College · Private nonprofit · Kirkland, WA · Suburb
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education
Kirkland, WA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$36k
Undergrad size405
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $36k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
405 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $41k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $36k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$162k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$143k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$20k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $14.7k
- Books & supplies
- $1,128
How students pay for it.
Pell grants18%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention62%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr50%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Suburb
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 405
- Location
- Kirkland, WA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White58%
- Hispanic13%
- Black9%
- Two or more races9%
- Unknown5%
- Asian2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander2%
- International1%
First-gen students36%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time45%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 9
What you can study.