History
Northwest University was founded by the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God and opened to students on October 1, 1934. The District Presbytery appointed Dr. Henry H. Ness to be the first president. The University was housed in the facilities of Hollywood Temple, Seattle, Washington, for the first twenty-five years of its existence.
Education
The people of Northwest University carry the call of God by continually building a learning community dedicated to spiritual vitality, academic excellence, and empowered engagement with human need.
Career
The Northwest University Career Development Center serves students in the life calling discernment process by means of assessment, skill development, and life coaching.
Student services
https://www.northwestu.edu/international
Housing services
Welcome Home
You aren't just choosing a university. You're also choosing a place to call home. At NU, we are dedicated to creating a close, supportive, and safe community for all students. A place where you'll learn how to live life well with others. A place where you can thrive academically, spiritually, and socially. A place that feels like it was made just for you. Because, guess what? It was.
Library services
Scholarly or academic journals are used to share the research with other scholars or researchers in the same field. Not every scholarly journal uses the peer-review process, but many research databases use “peer-reviewed” and “scholarly” (or “academic”) as synonyms.
Campus life
The Office of Community Life facilitates opportunities for leadership development, campus engagement, and co-curricular partnerships to help students foster discernment and meaning-making in their vocational calling.
Overseeing leadership development at Northwest, Community Life provides broad-based training to all student leaders.
Sports facilities
https://nueagles.com/index.aspx
Student clubs
https://www.northwestu.edu/campus-ministries
Accreditation
Northwest University is a regionally-accredited, Christian coeducational undergraduate institution offering baccalaureate college education under the control of the Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Northwest, Southern Idaho, and Wyoming districts of the Assemblies of God. All these districts are represented on the University's Board of Directors. The University is endorsed by the Commission on Christian Higher Education of the Assemblies of God and the Association of Christian Schools International.
Northwest University Overview
Northwest University Rankings
Study Portals Meta Ranking
Top 15.3% United States
Top 12.4% Worldwide
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
Academic Ranking of World Universities
301
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| - | - | 301 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Northwest University Campus Locations
#1 Main Campus
United States Country
Kirkland City
Northwest University Student Reviews & Awards
3.6
Based on 7 reviews
- 5 Star 2 Reviews
- 4 Star 3 Reviews
- 3 Star 0 Reviews
- 2 Star 1 Review
- 1 Star 1 Review
Amazing Program
I am so thankful for my time at Northwestern College! The program was exactly what I was looking for to reach goals and move forward successfully in my business. I cannot say enough about the support you receive as a student from admissions, finance, instructors, and peer support offerings. This College also has very competitive pricing to obtain a 4 year degree.
Review of NWSM
Northwest School of Medicine (NWSM) in Peshawar offers a solid MBBS program with a curriculum aimed at meeting international standards. The faculty includes experienced professionals who focus on quality education. The facilities include modern labs, a well-stocked library, and an attached teaching hospital for practical experience. NWSM supports student research with various opportunities and resources. The campus offers a balanced student life with extracurricular activities and respects Islamic values, providing prayer facilities and an accommodating environment. Health services and wellness programs are also available to support student well-being.
2/5
Doing an online masters
I'm not happy with the online program for working adults, particularly the IDS program. There are far too many group projects that span the entire course, which has made it difficult to build a meaningful portfolio or clearly demonstrate my individual skills. I don't feel like I'm learning much that's actually helpful for a career switch. Support services at NU have also been disappointing. They seem to lack understanding of conditions like ASD and CPTSD, and overall student competency in the program has been lower than expected. Some instructors are great, but others are not, and at least one was extremely difficult to work with. Maybe the on-campus experience is better, but I'd advise others to carefully consider whether the online IDS program is the right fit, especially if you're looking to develop individual skills or career-ready work.
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