Northwood University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Northwood University Midland, also known as NU, is a private university that was established in 1959. It covers an area of more than 90 acres. The university operates a number of campuses located in Cedar Hill, Texas Midland in Michigan, and West Palm Beach in Florida. NU records an enrollment, of over 5,000 students every year. NU was originally created as the Northwood Institute and was situated in a 19th century mansion located in Alma, Michigan. It was moved to its present location and renamed in 1961. The university runs a joint program in association with the Hotel Institute Montreux located in Montreux, Switzerland.

NU possesses a prominent athletics department and the students participate in various sports and events such as men’s and women’s baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, women's volleyball, and cheerleading.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management.
• High male/female ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of business and management.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,941 in 2009-2010 (3,470 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 92% of enrolled students and graduate students are 8%.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Northwood University provides on-campus housing for 826 of its 3,470 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 188 male students received the aid (men were 67% of those receiving aid) and 94 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 33% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Northwood University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,484 awarded)

• Accounting
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Fashion Merchandising
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

HOSPITALITY (27 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

MEDIA (78 awarded)

• Advertising

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (53 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

• Fire Services Administration