Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Northwest College is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.8% of undergraduate students being women and 40.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,427, with 854 women and 573 men.
- men 40.2% 573 students
- women 59.8% 854 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 83.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,179 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.0% of the student body, with 112 students. Mixed race students represent 2.1% of the population, with 29 students, while African American students account for 0.9%, with 12 students. Asian students account for 0.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 9 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.4% , with 5 students.
International students make up 2.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 38 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.7% of the population, totaling 24 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Northwest College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 83.7% 1,179 students
- Hispanic 8.0% 112 students
- International students 2.7% 38 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 29 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 24 students
- African American 0.9% 12 students
- Asian 0.6% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 86.1% 68 students
- Hispanic 5.1% 4 students
- Unknown race 3.8% 3 students
- African American 2.5% 2 students
- Mixed race 2.5% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 30% 430 students
- 20-21 10% 144 students
- 25-29 8% 109 students
- 22-24 7% 98 students
- 30-34 4% 64 students
- 40-49 4% 58 students
- 35-39 4% 57 students
- 50-64 3% 39 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Northwest College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 200 | 74.35% | |
| Montana | 38 | 14.13% | |
| California | 6 | 2.23% | |
| Colorado | 4 | 1.49% | |
| Idaho | 4 | 1.49% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | 1.12% | |
| Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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