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Northwest Indian College: cost, admission and results

Northwest Indian College is a public college in Bellingham, Washington. It has about 629 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $9,346 a year.

At a glance

  • $9,346Net price a year
  • 22%Graduation rate
  • $35,232Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Bellingham, Washington 98226
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a midsize city
Undergraduate students
629
Students per teacher
14 to 1
Accredited by
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Website
nwic.edu

Getting in

Northwest Indian College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$4,365
Room and meals on campus$6,000
Books and supplies$528
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$16,477
Average net price after grants and scholarships$9,346

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 51% below the median net price of colleges in Washington on this site ($19,020). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$9,378
$30,001 to $48,000$8,538
$48,001 to $75,000$9,208
$75,001 to $110,000$9,930
Above $110,000$15,737

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeWA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year55%78%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)22%39%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$35,232$56,341$53,132

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Washington and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

59% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 0% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 74% women and 26% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 47 of the 56 colleges in Washington on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,390.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Northwest Indian College?

Published tuition and fees are $4,365 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Northwest Indian College?

22% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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