Northwest Nazarene University Teaching Programs

Northwest Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. Nampa is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Northwest Nazarene University?

Contact details for NNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	623 S. University Blvd., Nampa, ID 83686-5897
Phone:	208-467-8011
Website:	www.nnu.edu

How Do I Get Into NNU?

You can apply to NNU online at: https://www.nnu.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for NNU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NNU?

NNU has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to NNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 630. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

NNU received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 27.

Can I Afford Northwest Nazarene University?

The overall average net price of NNU is $29,859. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NNU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,390 a year. That adds up to $29,560 over four years for those students.

Northwest Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,323 undergraduate students at NNU, with 1,042 being full-time and 281 being part-time.

There are also 721 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,042 full-time undergraduates at NNU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest Nazarene University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	136
White	797
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

Geographic Diversity

Idaho students aren't the only ones who study at Northwest Nazarene University. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at NNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Northwest Nazarene University

In 2022-2023, 864 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NNU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Idaho for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NNU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	18%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	47%

Northwest Nazarene University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	39	0	0	39
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	17	17
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	15	0	15
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	11	0	12
Elementary Education	9	0	3	0	12
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	11	0	11
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	10	0	10
Music Education	3	0	0	0	3
History Education	2	0	0	0	2
Mathematics Education	1	0	0	0	1
Administration of Special Education	0	0	0	0	0
Art Education	0	0	0	0	0
Biology Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	39	50	17	122

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Moonraker0022 under License

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