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Northwestern Health Sciences University

Bloomington, Minnesota Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Northwestern Health Sciences University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Bloomington, Minnesota. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,101, made up of 439 undergraduates and 662 graduate students.

Northwestern Health Sciences University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Chiropractic, Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist, and Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage. It awarded 324 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,101
Students enrolled
324
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 12

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 11
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
15
Associate degrees
59
Master's degrees
43
Professional doctorates
154
Certificates under 1 year
20
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
23
Postbaccalaureate certificates
10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,101
Undergraduates, fall 2024
439
Graduate students, fall 2024
662
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,479
Undergraduates, 2024-25
675
Graduate students, 2024-25
804
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
20%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
74%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President and CEO
Deborah Bushway
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Student veteran organization

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