Orange City, IA
Northwestern College
https://www.nwciowa.edu/Repayment outcome
95.9%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$24,500–$49,900
middle 50% · median $36,200
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$19,499
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$20,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$37,884
Default rate
2.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Health Professions$61,516
- Education$55,719
- Business$41,193
- Parks & Fitness$33,080
- Biology$20,925
Academics
Acceptance
76.1%
Avg SAT
1,095
Enrollment
1,147
What students study
18 fields offered
Education
20% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Business13.8%
- 03Biology9.5%
- 04Health Professions9.1%
- 05Psychology7.5%
- 06Visual & Performing Arts6.3%
- 07Parks & Fitness5.1%
- 08Social Sciences4.3%
- 09Theology3.6%
- 10Communications3.2%
- 11Foreign Languages2.8%
- 12History2.8%
- 13Computer Science2.4%
- 14Math & Statistics2.4%
- 15Public Admin2.4%
- 16English & Literature2.0%
- 17Philosophy1.6%
- 18Liberal Arts1.2%