Student Population at NU

Total Enrollment

2,246

Undergraduate

1,940

Graduate

306

Online Enrollment

961

Men Students

1,371

Women Students

875

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,246 students have enrolled at Northwood University - 1,940 undergraduate and 306 graduate.

By gender, 1,371 male and 875 female students are attending Northwood University. By attendance status, there are 1,347 full-time students and 899 part-time students.

The number of students at Northwood University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Michigan. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cleary University and Walsh College, its population is very large (average population is 1,055).

Northwood University offers online degree/certificate programs and 961 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 Northwood University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,371 male and 875 female students attending NU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.57 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 NU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,940	1,275	665
Men	1,202	812	390
Women	738	463	275

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	306	72	234
Men	169	42	127
Women	137	30	107

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,537 White students (68.43%) and 198 Black or African American students (8.82%) at Northwood University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwood University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwood University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	6	0
Asian	39	26	13
Black or African American	163	113	50
Hispanic	133	80	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,331	797	534
Two or More Races	65	41	24
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	160	109	51
Total	1,940	1,202	738

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwood University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	19	14	5
Black or African American	35	16	19
Hispanic	16	10	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	206	109	97
Two or More Races	10	6	4
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	12	10	2
Total	306	169	137

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,365 students whose age under twenty five and 655 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwood University.

Especially, 26 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Northwood University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,940	1,202	738
Under 18	26	16	10
18-19	423	265	158
20-21	492	333	159
22-24	326	222	104
25-29	163	94	69
30-34	145	73	72
35-39	118	72	46
40-49	147	74	73
50-64	96	52	44
65 and over	3	0	3
unknown	1	1	0
Total	1,940	1,202	738

Population by Student Age at Northwood University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	306	169	137
20-21	24	9	15
22-24	74	43	31
25-29	62	33	29
30-34	39	19	20
35-39	35	22	13
40-49	48	32	16
50-64	23	10	13
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	306	169	137

Online Student Population

At Northwood University, 1,567 students (69.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 961 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, 573 students live in Michigan where Northwood University is located in and 368 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,246	1,940	306
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	961	765	196
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	606	589	17
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	679	586	93

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	961	765	196
Michigan Residents	573	444	129
Other State in U.S.	368	305	63
Outside of U.S.	20	16	4
Unknown	0	0	0