Northwestern Health Sciences University Healthcare Programs

Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, Northwestern Health Sciences University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of NWHSU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Northwestern Health Sciences University?

Contact details for NWHSU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 W 84Th St, Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone:	952-888-4777
Website:	www.nwhealth.edu

How Do I Get Into NWHSU?

You can apply to NWHSU online at: www.nwhealth.edu/admissions/how-to-apply

Northwestern Health Sciences University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Northwestern Health Sciences University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NWHSU, approximately 83% of students took out student loans averaging $11,285 a year. That adds up to $45,140 over four years for those students.

Northwestern Health Sciences University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 379 undergraduate students at NWHSU, with 143 being full-time and 236 being part-time.

There are also 753 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 143 full-time undergraduates at NWHSU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwestern Health Sciences University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

Over 8 countries are represented at NWHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and Bulgaria.

Northwestern Health Sciences University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Chiropractic	0	0	0	0	0	140	140
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine	0	0	0	0	32	13	45
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	16	23	0	0	0	0	39
Radiologic Technology	14	0	0	0	0	0	14
Laboratory Technician	6	0	6	0	0	0	12
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	9	0	0	0	0	0	9
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Asian Bodywork Therapy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	45	23	6	1	35	153	263

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.