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Northwest University

Northwest University
5520 108th Ave NE
Kirkland, WA 98083-0579

Official telephone: (425) 822-8266
Fax number: (425) 889-5224
Website: https://www.northwestu.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 80%
Student:Faculty ratio: 7:1
Total faculty: 76 men, 110 women
Full-time faculty: 16 men, 26 women
Part-time faculty: 60 men, 84 women
Graduation rate: 67% within six years

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History and Political Science
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Missions/Missionary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Management
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Youth Ministry
Certificates

  • Education, Other
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
Diplomas

  • Development Economics and International Development
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
Doctorates

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychology, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Psychology, Other
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Theology and Religious Vocations, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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