FourYearCost

University of Northwestern-St Paul

Saint Paul, MNPrivate nonprofitRank 1096 of 1,732

Heads-up: 42% of undergraduates here are part-time and 37% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$21,360
394 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$20,858
1,060 recipients
The drop
$502
2.3% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$21,360Later years$20,858

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$21,812
$30–48k$19,037
$48–75k$20,077
$75–110k$24,781
$110k+$29,865

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$35,340
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$36,830
Change$1,490 (+4.2%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$11,148

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$31,5402018-19$32,2102019-20$33,2002020-21$34,1802021-22$35,3402022-23$36,8302023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +16.8% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$22,9652020-21$25,7042021-22$26,7792022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years67%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)84%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants30%
Freshmen taking federal loans64%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$5,493
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$785

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

Compare with other colleges Compare with the two most similar

More: all MN colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Bethany Lutheran College$20,192$494
North Central University$18,521$1,427
Concordia College at Moorhead$17,631−$158
Crown College$17,543$2,580
Concordia University-Saint Paul$16,911$6,106

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