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Northwest Indian College is a public online college. Northwest Indian College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Northwest Indian College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $30,898 10 years after enrolling, 62nd among online schools, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Northwest Indian College bachelor students earn 20% less than the national average.
Northwest Indian College’s median net annual cost of $6,009 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Northwest Indian College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$6,009
Average years to graduate
3.3
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 3.3 years. 22% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Northwest Indian College is 28% lower than the state average, and 9% below the average for all tribal colleges in the country.
At Northwest Indian College, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Northwest Indian College graduates within 4.4 years.
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.
Northwest Indian College’s economic mobility score of 0.63 is calculated by adjusting the 20.35 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Northwest Indian College’s EMS of 0.63 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
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 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Northwest Indian College pays $6,009 a year, $16,270 less than the $22,279 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 $6,009
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Northwest Indian College, 19% 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 $6,009 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, null% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $null. This is null the national average.
Pell grants
$4,810
State grants
$4,839
Institutional grants
$1,444
Full time
72%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
81%
59%
In-state
79%
68%
1st generation
47%
35%
White
3%
52%
Black
1%
14%
Hispanic
7%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
81%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
7%
12%