Student Population at NNU

Total Enrollment

1,778

Undergraduate

1,140

Graduate

638

Online Enrollment

409

Men Students

665

Women Students

1,113

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,778 students have enrolled at Northwest Nazarene University - 1,140 undergraduate and 638 graduate.

By gender, 665 male and 1,113 female students are attending Northwest Nazarene University. By attendance status, there are 1,224 full-time students and 554 part-time students.

The number of students at Northwest Nazarene University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho.

Northwest Nazarene University offers online degree/certificate programs and 409 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Northwest Nazarene University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 665 male and 1,113 female students attending NNU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.60 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at NNU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,140	1,008	132
Men	498	452	46
Women	642	556	86

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	638	216	422
Men	167	47	120
Women	471	169	302

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,365 White students (76.77%) and 209 Hispanic students (11.75%) at Northwest Nazarene University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwest Nazarene University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	4	4
Asian	14	5	9
Black or African American	20	9	11
Hispanic	153	57	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	848	379	469
Two or More Races	74	31	43
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	7	5	2
Total	1,140	498	642

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	14	4	10
Black or African American	10	7	3
Hispanic	56	12	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	517	128	389
Two or More Races	19	6	13
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	12	4	8
Total	638	167	471

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,053 students whose age under twenty five and 551 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwest Nazarene University.

Especially, 10 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwest Nazarene University.

Population by Student Age at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,140	498	642
Under 18	10	4	6
18-19	397	181	216
20-21	425	194	231
22-24	147	73	74
25-29	43	13	30
30-34	28	7	21
35-39	28	10	18
40-49	28	3	25
50-64	19	7	12
65 and over	3	0	3
unknown	12	6	6
Total	1,140	498	642

Population by Student Age at Northwest Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	638	167	471
20-21	7	2	5
22-24	67	24	43
25-29	119	29	90
30-34	99	22	77
35-39	90	28	62
40-49	177	38	139
50-64	77	24	53
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	638	167	471

Online Student Population

At Northwest Nazarene University, 864 students (48.59% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 409 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 263 students live in Idaho where Northwest Nazarene University is located in and 141 students have enrolled from other states.