Headcounts and Directory Information
Northwest University (Northwest) is a private (not-for-profit), four-years institute located in Kirkland, WA. It has a total enrollment of 1,053 including undergraduate and graduate schools and students to faculty ratio is 9 to 1. It is a Master's College and University (medium programs) by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.
A total of 191 faculty (instructional staffs), including both full-time and part-time faculty, are working at Northwest. The average faculty salary is $77,025 for the academic year 2023-2024. You can check salary information in detail at faculty salary by academic rank.
For non-instructional staffs, a total of 369 employees work at Northwest. The average non-instructional staff salary is $62,577. The detailed staff salary information is available at salary by occupation page.
| Directory Information | |
|---|---|
| Address | 5520 108th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA |
| Phone Number | 425-822-8266 |
| Web | www.northwestu.edu/ |
| Faculty & Staffs Overview | |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 9 to 1 |
| Number of Faculty | 59 Full-time / 132 Part-time |
| Number of Staffs | 187 Full-time / 182 Part-time |
| Faculty Average Salary | $77,025 |
| Staff Average Salary | $62,577 |
| Student Population | 1,053 |
Faculty and Staffs by Occupation
At Northwest University, there are 369 employees including both full-time and part-time, instructional and non-instructional staffs. By employment types, 187 full-time and 182 part-time staffs work at Northwest. By gender there are 143 male and 226 female employees.
Among them, 191 staffs are teaching (instructional) faculty - 59 full-time and 132 part-time faculty. By gender there are 76 male and 115 female faculty teaching at Northwest.
The following table summarizes the number of faculty and staffs. You can check detailed staff statistics by gender, race, occupation, and faculty status.
| Staff Category | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| Grand Total | 369 | 143 | 226 | 187 | 72 | 115 | 182 | 71 | 111 |
| Postsecondary Teachers | 191 | 76 | 115 | 59 | 23 | 36 | 132 | 53 | 79 |
| Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Management | 21 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Business and Financial Operations | 15 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Computer, Engineering, and Science | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media | 43 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| Healthcare Practioners and Technical | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sales and related | 20 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Office and Administrative Support | 52 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 10 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 12 |