Northland College

Northland College is a liberal arts college located in Ashland Wisconsin. It was founded in 1892 as the North Wisconsin Academy, and renamed to its present name in 1906. Northland College's recent enrollments have been more than 700 students and spreads over a 220 acre campus. Northland College offers majors, minors, pre-professional studies, evening degree and dual degree programs in diverse areas of study.

Student Government, Student Publications and Northland Volunteer Program are some of the organizations students are involved with. The athletic teams of Northland college are nicknamed as the LumberJacks and LumberJills. Some of the notable alumni of the college include Jamling Tenzing Norgay, the world-famous mountain climber, Sigurd F. Olson, prominent author and environmentalist; and Stan Gruszynski, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• United Church of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

Other important characteristics:

• Faculty tenure system
• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Students

Student enrollment was 682 in 2007-2008 (686 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Financial Aid: Northland College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Housing and Meals

Northland College provides on-campus housing for 566 of its 686 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference for major sports.

Admissions (2008-2009)

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