Saint Paul, Minnesota · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
University of Northwestern-St Paul is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,234, made up of 3,163 undergraduates and 71 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.
University of Northwestern-St Paul offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Bible. It awarded 487 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
83% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
3,234
Students enrolled
83%
First-year retention
487
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 70
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
83%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
394
Associate degrees
60
Master's degrees
32
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,234
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,163
Graduate students, fall 2024
71
Full-time, fall 2024
56%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,568
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,468
Graduate students, 2024-25
100
Full-time, 2024-25
52%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
81%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
43%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Other Protestant
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
President
Corbin M. Hoornbeek
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, 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, Dedicated veterans contact