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Northern State
U. Northwestern-St Paul

Academics

Academics

How these colleges teach, spend per student, and what their graduates major in.

Faculty

Students per faculty member
Northern State19 to 1
U. Northwestern-St Paul16 to 1
Full-time faculty share
Northern State95%
U. Northwestern-St Paul100%
Average faculty salary
Northern State$80,539
U. Northwestern-St Paul$59,346

Spending and endowment

Instruction spending per student
Northern State

$9,584 (public, GASB accounting)

U. Northwestern-St Paul

$8,516 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Endowment per student
Northern State

$30,532 (public, GASB accounting)

U. Northwestern-St Paul

$10,920 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)

Tuition share of core revenue
Northern State17%
U. Northwestern-St Paul47%

Shown as figures, not bars: public and private nonprofit colleges report finances on different accounting forms, so dollar amounts aren't directly comparable across them.

Degrees awarded

Bachelor's degrees awarded
Northern State229
U. Northwestern-St Paul394
Most popular majors
Northern State

Elementary Education and Teaching 10% · Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 9% · Psychology, General 9%

U. Northwestern-St Paul

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 11% · Business Administration and Management, General 9% · Exercise Science and Kinesiology 7%

Your major

Pick a field of study to see which of these colleges award bachelor's degrees in it, how many, and what graduates earn .

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

All academics numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why