern Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native404
Asian441034
Black or African American671354
Hispanic391425
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White18049131
Two or More Races19514
Race/Ethnicity Unknown741658
Total 439108331
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwestern Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native211
Asian23158
Black or African American22715
Hispanic20911
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White332123209
Two or More Races1138
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1747995
Total 662285377

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 449 students whose age under twenty five and 296 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
Especially, 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Northwestern Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
Total439 108331
18-1920 218
20-2134 529
22-24119 2396
25-29133 4093
30-3452 1834
35-3935 1124
40-4933 726
50-6413 211
Total 439 108331
Population by Student Age at Northwestern Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
Total662 285377
20-2126 917
22-24250 116134
25-29223 121102
30-3459 1742
35-3933 924
40-4945 639
50-6424 519
65 and over2 20
Total 662 285377

Online Student Population

At Northwestern Health Sciences University, 937 students (85.10% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 210 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, 85 students live in Minnesota where Northwestern Health Sciences University is located in and 123 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,101439662
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes21012387
Enrolled Some in Online Classes727277450
Not Enrolled in Online Classes16439125
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)21012387
Minnesota Residents855827
Other State in U.S.1236459
Outside of U.S.101
Unknown110