Match #1
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
Ankeny, IA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate68%
- 405 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
The colleges most similar to Northwestern College-Iowa are Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary, Emmaus Bible College, and University of Northwestern-St Paul. Northwestern College-Iowa admits 83% of applicants; 4 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Northwestern College-Iowa. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Northwestern College-Iowa
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Match #2
Emmaus Bible College
Dubuque, IA
Profile closeness54/100
Admit rate60%
- 224 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 67%, close to 71%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul, MN
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate93%
- 1,442 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 75%, close to 71%
- Enrollment 1,442 students, close to 1,053
Match #4
Evangel University
Springfield, MO
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate72%
- 1,229 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 1,229 students, close to 1,053
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, WI
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate72%
- 541 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 66%, close to 71%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
Greenville University-Illinois
Greenville, IL
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate98%
- 955 students
- Private nonprofit
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 955 students, close to 1,053
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
North Central University-Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate99%
- 709 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Enrollment 709 students, close to 1,053
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Missouri Baptist University
Saint Louis, MO
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate69%
- 1,488 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 1,488 students, close to 1,053
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Wheaton College-Illinois
Wheaton, IL
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate86%
- 2,341 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Acceptance rate 86%, close to 83%
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate56%
- 2,603 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Questions about Northwestern College-Iowa alternatives
What colleges are similar to Northwestern College-Iowa?
The closest matches to Northwestern College-Iowa are Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary, Emmaus Bible College, University of Northwestern-St Paul, Evangel University, and Maranatha Baptist University. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Northwestern College-Iowa hard to get into?
Northwestern College-Iowa admitted 83% of its 1,172 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is not very selective: it admits most applicants. 4 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
