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Northland College is a private regional college located in Ashland, Wisconsin. Northland College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Northland College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $40,467 10 years after enrolling, 33rd in Wisconsin, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Northland College bachelor students earn 11% less than the national average. Northland College is ranked 31st in Wisconsin.
Northland College’s median net annual cost of $19,936 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Northland College sorted by number of graduates - Natural Resources and Conservation, Other., Natural Resource Conservation, Education - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$19,936
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 53% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Northland College is 6% lower than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Northland College, Pell Grant recipients represent 35% of the measured graduating class, equal to the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Northland College graduates within 4.1 years.
Northland College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Northland College’s economic mobility score of 6.42 is calculated by adjusting the 7.64 economic score of lower-income students by the 35% pell grant recipients within the student body. Northland College’s EMS of 6.42 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Northland College pays $19,936 a year, $31,798 less than the $51,734 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $19,936
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Northland College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $19,936 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 70% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,750. This is 16% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,173
Pell grants
$4,430
State grants
$3,311
Institutional grants
$27,086
Northland College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 58% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,436 applicants, of which 828 were admitted and 124 enrolled. Northland College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
53%
59%
First time
75%
59%
In-state
34%
68%
1st generation
20%
35%
White
69%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
3%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
15%
12%