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Northwest Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Nampa, Idaho. Nampa is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

$29,859 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
88% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Northwest Nazarene University?

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Contact details for NNU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 623 S. University Blvd., Nampa, ID 83686-5897
Phone: 208-467-8011
Website: www.nnu.edu

How Do I Get Into NNU?

You can apply to NNU online at: https://www.nnu.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for NNU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into NNU?

88% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
54% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 88%, NNU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to NNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 630. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 490 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 480 to 600 )
200
800
NNU received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 27. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 17 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 18 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Northwest Nazarene University?

$29,859 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
0.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of NNU is $29,859. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NNU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,390 a year. That adds up to $29,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NNU is 0.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northwest Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,042 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,323 undergraduate students at NNU, with 1,042 being full-time and 281 being part-time.

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There are also 721 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,042 full-time undergraduates at NNU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest Nazarene University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 136
White 797
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 76

Geographic Diversity

Idaho students aren't the only ones who study at Northwest Nazarene University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at NNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Northwest Nazarene University

670 Took All Classes Online
1,000 Took At Least One Class Online
-3.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,000 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NNU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Idaho for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NNU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest Nazarene University was -3.2%. This is the #1,302 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NNU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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