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

85% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Indiana University - Northwest?

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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 Recommended
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into IU Northwest?

85% Acceptance Rate
70% Of Accepted Are Women
18% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 85%, IU Northwest is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% 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 590. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Indiana University - Northwest  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Indiana University - Northwest  ( 460 to 550 )
200
800
IU Northwest received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 25. Composite scores were between 17 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Indiana University - Northwest  ( 16 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for Indiana University - Northwest  ( 18 to 25 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Indiana University - Northwest  ( 17 to 26 )
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36

Can I Afford Indiana University - Northwest?

35% Take Out Loans
2.4% Loan Default Rate

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.

The student loan default rate at IU Northwest is 2.4%. 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.

Indiana University - Northwest Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,206 Full-Time Undergraduates
73% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,063 undergraduate students at IU Northwest, with 2,206 being full-time and 857 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

696 Took All Classes Online
2,451 Took At Least One Class Online
51.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at IU Northwest. In 2020-2021, 2,451 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.

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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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of IU Northwest

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Indiana University - Northwest was 51.1%. This is the #560 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at IU Northwest 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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