WA
Northwest University
1.90 incidents / 1,000 students
Kirkland, WA · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Northwest University
Across 2022–2024, Northwest University reported 4 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: DigiPen Institute of Technology.
- 1.90
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,001
- Rank of 2,072
- #36
- WA rank
- 1,053
- Enrolled students
1.90 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Northwest University reports 1.90 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 28% below Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (0.00/1k); Saybrook University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes DigiPen Institute of Technology (0.92/1k); Heritage University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (1.48/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); Saint Martin's University (1.44/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.90
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,001
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 52%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 236133 · Northwest University 1.90/1k score rate · #1,001/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.90/1k
- RANK-MID #1,001/2,072
- ST-MID #36 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · +1.90
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ trend
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 1,053
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (-1.90/1k)
Northwest University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (-1.90/1k). National rank #1,001 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Northwest University reports 1.90 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 28% below Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (0.00/1k); Saybrook University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes DigiPen Institute of Technology (0.92/1k); Heritage University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (1.48/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); Saint Martin's University (1.44/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Northwest University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Northwest on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis · lowest peer 0
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Tennessee College of Applied · near 0
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston — near
0 per 1,000 students
- St Paul's School of · near 0
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens — near
0 per 1,000 students
- Northwest University · this campus 1.9
Northwest University — this campus
1.9 per 1,000 students
- West Virginia Wesleyan College · highest peer
West Virginia Wesleyan College — highest peer
13.27 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Northwest University's 1.90/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Northwest University was unchanged from 2 to 2 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 WA 4-year peers in this comparison, Northwest University is larger than 33% and safer-reporting than 36% - the smaller, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Northwest University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Northern University | 48 | 0.00 | 0 | 72 |
| Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | 50 | 0.00 | 3 | 72 |
| Seattle Film Institute | 85 | 0.00 | 6 | 72 |
| Northwest College of Art & Design | 139 | 7.19 | 8 | 14 |
| The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology | 243 | 0.00 | 11 | 72 |
| Faith International University | 464 | 0.00 | 14 | 72 |
| Cornish College of the Arts | 505 | 9.90 | 17 | 8 |
| Northwest Indian College | 636 | 4.72 | 19 | 25 |
| Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | 665 | 0.00 | 22 | 72 |
| Bastyr University | 734 | 0.00 | 25 | 72 |
| Antioch University-Seattle | 771 | 0.00 | 28 | 72 |
| Northwest University (this campus) | 1,053 | 1.90 | 33 | 36 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Northwest University held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Northwest University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft and Burglary. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyNorthwest University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Northwest University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
IN
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
TN
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Northwest University sits on price and outcomes
At $22,288, Northwest University's reported average net price is cheaper than 70% among 83 Washington colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,091.
- $22,288
- average net price
- $14,091
- Washington median
- 2.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $10,574
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $17,996 for families reporting under $30,000 against $28,570 above $110,000, a difference of $10,574. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $22,288 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $50,495 run about 2.3 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $36,035
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $36,035
- Avg Net Price
- $22,288
- Median Debt
- $20,891
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 25%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- SAT Average
- 1150
- SAT Math Range
- 500-650
- ACT Average
- 28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 67%
- Retention Rate
- 84%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $50,495
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $54,914
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 80%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,246 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN · 1,052 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
Livingston, TN · 1,055 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV · 1,055 enrolled
Safety Score 13.27
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Rego Park, NY · 1,056 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Saybrook University
Pasadena, CA · 1,057 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Closest by National Rank
Northwest University (national rank #1001) sits near Lawrence Technological University (#1000) and Tennessee State University (#1002) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI
National Rank #1000
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
National Rank #1002
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
National Rank #999
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
National Rank #1003
College of the Siskiyous
Weed, CA
National Rank #1004
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Northwest University, both outside WA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, WV · 1,055 enrolled
Safety score 13.27
Saybrook University
Pasadena, CA · 1,057 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Fisk University
Nashville, TN · 1,059 enrolled
Safety score 10.39
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX · 1,059 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, TN · 1,046 enrolled
Safety score 4.78
Hiram College
Hiram, OH · 1,061 enrolled
Safety score 0.94
New York Law School
New York, NY · 1,062 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Capitol Technology University
Laurel, MD · 1,065 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN · 6,310 enrolled
Safety score 1.90
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI · 3,693 enrolled
Safety score 1.90
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN · 20,488 enrolled
Safety score 1.90
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN · 13,728 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Villanova University
Villanova, PA · 10,041 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA · 4,757 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
McMurry University
Abilene, TX · 3,175 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA · 29,640 enrolled
Safety score 1.89
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Northwest University safe?
Northwest University has a safety score of 1.90 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,001 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: DigiPen Institute of Technology (0.92/1k); Heritage University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (1.48/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); Saint Martin's University (1.44/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Northwest University?
For calendar year 2024, Northwest University reported Burglary (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Northwest University compare to similar schools?
Northwest University reports 28% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis (0.00/1k); Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston (0.00/1k); West Virginia Wesleyan College (13.27/1k); St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens (0.00/1k); Saybrook University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: DigiPen Institute of Technology (0.92/1k); Heritage University (0.00/1k); Antioch University-Seattle (0.00/1k); Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education (1.48/1k); Bastyr University (0.00/1k); Saint Martin's University (1.44/1k); Walla Walla University (6.31/1k); Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (0.00/1k).
Does Northwest University have fire safety data?
Yes. Northwest University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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