Is Northwest University a Christian college?

Yes. Northwest University is a Christian college. Its sponsor is Assemblies of God.

What is Northwest University’s Compass Score?

81 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.

Where is chapel held at Northwest University?

Chapel is listed at Butterfield Chapel. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the college’s spiritual life office before you go.

Is Northwest University Compass Recommended?

Yes. Northwest University meets the Compass Recommended standard for Christian identity and academics.

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Northwest University

Kirkland, WA · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Assemblies of God · Assemblies of God and Pentecostal

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Average price after aid $22,288 a year

Median debt at graduation: $20,891 (all students)

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Northwest University is a Christian university in Kirkland, Washington, affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Campus Ministries holds chapel on Wednesdays and Fridays and a worship night on Mondays, and full-time undergraduates must earn 30 spiritual life credits each semester. Every undergraduate takes three required Bible and theology courses in the core.

Faith life at a glance

A week at Northwest University

MonToday
- 8:00PMWorship night
TueToday
No set time
WedToday
- 10:10AMChapel
ThuToday
No set time
FriToday
- 10:10AMChapel
SatToday
No set time
SunToday
No set time

No set time: Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun

Times as the college publishes them. Check before you plan a visit.

In the college’s own words

“Northwest University strongly encourages students to be involved in a local church in order to grow and serve with other believers beyond the college context.”
Source: northwestu.edu
“A few times a semester Campus Ministries will offer a service project in our local area”
Source: northwestu.edu
“Every Monday night, we gather for a time of worship, prayer, and reflection to focus on The Way.”
Source: northwestu.edu

Questions students ask

Do I have to go to chapel?

Full-time, traditional undergraduates are required to attain 30 Spiritual Life credits per semester.

Source: northwestu.edu

What's a normal week?

Chapel meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:10 a.m. in Butterfield Chapel, and The Way meets Mondays at 8 p.m.

Source: northwestu.edu

Where do I find community?

Life Groups meet at various times during the week and cover various topics.

Source: northwestu.edu

Can I serve or go on mission trips?

A few times a semester Campus Ministries offers a local service project, and ministry teams go out each year at home and abroad.

Source: northwestu.edu

Rankings

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Academic Excellence

A-

79 of 100

From federal data, on fixed published scales.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

Graduation rate 35% of score71%
First-year retention 20% of score84%
Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreSAT 1,150
Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of score9 to 1
Instructional spending per student 15% of score$15,820

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Faith scorecard

Each area’s grade and what we found. Tap an area to see the findings and their sources.

Worship and chapel

85 of 100 points · 6 of 7 found

Partly:
Chapel services during the weekTwice a week (Wednesday and Friday chapels at 10:10 a.m. in Butterfield Chapel. The catalog says Campus Ministries coordinates four worship gatherings a week, which includes the Monday worship night (S3).)
Sources (1)
1. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Wednesday and Friday Chapels: in Butterfield Chapel, 10:10am”
  Chapel is held on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:10 a.m. in Butterfield Chapel.
Yes:
Chapel attendance expected of studentsRequired, with a set number of services each term (Full-time traditional undergraduates must earn 30 spiritual life credits each semester, about three chapels a week. Credit can also come from life groups, missions and approved events, not chapel alone.)
Sources (1)
1. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “All full-time, traditional undergraduate students are required to attain 30 Spiritual Life credits per semester.”
  Full-time traditional undergraduates must earn 30 spiritual life credits each semester.
Yes:
Student worship nights or praise servicesEvery week (The Way is a weekly worship night every Monday at 8:00 p.m., open to the public.)
Sources (2)
1. Gatherings & Events | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/gatherings-events · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Every Monday night, we gather for a time of worship, prayer, and reflection to focus on The Way.”
  The Way is a weekly Monday night worship gathering.
2. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “The Way: in Butterfield Chapel, Mondays at 8:00pm”
  The Way worship night is held in Butterfield Chapel on Mondays at 8:00 p.m.
Not enough information:
Prayer opportunities (prayer rooms, prayer groups, days or weeks of prayer)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Campus pastors or chaplains serving studentsFull-time campus pastor or chaplain (A named campus pastor, chaplain or dean of chapel serves students on the college staff.)
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Administrative Directors and Coordinatorseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Campus Ministries, Lead Campus Pastor Shaddye Melu Campus Ministries, Executive Campus Pastor Jamie Shores”
  Shaddye Melu is the Lead Campus Pastor and Jamie Shores is the Executive Campus Pastor in Campus Ministries.
Yes:
A chapel or worship space on campusYes
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Campus Facilitieseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Butterfield Chapel provides a spacious and worship-centered setting for the University's chapel services.”
  Butterfield Chapel is the worship space for the university's chapel services.
Partly:
Published weekly schedule of chapel, worship and prayer3 or 4 times a week (3 weekly times documented: 2 chapel, 1 worship night, 0 prayer.)Computed from the verified chapel services, worship nights and prayer times listed on the college's page (each day a time is offered counts once).

Bible and theology

100 of 100 points · 5 of 6 found

Yes:
Bible or theology courses required of all bachelor's students3 or more courses (The 2026-27 core requires four Bible and theology courses: BIBL 1053, THEO 1093, THEO 2063 and THEO 2293. THEO 2063 is counted under T3; T1 counts three distinct courses: BIBL 1053, THEO 1093 and THEO 2293. The core's fifth course, Journeying Deeper Into Truth, is a choice that may be outside theology.)
Sources (1)
1. Core Curriculum | 2026-2027 Undergraduate Academic Catalogcatalog.northwestu.edu/content.php?catoid=35&navoid=2557 · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “BIBL 1053 - The Christian Scriptures 3 credits | THEO 1093 - Foundations of Christian Faith 3 credits”
  BIBL 1053 and THEO 1093 are required courses in the Loving Truth pillar of the core.
  “THEO 2063 - God and Society 3 credits | THEO 2293 - Christian Vocation 3 credits”
  THEO 2063 and THEO 2293 are required courses in the Loving Truth pillar of the core.
Yes:
Required courses include study of the Old and New TestamentsRequired of all students (BIBL 1053 The Christian Scriptures introduces the content of both Testaments. Description from the 2025-26 catalog; the 2026-27 catalog lists the same course title.)
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Course Descriptions: BIBL 1053eagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “This course introduces the content of the Old and New Testaments”
  BIBL 1053 The Christian Scriptures introduces the content of the Old and New Testaments.
Not enough information:
Christian worldview or faith-and-learning courses requiredNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Faith integrated across the curriculum (stated in academic or faculty policy)Yes
Sources (1)
1. Mission and Values | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/about/mission · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Developing moral, spiritual, intellectual, and aesthetic values through the arts and sciences, we integrate faith, learning, and life.”
  The university's academic values integrate faith, learning and life.
Yes:
Bible, theology or ministry major offeredYes (Biblical and Theological Studies (BA) is a listed undergraduate major, and the college also offers minors in Biblical Studies and Ministry.)
Sources (1)
1. College of Ministry | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/college-ministry · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Biblical and Theological Studies (BA)”
  A Biblical and Theological Studies BA is offered.
Yes:
A published statement of faithYes
Sources (1)
1. Statement of Faith | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/about/faith · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God.”
  The university publishes a Statement of Faith.

Christian community

77 of 100 points · 4 of 7 found

Partly:
Spiritual life staff (pastors, ministers and professional staff)1 to 2 (Two professional ministry staff (Lead and Executive Campus Pastor) are listed in the staff directory. A missions coordinator is also named on the Missions page without a name.)
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Administrative Directors and Coordinatorseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Campus Ministries, Lead Campus Pastor Shaddye Melu Campus Ministries, Executive Campus Pastor Jamie Shores”
  Shaddye Melu is the Lead Campus Pastor and Jamie Shores is the Executive Campus Pastor in Campus Ministries.
Not enough information:
Retreats or spiritual emphasis weeks each yearNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Bible studies, small groups and Christian student organizationsMany (Several named groups: weekly Life Groups, Chic Chat for women, Fellaship for men, One Night gatherings and student worship teams.)
Sources (1)
1. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Life Groups: Meet at various times during the week and cover various topics.”
  Life Groups meet weekly for Bible-centered fellowship and study.
  “Chic Chat and Fellaship: Sunday evening gatherings for women and men, respectively, are held once or twice a semester”
  Chic Chat and Fellaship are Sunday evening gatherings for women and men, held once or twice a semester.
Not enough information:
Faculty affirm the college's statement of faithNot enough information: not found in official sources.
Not enough information:
Faith life in residence halls (hall Bible studies, resident ministry leaders)Not enough information: not found in official sources.
Yes:
Help finding a local church (church fairs, rides, partner churches)Yes (The Local Churches page lists churches grouped by distance from campus (within 6 miles, 6 to 10 miles and farther), some with services in other languages.)
Sources (1)
1. Local Churches | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/local-churches · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Northwest University strongly encourages students to be involved in a local church in order to grow and serve with other believers beyond the college context.”
  The university encourages students to join a local church and lists churches near campus.
Yes:
Office or senior leader for spiritual life or Christian missionYes
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Campus Ministrieseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “The Campus Ministries department exists to cultivate the spiritual vitality of the community and to foster the spiritual formation of each member”
  The Campus Ministries department exists to cultivate spiritual vitality and spiritual formation across the community.

Missions and service

68 of 100 points · 6 of 6 found

Yes:
Service or outreach officeYes (The NU Missions office has a missions coordinator and runs local and global missions.)
Sources (1)
1. NU Missions | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/missions · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Email our Missions Coordinator”
  NU Missions has a missions coordinator to contact.
Partly:
Service hours or service-learning in the curriculumAvailable (Service projects are offered for spiritual life credit, and the catalog describes service learning. Service is not required of all students.)
Sources (2)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Service Learningeagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Partnering with local organizations, students along with faculty and staff across all academic disciplines have opportunities to learn by combining their faith, academic study and leadership development with service activities”
  Students may learn through service activities in partnership with local organizations.
2. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “A few times a semester Campus Ministries will offer a service project in our local area”
  Campus Ministries offers local service projects for spiritual life credit a few times a semester.
Partly:
Missions trips offered to studentsSome (Ministry teams, domestic and international short-term mission trips, go out each year.)
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Campus Ministrieseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international”
  Campus Ministries sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international short-term mission trips.
Partly:
Partnerships with local churches and ministries for serviceSome (The catalog describes partnering with local organizations for service.)
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Service Learningeagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Partnering with local organizations, students along with faculty and staff across all academic disciplines have opportunities to learn by combining their faith, academic study and leadership development with service activities”
  Students may learn through service activities in partnership with local organizations.
Partly:
Cross-cultural or global ministry programsSome (International short-term mission trips are offered.)
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Campus Ministrieseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international”
  Campus Ministries sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international short-term mission trips.
Yes:
Service explicitly rooted in the Christian missionYes
Sources (1)
1. NU Missions | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/missions · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Our mission is to spread the Gospel passionately, sustainably, and full of the Holy Spirit.”
  The NU Missions mission is to spread the Gospel and serve in campus, community and world.

Strengths

Chapel meets on Wednesdays and Fridays in Butterfield Chapel, and a worship night is held every Monday.
Sources (1)
1. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Wednesday and Friday Chapels: in Butterfield Chapel, 10:10am”
  Chapel is held on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:10 a.m. in Butterfield Chapel.
  “The Way: in Butterfield Chapel, Mondays at 8:00pm”
  The Way worship night is held in Butterfield Chapel on Mondays at 8:00 p.m.
Full-time undergraduates are asked to earn 30 spiritual life credits each semester, which encourages regular participation.
Sources (1)
1. Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “All full-time, traditional undergraduate students are required to attain 30 Spiritual Life credits per semester.”
  Full-time traditional undergraduates must earn 30 spiritual life credits each semester.
The university encourages students to join a local church and lists churches near campus by distance.
Sources (1)
1. Local Churches | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/local-churches · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Northwest University strongly encourages students to be involved in a local church in order to grow and serve with other believers beyond the college context.”
  The university encourages students to join a local church and lists churches near campus.
Campus Ministries sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international short-term mission trips.
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Campus Ministrieseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international”
  Campus Ministries sends out ministry teams each year, including domestic and international short-term mission trips.

Concerns

The pages reviewed list no prayer room or set prayer time apart from the worship gatherings.
Sources (1)
1. Gatherings & Events | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/gatherings-events · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Every Monday night, we gather for a time of worship, prayer, and reflection to focus on The Way.”
  The Way is a weekly Monday night worship gathering.
The 2025-26 staff directory lists two campus pastors for the Campus Ministries office.
Sources (1)
1. 2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Administrative Directors and Coordinatorseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
  “Campus Ministries, Lead Campus Pastor Shaddye Melu Campus Ministries, Executive Campus Pastor Jamie Shores”
  Shaddye Melu is the Lead Campus Pastor and Jamie Shores is the Executive Campus Pastor in Campus Ministries.

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Campus ministry home

Campus Ministries, Northwest University (Pecota Student Center)

Address: 5520 108th Ave. N.E., Kirkland, WA 98033
Location: On campus
Facilities: chapel (Butterfield Chapel), Campus Ministries offices in the Pecota Student Center

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Source: northwestu.edu, verified Oct. 20, 2026, eagle.northwestu.edu, verified Oct. 20, 2026, eagle.northwestu.edu, verified Oct. 20, 2026

Campus ministry

Campus Ministries

Sources (1)

2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Catalog, Campus Ministrieseagle.northwestu.edu/departments/registrar/files/2025/09/2025-2026-Undergraduate-Academic-Catalog.pdf · verified Oct. 20, 2026
“The Campus Ministries department exists to cultivate the spiritual vitality of the community and to foster the spiritual formation of each member”
The Campus Ministries department exists to cultivate spiritual vitality and spiritual formation across the community.
“The Pecota Student Center houses the Campus Ministries offices”
The Campus Ministries offices are in the Pecota Student Center.

Christian clubs and student life

5 groups and regular activities · 2 on campus, 1 off campus, 2 location not published

Service 1

Global missions tripsOff campus
Short-term mission trips, domestic and international, sent out by Campus Ministries each year.
eagle.northwestu.edu

Worship and prayer 2

ChapelOn campus
Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:10 a.m.
Corporate worship and teaching from Scripture, in Butterfield Chapel.
northwestu.edu
The WayOn campus
Mondays, 8:00 p.m.
A weekly worship night for time of worship, prayer and reflection, open to the public.
northwestu.edu, northwestu.edu

Clubs and groups 1

Life Groups
Weekly, at various times
Groups of students who meet weekly to read the Bible or a devotional and grow together.
northwestu.edu

Social life 1

Chic Chat and Fellaship
Sunday evenings, once or twice a semester
Gatherings for women (Chic Chat) and men (Fellaship).
northwestu.edu

Everything listed is published by the school, its campus ministry, or the church. Ask the campus minister what’s happening this semester.

Chapel, worship and prayer

Confirm with the campus ministry

Chapel 1

Wednesday, Friday10:10 AMButterfield Chapel · Wednesday and Friday chapels, from the Spiritual Life Credit Policy page.

Worship night 1

Monday8:00 PMButterfield Chapel · The Way worship night, open to the public.

Times come only from official campus ministry, chaplaincy, or school pages, and can change with the season. Last verified Oct. 20, 2026.

Sources for these times (1)

Spiritual Life Credit Policy | Northwest Universitynorthwestu.edu/campus-ministries/spiritual-life-credit-policy · verified Oct. 20, 2026
“Wednesday and Friday Chapels: in Butterfield Chapel, 10:10am”
Chapel is held on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10:10 a.m. in Butterfield Chapel.
“The Way: in Butterfield Chapel, Mondays at 8:00pm”
The Way worship night is held in Butterfield Chapel on Mondays at 8:00 p.m.

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What families pay, by income

Average yearly price after grants and scholarships, for students who receive federal aid.

Average net price by family income
Family income	Price after aid
Up to $30,000	$17,996
$30,001–$48,000	$14,384
$48,001–$75,000	$17,840
$75,001–$110,000	$22,644
Over $110,000	$28,570

Full cost of attendance before aid: $50,501 a year.

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Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS)	679
Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023	Men 40% · Women 60%
First-generation students College Scorecard	36%
Total students	999
Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid	$22,288
Cost of attendance (per year)	$50,501
Median federal debt at graduation	$20,891
Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time	71%
Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients College Scorecard, within 6 years	45%
Graduation rate for first-generation students College Scorecard, within 6 years	47%
Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years	66%
First-year retention	84%
Median earnings 10 years after entry	$54,914
Admission rate	83%
Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24	$30
Students receiving Pell grants	25%

Admitted students’ middle range:SAT 1040–1350

Admission test scores (middle 50% of admitted students who submitted scores)
Average SAT	1150
SAT reading & writing	540–700
SAT math	500–650
ACT composite	—
Test policy	Considered but not required

Value index: 73 / 100 (how it’s computed)

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Earnings by major

Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).

Median earnings by major
Major	Median earnings
Nursing	$89,673
Business administration	$72,343
Teacher education	$58,134
Public relations	$56,136
Psychology	$54,357
Theology	$52,385
Music	$37,112

Also offered (no earnings published yet): Accounting, Arts management, Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Bible/Biblical Studies, Biology, Business (general), Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Communication studies, Criminal justice, Education (general), English, General studies, Health sciences, History, History and Political Science, Human Computer Interaction, Marketing, Mathematics, Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology, Natural resources and conservation, Other philosophy and religious studies, Pastoral counseling, Physiology and pathology, Political science, Religious Music and Worship, Secondary education, Teaching English as a second language.

What students study most

Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).

Most common bachelor’s fields
Field	Share of degrees
Health professions	20%
Business	14%
Biology	11%
Psychology	10%
Interdisciplinary studies	9%

Campus facts

School colors
Setting	Suburb
Part-time undergraduates	3%
Undergraduates aged 25 and older	8%
On-campus room and board (per year)	$11,180
Sports	NAIA · Cascade Collegiate Conference
Study abroad	Offered
Students per faculty member	9 to 1
Undergraduates registered with the disability office	About 10%IPEDS, 2023–24
Faculty who are full-time	25%College Scorecard, fall 2023
Endowment per student	$11,704IPEDS, 2023, per student
Dorm space	For about 99% of studentsBeds per undergraduate; not who lives on campus
Nearest airport with airline service	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)About 16 miles away · about 30 minutes by car
Town population	92,621Census, 2020–2024
Nearest city of 250,000 people or more	SeattleAbout 8 miles away · about 20 minutes by car
Typical weather	42°F in January · 67°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Seattle Sand Pt Wsfo, WA, about 4 miles away

Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors. None of this changes the faith grades.

Campus safety reports

On-campus crimes reported in 2024, per 1,000 students.

On-campus crimes per 1,000 students
Category	This campus	U.S. rate
Rape	0.00	0.07
Robbery	0.00	0.01
Aggravated assault	0.00	0.04
Burglary	0.95	0.08
Motor vehicle theft	0.95	0.15

Numbers reflect what each campus reported. They differ with campus size and how reporting is done, so compare with care. U.S. rate: total reported offenses divided by total students at every institution in the report.

Source: Official data: U.S. Department of Education

Christian churches nearby

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Questions families ask

Is Northwest University a Christian college?: Yes. Northwest University is a Christian college. Its sponsor is Assemblies of God.
What is Northwest University’s Compass Score?: 81 out of 100 (grade B). It combines faith (75%) and academics (25%), each rated from official sources.
Where is chapel held at Northwest University?: Chapel is listed at Butterfield Chapel. Days and times are on this page; please confirm with the college’s spiritual life office before you go.
Is Northwest University Compass Recommended?: Yes. Northwest University meets the Compass Recommended standard for Christian identity and academics.

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IPEDS unit ID 236133
Carnegie classification: Master's university (medium programs)
Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
Religious affiliation (IPEDS): Assemblies of God Church
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