Orange City, Iowa · Private Non-Profit
Computer Science at Northwestern College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% reported program-share signal, $25,907 school-wide net price, and $49,802 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 11 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~11
- Schools with reported signal
- 882
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 80.4%
- Graduation rate
- 66.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $25,907/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $103,628
- Median debt
- $23,249
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,802/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1%), school-wide average net price ($25,907), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($49,802), and peer averages from 882 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 882 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($7,504 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,718 below). Together, those evidence points place Northwestern College in the top 93% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.8% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.9% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 4.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,129 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computer Science accounts for 1% of reported programs at Northwestern College, which is bigger than 32% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 11 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Northwestern College's average net price is $25,907 per year, about $103,628 over four years. That is $7,504 above the $18,403 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,802 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $6,718 below the $56,520 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Northwestern College #820 of 882 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.