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Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education: cost, admission and results

Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education is a private nonprofit college in Kirkland, Washington. It has about 405 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $31,325 a year.

At a glance

  • $31,325Net price a year
  • 36%Graduation rate
  • $61,237Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Kirkland, Washington 98033
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Suburb of a large city
Undergraduate students
405
Graduate students
131
Students per teacher
27 to 1
Accredited by
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Campus
Branch campus
Website
northwestu.edu

Getting in

Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education 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$15,561
Books and supplies$792
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$37,710
Average net price after grants and scholarships$31,325

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 65% above 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$27,539
$30,001 to $48,000$30,740
$48,001 to $75,000$27,044
$75,001 to $110,000$36,122
Above $110,000$37,282

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 year50%78%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)36%39%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$61,237$56,341$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$21,500$14,790$19,994

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

18% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 18% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 57% women and 43% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 48 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 University-Center for Online and Extended Education?

Published tuition and fees are $15,561 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education?

36% 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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