University of Northwestern-St Paul Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
1,442 students
Near the national median
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 18.5%
- TypePrivate nonprofit
- ClassMaster's college
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division III
Nearby college towns
- Minneapolis5.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Northwestern-St Paul, the largest reported group is White (77.7%), followed by Hispanic (6.5%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Black | 5.3% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 6.5% | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| White | 77.7% | 89.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% | 2.9% |
| Non-resident | 0.9% | 0% |
| Unknown | 1.1% | 1.5% |
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- 93.5%University of Northwestern-St Paul admitted 1,165 of 1,415 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 33.3%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 388 of 1,165.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $23,688average net price after grants for aided students, against $38,946 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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