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Ranked #634 of 986 for valueBusiness Administration, Management and Operations · 24 graduates
- Earnings 4 yrs after
- $58,804
- Ranked-college median: $64,860
What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 629
Smaller than 74% of colleges
National median 1,603
Northwest Indian CollegeMiddle half of collegesNational median
Designations: Tribal college or university(U.S. College Scorecard · 2025)
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Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Average net price
$9,346
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $4,365
- Average net price
- $9,346
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 59.3%
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21.9%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
55%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$35,232
Former students who received federal aid
Where Northwest Indian College ranks
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Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Bachelor's majors where Northwest Indian College is ranked in CollegesRef's value rankings. Earnings are medians 4 years after graduating, for graduates who received federal aid; the tick on each bar marks the median of all ranked colleges in that field.
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Total students
629
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Tribal college
A Tribal College.
Colleges like Northwest Indian College
Fort Peck Community CollegePoplar, MT
Chief Dull Knife CollegeLame Deer, MT- Little Big Horn CollegeCrow Agency, MT
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Northwest Indian CollegeBellingham, WA, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
Northwest Indian College
Bellingham, WA, United States
- Public
- Tribal college
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
Nearest major citySeattle, WA · about 83 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- Quarter
- Website
- nwic.edu
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How much is Northwest Indian College tuition?
Tuition at Northwest Indian College is $4,365 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $9,346 a year.
What is the average net price at Northwest Indian College?
The average net price at Northwest Indian College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $9,346 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Northwest Indian College?
21.9% of first-time, full-time students at Northwest Indian College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Northwest Indian College?
The closest matches are Fort Peck Community College, Chief Dull Knife College, and Little Big Horn College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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