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Northwest Nazarene University: tuition, cost and admissions

Nampa, ID · Private nonprofit university · Suburb (mid)

1,115Undergraduates

88%Acceptance rate

1,139Average SAT

$25,368Avg net cost / yr

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What Northwest Nazarene University actually costs

Item	Amount
Tuition & fees (in-state)	$36,298	Published rate before aid
Tuition & fees (out-of-state)	$36,298	Published rate before aid
Room & board (on campus)	$10,500	Annual
Books & supplies	$1,264	Estimated annual
Total sticker cost	$46,897	Everything, before aid
Average actual cost paid	$25,368	Average paid after grants and scholarships — an average, not a quote

Across all students, the average paid here was $21,529 less than the sticker price — about 46% off, once grants and scholarships are counted. Individual awards vary enormously, and many students receive nothing at all.

Do your own due diligence on cost. Every figure above is a historical federal average for all students at this college. No student pays the average. What you are charged depends on your family’s income and assets, your academic record, the year you apply, and what aid this college has available — and it changes year to year. Use these numbers to decide which colleges are worth investigating, never to decide what one will cost you. Run the college’s own net price calculator — every US college is required by law to publish one — then confirm in writing with its financial aid office before committing to anything. We are not financial, admissions or tax advisers and have no relationship with this college.

Most popular fields of study

Health Professions — 17%

Business, Management & Marketing — 14%

Biological & Biomedical Sciences — 11%

Liberal Arts & General Studies — 7%

Education — 6%

Visual & Performing Arts — 6%

Engineering — 5%

Philosophy & Religious Studies — 5%

Share of degrees awarded, US Dept. of Education.

Varsity athletics at Northwest Nazarene University

Athletic association	D-II
Men’s varsity sports (5)	Track & Field (83), Baseball (43), Soccer (30), Basketball (18), Golf (13)
Women’s varsity sports (6)	Track & Field (79), Softball (25), Soccer (23), Volleyball (16), Basketball (15), Golf (8)
Softball conference	Great Northwest
Head softball coach	Rich Wagner

Squad sizes in brackets, from the federal Equity in Athletics survey (2024–25). Filter by sport and division on the interactive map.

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