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Northwest Nazarene University

Nampa, Idaho

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Founded in 1913, Northwest Nazarene University is a comprehensive Christian university with over 80 undergraduate areas of study, 18 master’s degrees in six different disciplines, five Education Specialists degrees, and two doctoral degrees. NNU sits on an 88-acre residential campus in the heart of the Boise Valley, with online and extension campuses in Idaho Falls and in 35 countries around the world.

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NNU is committed to providing a transformational education that prepares its students to pursue a meaningful life rooted in timeless values and empowered by community, equipping them to become God’s creative and redemptive agent in the world. NNU’s 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students hail from 41 states and 27 countries. It has more than 6,000 continuing education students from a variety of professions and more than 10,000 high school students who participate in the university’s concurrent credit program.

NNU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and has been ranked by Princeton Review and U.S. News and World Report as one of the top regional universities in the West and as a “Best Value” institution for delivering high-quality education at an affordable price.

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Get to know Northwest Nazarene University

1,389
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
58%
 
Enrolled male students
42%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
78%
 
Part-time students
13%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
99%
 
Adjuncts
1%
 
Faculty Ratio
18:1
Student/teacher ratio
$32,130
Full-time tuition cost
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6-year graduation rate
Aug 1
Application deadline
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Acceptance rate
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Benefits

Student Activities

Student Activities

  • Campus Ministries
  • Choral groups
  • Concert band
  • Drama/theatre
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz band
  • Music ensembles
  • Musical theatre
  • Pep band
  • Student government
  • Symphony orchestra
  • Yearbook
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High-Impact Practices

High-Impact Practices

  • Common Intellectual Experiences
  • Learning Communities
  • Writing-Intensive Courses
  • Collaborative Assignments and Projects
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Diversity/Global Learning
  • Service-Learning, Community-Based Learning
  • Internships/Coops/Practicums
  • Capstone Courses and Projects/Senior Experience
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Campus Resources

Campus Resources

  • Career Services
  • Writing Center
  • Academic Advisors
  • Library Services
  • Faculty Mentors
  • Disability Services
  • Multicultural Engagement Center
  • Health Services
  • Academic Tutors
  • Financial Aid Advisors
  • Veteran Services
  • Counseling
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What Others are Saying

“NNU is made up a friendly, Christ-centered community that has been encouraging individual transformation for more than 100 years. As time goes by, the NNU family only continues to grow, and that is something worth celebrating!”
— Joel Pearsall, NNU President

Contact Northwest Nazarene University

Contact Admissions

www.nnu.edu/apply
(877) 668-4968
admissions@nnu.edu

Campus Information

623 S. University Boulevard
Nampa, ID 83686

(877) NNU-4YOU

Visit Northwest Nazarene University Online

www.nnu.edu