Indiana University - Northwest Healthcare Programs

Located in Gary, Indiana, Indiana University - Northwest is a public institution. Gary is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Indiana University - Northwest?

Contact details for IU Northwest are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408-1197
Phone:	888-968-7486
Website:	www.iun.edu

How Do I Get Into IU Northwest?

You can apply to IU Northwest online at: https://sisjee.iu.edu/essweb-prd/web/sisad/apply/welcome/?urlSource=NW

Admission Requirements for IU Northwest

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into IU Northwest?

With an acceptance rate of 80%, IU Northwest may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 72% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to IU Northwest submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 600. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

IU Northwest received ACT scores from 4% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

Can I Afford Indiana University - Northwest?

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 IU Northwest, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,027 a year. That adds up to $20,108 over four years for those students.

Indiana University - Northwest Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,063 undergraduate students at IU Northwest, with 2,206 being full-time and 857 being part-time.

There are also 397 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,206 full-time undergraduates at IU Northwest, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	77
Black or African American	307
Hispanic or Latino	633
White	1,069
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Indiana University - Northwest. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at IU Northwest. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Indiana University - Northwest

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at IU Northwest. In 2022-2023, 2,325 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 17th most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of IU Northwest majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	14%

Indiana University - Northwest Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	0	64	0	64
Radiologic Technology	26	0	18	0	44
Health Services Administration	0	0	20	0	20
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	15	0	15
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	13	0	0	0	13
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	10	10
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	0	9	0	9
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	7	0	7
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	7	0	0	7
Health Information Management	0	0	5	0	5
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	2	0	2
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	39	7	140	10	196

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Lord dumbello under License

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