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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.

44 Undergraduate Degrees
74 Graduate Degrees
$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 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NNU?

88% Acceptance Rate
59% 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 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

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 510 and 610.

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

SAT Math Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800
NNU received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 17 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Northwest Nazarene University  ( 19 to 27 )
1
36

Can I Afford Northwest Nazarene University?

$29,859 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
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.

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

409 Took All Classes Online
864 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 864 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 5th most popular in Idaho 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 NNU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 15%

Northwest Nazarene University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 42 0 42
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 34 34
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 26 26
Nursing Administration 0 14 14
Physical Therapy/Therapist 2 0 2
TOTAL 44 74 118

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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