Student Population at NU

The following chart compares NU'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 Michigan.

NU has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 956 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Michigan average (1,809 students).

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

By gender, there are 1,489 male and 920 female students attending NU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.62 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 NU.

At Northwood University, 1,796 students (74.55% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,178 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, 681 students live in Michigan where Northwood University is located in and 480 students have enrolled from other states.