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Northwest University Kirkland Undergraduate

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Graduation Rate

Kirkland Undergraduate (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

Graduation Rate by Gender

Kirkland Undergraduate (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

Graduation Rate by Ethnicity

Kirkland Undergraduate (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

Graduation Rate Comparison

Kirkland Undergraduate (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

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Retention Rate

Kirkland Undergraduate (beginning Fall 2022 and returning Fall 2023)

Retention Rate Comparison

Kirkland Undergraduate (beginning Fall 2022 and returning Fall 2023)

Northwest University Center of Online and Extended Education

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Graduation Rate

Center for Online and Extended Education (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

Graduation Rate by Gender

Center for Online and Extended Education (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

Graduation Rate by Ethnicity

Center for Online and Extended Education (6-year beginning Fall 2017)

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Retention Rate

Center for Online and Extended Education (beginning Fall 2022 and returning Fall 2023)

Additional Facts

  • 86% of graduating Kirkland undergraduate students complete an internship or practicum.
  • 96% of alumni graduating one-year or five-years previously report they are currently employed and/or enrolled in a graduate program.
  • 86% of alumni graduating one-year or five-years previously report they are working in a field related to their major or a different field by choice.
  • 90% of alumni graduating one-year or five-years previously report they were well prepared or prepared for their career or graduate program.