Northwestern Polytechnic University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Northwestern Polytechnic University, also known as NPU, is a private, co-educational institute of higher education located in Fremont, California. Dr. Ramsey Carter and Dr. Barbara Brown established the institution in 1984. The university confers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in areas like business administration and information sciences, electrical engineering, computer science and computer engineering, among others. The university also offers online programs, facilitating outstation candidates and service holders.

Northwestern Polytechnic University houses several organizations, including the Student Government Association and the Loyola University Community Action Program. The university is home to eight fraternities and seven sororities.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, computer science and engineering, and business and management.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of engineering and technology.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,107 in 2009-2010 (1,184 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 13% of enrolled students and graduate students are 87%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Northwestern Polytechnic University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (117 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (132 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Software Engineering

ENGINEERING (163 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering