Northwest Nazarene University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Northwest Nazarene University is a private master's university in Nampa, ID (suburb setting), with 1,156 undergraduates (62% women), affiliated with the Church of the Nazarene. It admitted 63% of 3,571 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 940–1210 on the SAT and 25–31 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $56,586 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $27,291 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 63% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.2 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Northwest Nazarene University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 61 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Church of the Nazarene
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 63%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $40,895
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Northwest Nazarene University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Northwest Nazarene University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 3 | $515k | $22,403 | — | |
| Baseball | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 43 | — | 1 | $818k | $19,014 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $850k | $47,218 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 15 | — | 1 | $805k | $53,659 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 13 | — | 2 | $187k | $14,408 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 2 | $151k | $18,868 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 4 | $698k | $23,259 | — | |
| Softball | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 25 | — | 4 | $570k | $22,783 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 83 | — | 8 | $630k | $7,586 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 79 | — | 1 | $524k | $6,632 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great Northwest Athletic Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $564k | $35,259 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.